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Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-07-22

j., or Chester, Pa. with the inhabitants |
thereunto appertaining, to Senator
Billy Mason or Representative Hender-
son. This was a very jolly old custom
indeed. and pity It's that 1t should have
fallen into desuetude. Anyway. the
facts quoted explain how the family
title OF the Duke d'Arcos originated.
With Cadiz for a city property and
ARGOS for country place. the family Oh
the new Spanish minister felt itself
pretty adequately provided for terri-
torially, but, unfortunately, there came
a time, in l493-one year after the dis
coyery OF America-when their most
Catholic majesties, Ferdinand and lsa-
bella, decided that they required the
seaport OF Cadiz in their business
This business was the trade with the
East Indies, which part of the world
had then newly doomed up, not merely
in a geographical but also in COM
mercial sense. There was no resisting
the royal demand, and SO the then
Duke d'Arcos gave up the title deeds
To the property, receiving In exchange
a brand-new collection OF titles and
other equivalents.
Few ancient families are without Al
least one wicked ancestor, and to this
rule the noble line OF ARGOS Is no excep-
ton. II is recorded in history that IN
1916 Don Rodrigue Pons de Leoo, Duke
d'Arcos was sent by the king Of Spain
to govern Naples as viceroy. This was
exceedingly rough on Naples, as is
proyed by his record while acting In
that administrative capacity. How
ever II may not have been so much
h,s fault as that OF his government,
which Mt that time needed money very
badly to carry on wars with France and
Portugal. He was Instructed to grind
out of the people every peseta they
could be persuaded to give up, and
these orders he carried out to the let
ter. His agents did their duty pitiless-
". and the duke closed his ears to the
complaints Of the unhappy victims OF
his exactions. In one case certain I'M
fortunates had the impudence to de-
clare that they had not money enough
to buy a bed, and the tax collector re-
piled, "Why, then. do you not sell your
wives and daughters7"
This course of procedure finally pro-
voked a rebellion in l647, which quick
| ly assumed most formidable proper
lions. The uprising was headed by a
fisherman named Manzaniello, and was
SO far successful that the viceroy was
finally compelled TO yield and to grant
| all the demands Of the reyolutionists
including equal rights for the people
and the nobility and the abolition o.
the excessive taxes. Unhappily, Man
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-07-22
The Duke ARGOS Comes from One Of the Oldest Families
Of Europe, But His Wife Is An American.

zaniello, elated by his success. lost his
han one. A reaction, cleverly en-
,ineered by the duke, set in, and the
upshot OF it was that the fshermans
head was cut off and carried to the
viceregal palace, amid the applause OF
the very populace OF which not long pc
fore be had been the idol.
Quite naturally, their family being
so famous, wealthy and conspicuous
the men OF the d'A-cos name have been
prominent in public life, generation al
ter generation. Thus it came about
that Don Jose Brunette, while as yet
lacking the ducal title, entered the
diplomatic service of his government.
He was appointed diplomatic super
numerary" in the foreign office at Ma
drid in 1862 and two years later was
sent as attache to the Spanish legation
at Vienna. After filling various other
minor diplomatic posts in Europe he
was made first secretary OF the Spanish
legation at Washington in 1876. Since
then he has been minister resident at
Caracas and Montevideo, minister plen-
ipotentiary to Chill, and minister plen-
| ipotentiary to Mexico, holding this last
office from 1894 until recently. His ap-
pointment to Washington, Of course. is
promotion.
1t SO happened at the time wnen
Count Brunetti, as he was known, be
came first secretary of the Spanish le
cation at Washington twenty-thre'
years ago. very beautiful and charm
ing girl had been newly introduced t
the society OF the capital. Her nam
was Virginia Woodbury. Lowery, AM
she was the only daughter OF Archibald
Lowery, conspicuous Washingtonian
who enjoyed through inheritance tn
possession of large means. Miss Low
ery's mother was herself daughter
one OF New Hampshire's most famou
men, Levi Woodbury., who was men
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-07-22

The Spanish police reporter for the
Cuba Times gathered the following in
teresting items the other day: Fine
The inspector Of the Fifth precinct OF
police general, Calixto Enarmorado.
put a fine on the lady Soma Terrado.
living at Campanario No. IL, for
emptying her Stops into the street on
gentleman's head. Detailed-Finding
the gentleman Don Lorenzo Carbonell
inebriate and making noise he was
arrested. A Mule-In Marina street
there was found mule running loose
without knowing his owner. He was
sent (the mule) to the Fosos, subject to
the disposition of the second lieutenant
OF the Alcalde.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-07-22
SOME QUEER BOOKMARKs.
Librarian Could stock y Museum with
These Curious Articles.

Librarian Could stock Museum with
These Curious Articles.
To some people anything Is good
enough for bookmark. says the New
York Telegraph. In a good many in
stances they forget to remove them
when they have finished reading the
book That is the reason why 80 many
odd things find their way to the pub
lie libraries. A librarian was talking
about this thing the other day. He
said: 81 could stock museum with
the queer things l have found in our
books. These articles include all kinds
of bills. grocery bills, gas bills and the
like: hair pins, fancy and plain and OF
all metals. and hair ornaments OF every
design and material; love letters ga
lore. some OF which make one blush
reading; locks OF hair, bits of lace dress
samples and watch chain charms; pen
and-ink. pencil, crayon and water
color sketches; postal orders and post
age stamps; and I have also a dried
human ear, which l found in book on
surgery. borrowed by a medical stu
dent probably, as hear they carry all
sorts of uncanny things about with
them. Photographs, too, figure large
ly in my collection. l once found an
insurance policy in book. but it was
quickly claimed. 1t is purely the re-
suit of Observation-Disclosures. A person
deeply engrossed in a book and sud-
denly called away from 1t would
dreamingly put his hand out and take
the first thing he saw to use as a book
mark. then go away and forget all
about 1t. The time allowed for Dor
rowing the book might expire on that
or the following day and probably a
member Of the family might casually
pick the volume up and return 1t tc
the library without thinking OF exam.
lining the Interior. The receiving clerl
at the library counter is supposed tc
turn over the pages of returned book,
in the presence Of the borrower, bu
whether this is always done largely
depends upon the humor of the assist
ant. In crush returned volumes ar,
laid aside for future examination. TIL,
artful advertiser cannot let even II
brary books alone. Somebody u al
agent for certain patent medicine
He takes out half a dozen books t,
anybody else's one, not that thew ar
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-07-22
THE MYSTERY OF DREAMS.


On an occasion during the civil war
dreamed that VS. standing beside .
road when there came marching along
it strong column OF prisoners with
guards at intervals on the TANKS. J
asked one OF these guards who the
prisoners were and where they had
been captured He informed me that
they had beel; taken in an engagement
with the enemy on the day before. and
that there were nineteen hundred OF
them. / then asked some lsstander
what day OF the month 1t was and was
told that 1t was such day of GER
tain month, some six weeks later than
the date OF the dream The whole
dream was extremely distinct and 1t
made a strong impression on me.
related 1t to a number OF my comrades
within the next few days. and then
thought Of it no more. Six weeks later.
on the morning of the very day that
had been mentioned in the dream as
the date when the column Of prisoners
had passed before me, i was on picket
two miles distant from the point where
/ seemed to be when / saw them. 1t
was soon after breakfast, and l was
| standing by the side Of the road at the
fire, talking to the officer OF the pick
1 ct, when an aide to the commanding
general came riding down the road. He
had been schoolfellow of our oficer's
at West Point and refined up when he
recognized his friend. He told US that
he had good news, that there had been
sharp engagement with the enemy
the day before and that our people had
captured nineteen hundred prisoners
who had Just passed the headquarters
that morning on their way to the rear
| New York Post.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-07-22

The elephant sometimes undoubtedly
attains the age Of $50 years As .
basis for this opinion we have the
famous Bheemsuttee, owned by his
highness the Maharajah of Aysore.
This elephant was captured in 1905.
when about years old. In 1876 she
was in excellent health and showed no
evidence of great age. The natives Of
some Of the Indian tribes believe that
an elephant never dies, for the reason
that they have never found q dead one.
The Singhalese believe that the ele-
plant has a certain place-a deep val
ley which no man has ever seen-to
which they retreat when about to die.
The whale is undoubtedly q long-lived
animal, and is accredited with cen
fury OF life. A quiet, uneventful Nfe,
without great exertion, Is conducive to
longevity. which perhaps explains why
the turtle attains such great age. In
1921 there died tortoise which had
lived in the Bishops gardens at Peter
borough for over a century, and from
the records and account of it, kept
from time to time, 1t was estimated to
have attained the ripe old age OF 223
years. In 1925 a friend presented
Archbishop Laud with a tortoise which
he placed in the grounds of Lambeth
Palace, where it lived until 1853. or
1928 years, dying then. not from old
age, but on account OF the neglect Of
the gardener An interesting case of
longevity was seen in a turtle brought
from the Seychelles in 1866 by the
Chevalier Marion du Fresno. He de-
livered 1t to the authorities OF the
Mauritius. who kept 1t until 1853, when
| Sir Charles Colville, then governor OF
| the island, sent 1t to the London Zoo
| logical Gardens This gave the tor
toise a known age Of 81 years, and As
it was fully grown when first brought
| to Mauritius it may easily have been
centenarian. Fish are known to At
tain great age. and instances Of fishes
living twenty and thirty years are not
uncommon. II is supposed that some
| OF the golden carp in the parks about
Paris are over 100 years old. and pike
in an English pond had silver tag to
the effect that 1t was 80 years old.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-07-22
CHAPTER ".

Supper was well-nigh over when the
barking OF dogs announced a late ar
rival.
That's fatherl" cried young Jack.
IT thought he'd be here tonight. I'll
run down to the huts and meet him."
and of he darted in the direction of
the sounds.
After the first outburst Of welcome
had subsidized. some fifty questions had
been asked, and Mr.. Hall had some
what satisfied his hunger, he said
"And now that have told you all
my news, how have you been getting
on in my absence? ShearinR going
ahead all right. Jack7"
"Yee, father. Nothing much to
growl about. Pretty fair clip so far,
I think. But you haven't told us
yet whether you got the married
couple you promised to look out for in
Melbourne"
"Well. have, and l haven't" re-
piled Mr.. Hall. leisurely lighting his
pipe. 1T ia the hardest Job In the
world 20 get hold OF anybody. saw
several couples in town, but they were
all 80 precious Independent that 1t
made me quite savage. One lot would
not come so far into the bush; an
other wanted to know whether / al
lowed beer and washing. One likely
fellow had elk small children-no
drawback on the place here. knowing
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-07-22

Don Jose Brunetti y Gayoso, Duke
d'Arcos, the newly appointed minister
from Spain, is bowling iberian swell
His ancestors we're famous people a
century before Columbus was born; in
fact, the family is one of the most an
Gent In Europe In the National Mu-
scum one may see a geographical
globe, made In Germany about the year
1853, which, for obvious reasons, has
no America on it at all, but only a
blank OF blue ocean instead. All the
provinces and principal towns of Spain,
this interesting sphere, which is OF
large size, and one Of the cities shown
is Cadiz, which, by the way, was given
by royal grant TO forebear of Don
Jose's, for his good and loyal services
in the war against the Moors."
Thus 1T will be seen that the new
Spanish minister, who is expected to
arrive in Washington next week, is a
parsonage provided by birthright with
background OF hoary antiquity. The
Oldest American families are mere
mushrooms compared with his ancient
line. and the supplementary titles be
enjoys are so numerous that he is able
TO take only few OF them with him
when he goes out In society. For ex.
ample. he is Marquis of Zahara. as wei
as Marquis OF Cadiz. and incidentally Il
obliged to uphold the dignity OF Coun
OF Coasarez.
In the course of SO many centuries
Don Jose was obliged to accumulate
quite large number OF ancestors, AM
TO one OF these, in 1869. the town o
ARGOS was given by the then king O
Spain. Those were the good old time
when monarchs were accustomed Z
give away town or two whenever the
felt In a good humor toward anybod,
IL was much as II President Mckinley
II he were an unlimited potentat'
should make a present OF Trenton,
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-07-22
THE NEW SPANISH MINISTER.

ever read, but simply for the purpose
Of inserting a circular. i have at last
succeeded in stopping him"
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-07-22

"Now, Tom she pleaded prettily,
promise me one thing. Promise me
that when you leave the club tonight
you won't go anywhere else, but will
come straight home" "Pll come as
straight as | can. my dear" Tom
answered, thoughtfully. = Somervills
Journal
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-07-22

that he might leave me In q few
months for five shillings week more
wages at the next station? Al last
dropped across very decent young
fellow, Just out from the old country,
with a young wife and no encum-
brances."
but what did you mean by you
have and you baven't?" asked Mrs.
Hall.
Il mean this--the man tells me his
wife Is In too delicate a state to do any
work. His name is Thomas Baynes
and he says he can cook we'll and is
handy about the house. ! didn't see
his wife, but engaged him at seventy
pounds year, on condition that, II
his wife grew stronger. she should as
sist you in any light work-needle-
work or something OF that descrip-
ton. No doubt when they get settled
and used TO the life they will shake
down all right. ! must say was taken
with the lads appearance. so hope 1t
will turn out satisfactorily"
What pity the wife is so deli
cate!" said Mary. "And when are they
coming up. father"
They started before me. but ! over
took them on the road" returned Mr..
Hall: "and they arrived at Sullivan's
public-house in the coach this even
ing. ] had no time TO stop and see
them. but asked Sullivan to send them
on tonight in his buggy. so ] suppose
they will be here very shortly"
Poor creature." remarked Mrs.
Hall. How will she stand bush life
IL she is such sIckly thing? You say
they are young people?"
Yes, quite young. He told me he
was twenty-three, but he hardly looks
IL. However. you will be able to Judge
for yourself very soon. Oh. there's
Long Bill" he exclaimed. hailing a
station-hand who had just come up to
the veranda. How dye do. Bill7 Has
buggy come up from Sullivan's with
man and his wife for the station
That's all right-see them settled in
the hut next the mems kitchen. will
your Give look after them. and
| ihcAS AhSifi 40 AaDlS dH sou SfAb
They are new chums. not used u
roughing IL much yet, ! expect. and ns
doubt will feel strange at the start"
II have been to see after them. sir ,
replied Bill. so far as the young mai
would let me. but he seems mighty In
dependent, and says he can do 10
himself"
well, that's something strange In
new chum.'" said Mr.. Hall. laugh
ing. but IL is a hopeful beginning.
you are passing his hut, tell him TO &c
the mems breakfast at seven sharp to
morrow, and ! will go down and Civ
him a look in afterwards on my wa
!. TO the shed"
!, Long before midnight the whole sta
, ton appeared TO be wrapped in stun
. Der. and not a light was to be seeI
The very sheep-dogs snored an
dreamed as dogs do dream after
hard days toll, rounding up the
nocks and hunting back refractor
subjects to the yards. Just as they ha
\ been doing the livelong day.
Every human being on the static
slept-Save one.
Upon rude bench outside q b,
near the mems kitchen sat darl
: eyed youth. looking upwards into Il
/, starry sky.
Tears we're slowly trickling down h
= face, and he rocked himself to and fr
struggling to suppress his sobs. Pre-
"a entity he arose. and, clasping his han'
"a above his head, as II In the very Agor
OF his soul. he murmured-
IA How will II all end7 Oh. mercif
q Heaven, how will II end7"
- Then he entered the hut.
!. ITO be Continued.)
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-07-22

Der OF Jackson's cabinet and. at the
time OF his death, justice of the Su-
preme Court Thus, her social position
was the highest possible, and, from
Brunetti's point of view. she was emil
nently eligible as a wife.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-07-22

The largest cask in the world is the
BAtner cask Of Nuremberg. Germany.
1t is 105 feet in diameter and fifty-one
feet deep, and its completion few
years ago was celebrated by ball, at
which over 500 persons were on the
floor of the cask.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-07-22
JACK HORN Err.

Everybody who has once been
child knows that rhyme about Little
Jack Homer" who sat In a corner"
That there Was ever real Jack Hornor
and that the plum he extracted from
the pie was a very valuable plum in
deed, few of the little folks who enjoy
his exploits know, or would care to
learn.
For the benefit OF those who are not
quite little folks. Agnes Carr Sage. in
Lippincott's Magazine, tells the origin
and history OF some famous nursery
stories and rhymes. among them The
Pleasant History OF Jack Horner," con-
tanning His Witty Tricks and Pleas
ant Franks" for 30 II Is set forth in
a very old chap-book, carefully pre-
served in the Bodleian library.
II appears that this worthy was stew
ard to an abbot OF Glastonbury. The
good abbot learned that his majesty
Henry Will had seen At to be indig-
nant DeCduee Aut uuIlt u
kitchen which he could not burn down.
Now a kings indignation was danger
GUS. and must be appeased. There
fore the abbot sent his steward, Jack
Horner, to present the sovereign with a
suitable peace-offering. II took the
form OF big and tempting-looking pie,
beneath me crust of which the trans
fer deeds of twelve manors were hid
den.
But Master Jack had an eye for the
profit OF number one, and on the road
he slyly lifted the crust and distracted
the deeds OF the Manor Of Wells. On
his return, bringing the deeds, he
plausibly explained that they had been
given to him by the king, Hence the
rhyme:
Little Jack Horner
Sat in a corner (of the wagon,
Eyeing his Christmas pie;
| He put In his thumb
And pulled out plum (the title-deed),
SAYING, What a brave boy am II"
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-07-22

The tax on coffee amounts In France
to about IA cents pound. while In
England It is only 3 cents pound.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-07-22

Many man who wouldn't think of
making wife OF his cook has no scru-
pies about making = cook OF hts wife
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-04-12
Melancholy Thought.

When man really gives his thoughts
up chiefly to eatables and drinkables,
he generally ceases to think Of anything
else after awhile. It is related in an old
book on French cookery that Fontenelle,
French author of the early part OF tho
eighteenth century belonging to the
school Of the precieuses, or literary ex-
quisites, was found one beautiful morn
ing lying at ease on the slope of hill.
In the valley was large flock OF
sheep. They skipped about daintily,
waiting for their guardian to take them
home. A friend of Fontenelle surprised
him gazing meditatively upon these
sheep. ....s.-
..Ahal'' said the friend. ''The anna
BILE philosopher ponders without doubt
upon the vicissitudes Of life.
"Y-yes," said Fontenelle. II had
been carefully looking over this flock,
and I said to myself, 1T is possible that
among these 200 sheep there is not one
tender leg of mutton!'"
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-04-12
The Caroline Islanders.

AS rule the Caroline islander is
fairly honest. Once lay his suspicious
to rest and win his confidence, and he
will prove himself faithful friend and
an excellent host, courteous and just in
all his dealings, as l have very good
cause to know On the other hand,
when dealing with his enemies, he calls
into play a talent for intrigue, lying
and chicanery that would delight a
Machiavelli
In his private life he is unselfsh,
frugal and economical, man of care
full, small habits. Like all folk of Mel
anesian admixture, he is liable to fits
of dangerous sullenness when he con-
siders himself sighted in any way. He
is inclined to be revengeful and will
bide his time patiently until his oppor-
tunity comes. Yet he is not implacable
and counts reconciliation noble and
princely thing. There is form Of ETH
quette to be observed on these occasions
"a present (katoh) is made. an apology
offered, piece Of sugar cane accepted
by the aggrieved party, honor is salts
fed, and the matter ends. ..a.-
The Ponapean is stout warrior, 6
hardy and skillful navigator, fisherman,
carpenter and boatbuilder, somewhat Of
an astronomer and herbalist, but very
second class planter and gardener. =
Geographical Review.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-04-12
.-- --->-
a SHOOTING STAR. J
what 1t Really y and Where
Comes From.

B Sir Robert Ball, who is the world =
greatest living astronomer. told a Len=.
den audience recently some interest -i:gg
facts about meteorites and shooting
stars In describing the orig of meteor
ties he said that millions of years ago.
when the earth was an infant at play
and volcanoes were giants, the meteors
were thrown upward in infant convul-
sions. Some of the earth's discarded
rocks returned at once, but those which
were flung upward at a rate greater
than seven miles a second passed be-
yond the earth's grayitating influence
and sought paths of their own. no one
could tell whittier.
And then, after millions of years,
they once more came within the reach
of the world, and old Mother Earth re-
sumed her sway, took back the rocks to
her bosom and the astronomers said a
meteorite had fallen.
Sir Robert asked his hearers to mag
inc wrapping Of some hundreds OF
miles of air round the earth s surface.
Now just in the same way that GIN
Elet, boring its way into wood, becomes
warm, so bullet going 30 miles a
minute would become extremely warm
in boring its way through 30 miles Of
air.,
And in the same way that bullet
became warm, so meteo1ite travelling
Ito, 900 times as fast as bullet, travel
Ling at this speed perhaps for hundreds
|of years through realms of space whose
paralyzing cold was understandable ani
finding itself at last plunging through
the warm bath Of the air. became hot
ter and hotter and hotter.
| It glowed, it became white hot, i
/ melted, it dissolved in burst of gas
eous splendor, and observers on tn
earth cried. 'Why. there's a shooting
| star!"
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-04-12
ema broke out on my daughter, and con.

ttnued to spread until
her head was entirely
covered. She was treated
by several good doctors,
but grew worse, and the
dreadful disease spread
to her face. She was
taken to two celebrated
health springs, but re-
ooiro1 he~oH%