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Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-05-13


Hon. Isaac Ericsson has sold his placer
mining clsims Surprise" snd "May.
hover" on Snake river to John Duyen.
port q Co. for 1900.
Perry ]. Anson came up from Salt
Lake ci,y, Wednesday, and spent the
day with Senator Dubois. Mr.. Anson
has pro-pered all the years Ia his home
In Zion by the Lake and has enjoyed
his prosperity all the more because of
his excellent good health.
The June term Of the District cour,
for bingham county, Monday, June 9Th,
may be a very important term. II the
cases OF the different counties interest. |
ed against c. +. Thnm, receiver OF G. |
bunting q Co. be tried ii will be both |
an important and a protracied term.
Boyd and Lifts, sheepmen, whose
nocks have been ranging near Noun
,ainhome, are charged with a big
swindie. |, Is said they mortgaged
their sheep and then sold them twice.
A Chicago firn may lose 81, 600 by them.
The sheep have disappeared and so has
| Boyd.
The emhaimed beef investigating
committee found that the beef furnished
the army sas Of the same quality OF
meass as thu contractors bad put up for
general trade. Well, maybe II was,
and II 4, vas, 10 that article Of die, much
la demand today, We know OF no
dealers making /. leader 10 their
spring trade.
/ The !udgment OF the supreme court
10 the county salary Law makes IL par.
iscularly bard on commissioners. They
had 20 bear ali the anklnd criticisms
and take all The whispered ana,hemss
msranalhAs oTer the salaries hxed, and
nou 10 be deprived Of iheir own AMI go
back 70 sho pay Of last year, and with
out mileage, is neat thing to The cruel.
I, wAs a Singular colncidorea thai q
regrns and three es.rcgenis OF the State
University should NEE, 10 Black'oo'
: Tuesday Of this wcck. No two Of then
~err snasnbers o, The beard 81 The same
= slas. Their business and meeting
4 we're la 90 uay connected With the in
s,ltusiou. II iast hsppened 50.
Miss Grant who Is soon too marry
Rasslan prince wlih an ouilsndish nam
7 ough. 10 sno~ that princes arc as com
Q mon In Ra..lA as judges are In tn
|, vest A pvlacs In Ras.ia--onless h.
q be- . crown priuce-is about the sam
a q. a nnn-~om N ls.Ioued officer 10 The vol
!. ua.rar ARMY. Amcrles has Thousand
Of pl.ln home-spun boys with plai
!. name. ~ good a. Russian princes Wit
!. unproaoaaeeahle names,
II The usual spring talk OF danger
= the Snake river bridge from high wsie
/. A.. begun promptly on time again b'
). In all seriousness there may be dsnps
!. and II mAy be woll Tor the commissioner
!. % make an inspection and see II an
: ~ork o, protection is needed before u
aeoa comes. The loss OF the er'ds
would he a great ioSs to the county az
particularly TO Black'ooi and 70 al u
10 southern par, OF Bingham county
:, Theta.esl war news from Naniia's
=, harmony and keeping with what VI
received within the few weeks pa
sklrmishing along the lines Ameriea'
30 advancing and insurgents resreau'
II and nov and then an American kun
tn by a rinemau hid in the thieke'' MAJ
"a up the sum total of 1t all. n run
or ,ome. that the Filipino congress 's
session and wants to declare Tor pea'
III bu, this is not confirmed.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-05-13
Hrllat's the Difference?

Whats the difference in the public
eve between county commissioners Tx
Ing their own salaries and legislatures
creating offices for their own members:
II common honesty and public morals
condemn the action In one ease
why should IL not condemn 1t In tn,
other, that's the question. A count,
commissioner should be credited will
ns much honesty In fixing his own sal
AIRY as a legislator who creates an ofiic'
for himself or fellow member and fixe
the salary for the same. That's tn
observation we take from our stand
s.,in,
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-05-13
In the Same Grapc.

The town Of Beemer, Nebraska, bur-
,ed the remains of two lovers, this
week, In the same grave.
The girl killed herself because
she was suffering with an incurable
disease, and her lover when told o.
4, went TO her bedside and shot himself
Their plying friends would not sep
..a,e them in death; they buried then
a,aa hv side In the same grave.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-05-13
Tn, Bors Coming Homo.

ceneral ous has .elegrsphed inc
secretary of War as follows
uNAsIr.A. May l0,--Transpor' penn'
.ylvania left for San Francisco 'oass
The Nel.on leaves the lithi oleSeiaa, ,
,so ,s,h and the st. Paul the 18Th inst
These transports will all bring troops
bu, Gcul Otis failed to state o. Ma~ :.
sa.,,mep,s All the sick and wounoe'
yolun,sers who can travel VIII s"f'''
r., ~ The number coming
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-05-13
BASE BALL

'BIackfoot Challenges the World.
We handle the League Goods for 1899.
Louisville slugger bats, Spaulding
gloves, bats and balls, at Hull & Wood
ruff, Pioneer drug store, Blackfoot.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-05-13

Notice is hereby given that a Teach l,,,,,
termination will be held In Black
g., ,',o, On Thursday, May 25th, beginning
!, 0 o'clock. All teachers having III ina =.
NIT. mus, be present at this eSan'''"'
tion. =, .,.,se present
themselves promptly on time
LypIAN HApbEY'
County superintendent
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-05-13

W. have some job lots in % oda q r0''. oos
"e ,,,,cro wall Papers to sell 70 70" w
ana pa'.si .,.,.s YOU are willing to give
~ any HULL & WOODRUFF
,,,.,,,r Drug store, Blackfoo'' iaa"V'
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-05-13
Lost.

On the wagon road from Pocatello to
Blackfoot 3 side pieces of beadsteads
A liberal reward will be paid for infor-
nation thai will enable me to get them
or for their delivery to me atBlaekfoot'
Il. II. JONES.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-05-13

SPRING TIME-Now LET'S 90
,,,,,,no, We are "Old Timers on
Fishing Tackle. You can catch s.r'na ~
,,mou, worth $500 II you buy si'oo
y 18th Of our fishing tackle--TtF BEST
a, Hull & woodrun's Pioneer ur'ss'o''
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-05-13
THE BLAcKFOoT HOUSE,
Nou- Under New Management ana
i'm First Class Order

Mrs. b. c. Mitchell having leased
and thoroughly renovated this hotel
proposes to keep it in first class order
,,a make It one of the best In SOUTH
..sterp Idaho. She will give specia'
attention to the table and table service
A free sample room is rendered to com
n,orcial men and they are invited 1e
make the house their headquar'e.S
usr sunday dinners speciality she
aoli,,ts n share of the public patronage
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-05-13
oo,ee Days ofsuperinfenden' of

During May the county soperln,eppp, peri ,o,p
n0f,"a ~ no,,,s viii bc open on the iz.n'
'''n, -'' LyprAs HApLEY'
month County Supt'
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-05-13
, WatJ. PAPERS FOR 1899,

New WALL PAPERS FOR 1899,
Sprinp Patterns, "The Latest Out"
HULL g. WOODRUFF, Pioneer Drugstore
Blackfoot, Idaho.
New muslin underwear just received
at Biethan's.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-05-13
For Rent

A f,ur.room cottage residence In eood
,.aa,,ion. Good garden. For terms
apply at
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-07-18
Locking Up at Gibraltar.

Perhaps the favorite sight of Gibral-
tar is the daily procession at SHUTDOWN
for the locking of the town gates. The
keeper of the keys, looking very like a
prisoner despite his uniform, marches
through the town in the center of a
military guard, preceded by a regi-
mental band, which plays inspiring
and familiar tunes. The keys, of enor-
nous size, are borne aloft before him
as an outward and visible emblem of
the vigilance of Britain in guarding
her prime military treasure.
On arriving at the gates the guard
salutes, the martial strains strike up
with redoubled paean of triumph,
while the great doors slowly swing to
and are solemnly locked for the night
Then right about turn, and the pro-
cession marches back to the convent to
deposit the keys in the governors keep
ing, conveying by its passage an assur-
ance to the people and garrison that
they may rest in peace.
once the gates are shut, it were cas-
Ter for camel to pass through the eye
of needle than for any unauthorized
person to go into Gibraltar. Even be-
lated officer returning from pig stick
ing beyond the lines would be con-
fronted by so many formalities and the
necessity of mountaineering so many
high personages that he would prob
ably prefer to encounter the discom-
fort of a Spanish inn without
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-07-18
UTILIZING THE GoUT.
1t Has Power to SOothe the MAN
With a Cracked Shoe.

1t Has Power to Soothe the Man
With a Cracked Shoe.
Every now and then" said man
Of moderate means, something hap
pens to remind me that 1 am only a
novice in the art of life For instance,
my shoes were wearing out, and in one
of them there was an ugly crack in the
top. If there is one thing more dis
turbing to me than another, it is the
sight Of shoe on one Of my feet with
hole in the top. But had not the
money wherewith to buy another pair,
and, though 1t may seem ridiculous, l
couldn't very well spare the quarter
that it would cost for q patch, to say
nothing of the fact that patched shoe
is little less unsightly in my eyes than
one with hole in it.
walking, in this predicament, one
day, l met a friend, whose means, so
far as l knew, were little, If any, great
er than my own. He now had In the
top of one of his trinity blacked shoes
carefully cut round hole. Since had
last seen him he had apparently pros
pered enough to have got the govt, a
fact on which ventured to comment.
"'Why,' he said, you can get precise
ly the same kind of govt with a pair
Of shears And then he smiled. He
always was blithe and gay, no matter
what betided.
well, when got home l enlarged
that hole In the top of my shoe to the
size and responsibility of a govt open
ing, and now, when / go down in the
morning on the elevated, l don't hold
that foot with the broken shoe curled
under the seat, back of the other ankle,
as though l had curious habit that
way, but / place it boldly out in front,
and read the paper with the air of a
man who is going down town with his
surplus interest money to take little
fiier in stocks. r. Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-07-18
Counties. Ito,s Bravery,

Many years ago, when quite young
man, during a rebellion, Count Ito was
hiding from his enemies, who, having
tracked him to his house, sent band
of "sohsis" to assassinate him. On
hearing his enemies approaching and
trapped like a rat in its hole, the count
drew his sword and prepared to die,
but the countess whispered, do not
die; there is hope STILL" and removing
the "hibatchi," or firebox, and lifting
up the mats and the planks beneath,
she induced her husband to conceal
himself in the hollow space which ex.
lists under the floors of all japanese
houses.
The murderers broke into the room
just as the frebox had been replaced
and demanded of the countess their
victim In vain they threatened and
cruelty i'll treated her, dragging her
about the room by her long black hair
But it was of no avail. They could MOI
shake her resolute fidelity. Thanks to
her courage Count Ito escaped and has
lived to give to his country new con-
stitution and become one of the great
est statesmen of modern Japan. often
wonder when see the countess, now
a delicate, gray haired, little lady, at
the courage and presence of mind that
she displayed at that critical moment
of her life.-Cornhill Magazine.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-07-18

/ had an exciting adventure while
was engaged in experimenting the
laying down of water pipes in Queens
land. After work was done for the
day / went up the surveyed course for
the pipes to see that it had been clear
ed for the digging of trenches next
day. The pipes, huge iron tubes two
feet In diameter, lay scattered about
was alone, but suddenly l heard a
tremendous roar, and looking up saw
a great herd of cattle stampeding down
upon me. Before could get out of
their way they would be upon me, so
] crawled into one of the pipes.
On came the thunder of thousands
of hoofs, and then mass Of roaring,
maddened cattle swept past my place
of refuge. Scores of them stumbled
over the pipe in which lay, and those
which fell were trampled to death.
When the herd had passed l crept
out and found seven dead cattle about
the pipe Stray Stories.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-07-18
WHAT MAKES SUCCESS.
It's the Man, Not the Job-There Al
Possibilities In Everything.

It's the Man, Not the Job-There Are
Possibilities In Everything.
1--WE are forever going to begin work
in earnest tomorrow" said Mr.. Stay
bolt, land we are never satisfied with
the job we've got, and we perform the
labor involved in it in only half heart
ed manner, but we are going to work
in dead earnest when we get a job to
suit us.
1.-THE fact is that tomorrow, when we
get to it, will be to US as today is to us
now; we shan't feel any more like
work. And that other job, when we
come in actual contact with it and see
it close at hand, won't suit us any bet
ter than the one we've got now does.
'The truth is that we are dawdlers
and shy of work and trying to get
along just as easy as we can. We hate
to pitch in and go at things.
1.-The time for us to work is now, not
tomorrow, and the job for us to collar
is the one we've got Round that up in
style, do the work completely and thor
oughly, and you'll be astonished to find
how you'll bring it out and what
chances there are in 1t. And every
body that knows about your work or
is in any way concerned or affected by
it, as it is done well or i'll, will be de-
lighted to see it well done everybody
likes to see job, whatever it is, well
done-and pleased with the doer, and
there's money in If everv time
1T isn't the job that makes success;
it's the man, and don't you forget it,
New York Sun.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-07-18

"Once in the joyous springtime, -
casually remarked the man with the
ingrowing chin, Il threw a rug on the
grass plot beneath my window. Days
few by as days will, and picked it up
again to find that the healthy green Of
luxuriant growth had given way to the
sickly yellow of death and decay. Just
so it is, my boy, when the brain is GOV.
cred over with the rug of old fashioned
ideas. From infancy l was taught by
my preceptors to give useful presents
not silly gewgaws that would last but
the moment. Thus was the rug thrown
over the green Of my gray matter, SC
that today haven't got sense enough
left to follow the plot of farce com
edy"
"What In the name Of began the
astonished listener.
''Simply this, my boy; gave my best
girl nothing but useful presents, and OF
course she's gone and married another
fellow. Pleasant to think that my use
full presents have given them a start in
housekeeping, isn't itT-Kansas City
Independent
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-07-18
Big Animals of Long Ago.

Most Of the gigantic animals of geo.
logical eras belonged to species which
have completely vanished, and Of those
which have living representatives it is
difficult to say whether they have I'M
dergone a true change Of size or
whether the modern examples are
merely survivaIs of smaller contempt
rary varieties The larger animals
have tendency to disappear first in a
partial failure of food supply. Gigantic
armadillos closely resembling those
Of the present day were formerly
abundant in South America. The re-
mains of huge sloths are found in Gu
ba and North America Sharks attain
ing length of more than 100 feet are
found in comparatively recent fossil
deposits. Another fish which repre-
sents larger prehistoric species is the
American bony pike, which is one of
of the few surviyals of the enormous
ganoids of the secondary strata. The
tiny nautilus of the present day had
kindred 10 or II feet long in early
times. Another small shellfish, the
pteropod, whose delicately complex
structure is packed In an inch of shell,
is found in fossil remains to have
reached the respectable length Of a
couple of feet.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-07-18
PIDGlN ENGLISH.
The Queer JarG0n Used by the BUSH
ness People of China.

The Queer JarRon Used by the BUSH
ness People of China.
The nondescript tongue known as
''pidgin English" is almost the only
medium of communication between
foreigners and the Chinese, and nine
tenths OF the enormous business done
in China between the English and the
Chinese is done through this grotesque
gibberish. Mr.. Chester Holcombe, in
his Real Chinaman," gives two anus
ing anecdotes to show how absurd it
is.
A young foreigner who called upon
two young ladies', also foreigners, was
informed by their Chinese servant
''that two piecey girlo no can see.
Number one piecey top side makee
washee, washee. Number two piecey
go outside, makee walkee, walkee."
He meant to say that the elder Of the
two was taking bath up stairs, and
the youngest had gone out.
When King Kalakaua of the Ha-
waiian Islands visited Shanghai, he
occupied suit Of rooms up one fight
Of stairs at the Aston House. Two
American gentlemen called to pay
their respects one morning, and, meet
ing the proprietor, inquired if the king
was in. 81 will see," replied the land
lord, and, shouting to a Chinese serv-
ant, asked: boy! That piecey king
top side, had goty' "Hab got" la
conically answered the servant. Sen
tlemen, his majesty is in. Pray walk
up" said the landlord.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-07-18
The Rnormitx Melted.

There was especial opposition to the
disturbance Of the old Granary burial
ground adjoining the Common in Bos-
ton, through portion of which the
subway runs. 1t was necessary to re
move the remains of 910 persons in
TERED there. One elderly man of
Scotch descent made a great fuss over
what he termed ''the enormity of mo-
Testing the bones Of his ancestors
After much argument, delay and per-
suasion the. venerable Scot was in
duced to agree that if the city would
construct tomb according to his
ideas he would consent to the removal
without causing further trouble. On
the day the vault was completed the
guardian of his progenitors was taken
over to inspect this new repository.
''Now," said DR.. Green, a former
mayor, who had charge of the work Of
removing the bodies, you can set a
day and the remains can be brought
over and deposited here"
"Whatv exclaimed the old gentle
man. Have that nice new tomb lit
tered up with those old bones? Neveri
Close up the old tomb and let 'em bel"
Thus did he secure, without cost, s
new family tomb.-New York Tribune.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-07-18
A Coincidence.

care you superstitious said one
young lady to another in confidential
chat.
mo; that is, never was until yes
terday. A very strange thing occurred
to friend of mine then, and now
do not know whether l am supersti-
tious or not. 1t happened in this way:
She and l were sitting in her room,
and she was telling me the details of
her marriage engagement, which had
been broken off that very day. While
she was talking she raised her left arm
and threw it over the back of the chair
where she was sitting, and as she did
SO heavy link bracelet fell to the
floor. 1t was her engagement brace
let and had been locked on her arm
for more than year. How or why it
came unfastened 1 do not know
Detroit Free Press.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-07-18
FOOLED THE CATAMoUNT.
And the Ugly Beast Plainly Showed
That His Feelings Were Hurt.

And the Ugly Beast Plainly Showed
That His Feelings Were Hurt.
people who imagine that animals
haven't got feelings don't know what
they are talking about" said the Vel
lowstone Park guide as he sat clean
ing his rife. 81 was cutting a trail
around one of the sproutin springs one
day, and, getting warmed up, threw
my coat over the end of log. By and
by went of to hunt for a drink of
water, and it was perhaps half an hour
before returned to my work
when l came up, 1t was to see a
whalin big mountain lion creepin along
to spring on the coat 1t was over the
log in way to make it look like man
stoopin down, and the lion was nicely
deceived. He skulked up to within Is
feet of the log, crouched fat for mo-
ment and laid back his ears, and then
he made two jumps Of it. Creased
lightnin wasn't in it with that critter.
1t was like big ball of fur shot from
a cannon, and as he flew he uttered a
screech which brought my hair on end.
If that coat had been man he would
not have had time to say gum. The lion
lit down on It with claws and teeth
ready Tor business, and in five seconds
the garment was cut into carpet rags.
"Then he realized the cheat, and you
never saw human bein look so fool
isl. His tail went down to the earth,
the fire died out Of his eyes and he'd
have given $40 for some one to kick
him up hill. His chagrin was so plain
that l laughed right out, and that
broke his heart. He looked at me and
whimpered like puppy, and when !
asked If his mother knew he was out
he fetched sort of sob IN his throat
and sneaked off like dog caught kill
In sheep. If could have run fast
enough to have caught him by the tail
he would't have even looked back. He
knew he had made fool of himself,
and he wanted to go off and hide and
have a long think. Chicago Inter
OCEAN
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-07-18
ONE BRAVE MAN.
And the Reason He stood Firm While
Under Fire.

And the Reason He stood Firm While
Under Fire.
A battalion Of volunteer infantry
was drilling in a field when a regiment
of regular cavalry rode by. The colo.
mel Of the cavalry halted his men to
watch the volunteers, and, getting
into conversation with the colonel Of
the latter, he criticised their drill un-
favorably, especially their want OF
steadiness. The volunteer colonel was
fierce fellow, and he cried hotIy, 'My
men are as steady as any regiment Of
regulars"
Il do not think So" retorted the cav
alryman, land If you'll draw your men
in order to receive cavalry I'll prove
it."
The challenge was accepted, and the
cavalrymen charged down upon the
citizen soldiers, who awaited them In
the usual way. Now, regular cavalry
can charge to within few feet or
even inches Of infantry at full gallop
and then at the word Of command pull
up short. The volunteers, however,
lost their nerve when they saw the
huge horses laundering down upon
them and showing no sign of stopping
when few yards off. They fed, all
but one man, who remained on his
knee, with bayonet leveled.
His colonel, enraged at the others
flight, approached the hero and. tap
ping him on the back. cried: "You are
the only brave man In the regiment.
You scorned to run"
Yes, SIR" gasped the hero. II had
my fut stuck in hole. or shouldn't
have waited. Spare Moments.