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Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-03-04
HOW TO TELL A HORSES AGE.

experience Required and MANY
h'hxs Have to he Considered
10 distinguish merely between the
young morse and the old, 1t is only
necessary to remember few salient
facts. The first is that the milk teeth
are present In the horses mouth until
he is between and years old. The
second fact is that the mark" or
dark central depression on the surface
OF the incisors becomes gradually worn
out, and in a horse over years old
has nearly always disappeared from
the teeth OF the lower Jaw. The third
fact is that the shape OF the tooth is
much wider from side to side than
II is from front TO back. As the horse
becomes older the surface becomes pro-
gressiyely narrower. from side TO side,
and thus. instead OF remaining always
oblong. II becomes triangular, and
then In very old animals fiattened from
side TO side. In young horses. then,
we judge the age by observing which
OF the milk teeth are present, and
which have been replaced by perma-
nent ones. To distinguish between
the milk teeth and the permanent, re-
er. whittier, and have a distinct neck.
| Until a colt is over years old his
/ teeth are all milk teeth. and the age
Is estimated from the amount OF wear
shown on the crowns OF the teeth. Be-
tween 2 and the first OF the perma-
nent teeth make their appearance. and
push out the middle two teeth in both
upper and lower jaws. A horse is
said TO be years old when these cen
trail permanent incisors are fully in
wear. During the next summer the
second pair Of permanent teeth appear
and when they are fully grown and In
wear the horse is years old. Be
tween and s the last pair makes III
appearance, and now the horse hal
what is called full mouth. So IA
both mares and horses are alike. bu
al or near s years old the CANNES. o.
"tushes." appear in the male sex only
Up TO the end OF this period the de
termination Of the age is compare
. lively easy matter. and any one VIII
Is at all observant can readily give III
/ age Of horses by looking at their teeth
After a full mouth is attained 1t is
, more difficult matter. and the difficult
!. OF accurately telling the age of oil
! horses is greater in proportion TO thei
age. So much is this the case that
is popularity supposed that II is I'm
, possible to tell the age Of horses afte
:. they are years old. This may B
/, true 10 a great extent among the III
: trained and inexperienced, but TO a
expert Il is not difficult to tell the as
up TO Is years with fair degree OF al
euracy. and after that age TO approx
!, innate II within a couple Of years. l
. do this successfully requires much e.
perience and a careful inspection OF
visible indications of age. To re
= upon one only. such as the mark
20 court defeat. All should be o
- seryed-the mark. the shape OF u
teeth. their length and the angle
- which they meet those OF the oth
Z, iaw.-Pali Mall Gazette.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-03-04
INTERIOR OF HOTEL

described the scene on the river and
his friend being killed in the boat, but
predicted that he would be saved. This
gave him courage to keep on, although
he felt every minute that he should
drop through weakness.
The four Indian boys, the eldest OF
whom was only l6. seemed to have no
ideas OF right or wrong, and knew
nothing of God or Great Spirit; In
deed, they showed scarcely the intel
ligence of many dumb animals. Their
state is pitiable in the extreme. ! be-
lieve 1t is exceedingly likely that they
will be reprieved.
The snapshot Of the interior OF the
hotel at Long Lake shows a shanty
that is a typical specimen OF the rough
ly constructed hotels throughout thu
country.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-03-04

The softest water obtainable should
always be reserved for horses, and none
is generally better for them than sweet
Lanes Express. This may be caught
and stored for their use where tho
spring water is hard. but care should
be taken to keep the tanks covered. 20
as to prevent the intrusion Of animal
or vegetable matter, which may cause
putrefaction and the development Of
poisonous elements. The quantity OF
water allowed to horses is often insult
ficient. The water required by animals
for nutritive and depurative purposes
is obtained partly from the food. but
principally from the drinking water.
Green foods and roots contain good
deal of water-as much maybe as 80
per cent-and animals getting these
foods require to drink less, but the
staple foods of the horse. oats and
hay, contain no more than from IA to
| 16 per cent of moisture, and on this
dry food there should, unless under
special and very peculiar circum-
4
horses have suffered from indigestion
and collie on account of an insufficient
supply Of water than ever did SO from
getting too much. That eminent au-
thority on the feeding and management
OF working horses, Mr.. Malcolm, who
has charge OF the Birmingham corpor-
alton horses. says: "a sufficient sup
ply OF pure water is essential for the
maintenance of health, and il fire.
quently and regularly given, the horse
himself will usually be the best judge
OF the quantity he requires" Mr.. Nal
colin advocates constant supply, and
testifies, after many years trial, to the
entire Punishment from his stud oi
such complaints as collie, indigestion
, or incapacity as the result of it. Il
water be deficient, there is not only al
: imperfect elimination of effete mat
ter from the system, but the digestion
of the food is interfered with, and i'm
FACTION of the bowels not infrequent
There are a great many owners ant
stablemen who think that hors
ought to be watered after feeding. Tn
reverse is the case, at least whel
grain is fed. This idea and prelude
againss allowing an unlimited quantit
are the chief things that operat
against constant supply.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-03-04

becoming disgrace TO us all and caus-
ing the niger u scorn to be pointed
az our poverty" exclaims Ruby hotly.
There was only one old woman be-
sioes myself" explains Shell calmly:
and ! don't think she'll point the
hhser OF scorn because she called me
dearle all the way. and seemed quite
a pleasant old body"
Don't scold her, huby-the child
meant WELL" interposes Mrs Widen,
with smile at Shell. And how did
you leave things at home, dear?"
Ito be Continued.)
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-03-04
IAcky ON SHIPBOARD.
He'd which IL Provided by faternAi
Government

Government
Jaosy's bed is a hammock, and it 10
a folding. portable bed of the most I'M
nroyed kind, Gays Scribner's. People
who swing hammocks on verandas In
the summer know nothing whatever
about Jacky's style OF bed. HIS ID
made of an oblong piece of stout can
vas fitted with eye-holes in the ends.
In the eye-holes are made iast small
ro,as called "clews." and these arc
,asbed at their outer ends to ring
when Jscky's folding bed Is open TOR
use 1, hangs by these rings from nam
mock hooks fitted to the beams uhaer
the decks.
Jaoky has a mattress and blanket
In b,s bed. and he has to keep them
there. When he turns out as se.-
ting up is called, he rolls his hammoc :.
nn on It's longest axis and lashes II
With n rope provided for that purpose
Thora mus, be seven turns In the lasn-
ing with one exactly in the mnd,e
The CLOVIS are tucked in under the iasn'
,na Iacky ia allowed ten minutes &c
,rrn on, and lash his hammock. inel
No goes up on the spar deck and hand'
the hammock to one of the showers
who drops II into the MEETINGS Inv
"na,,,ngsp are simply troughs IN th'
.h,n,s rail. A tarpaulin Is hauled oVei
Enc hammocks and laced down TO keel
,he rain out and there they stay III
,ssv ore served out again at night II
w. meantime. II Jacky desires to sleep
and in war times he does very IN W.
need nap, he must pertoree seer .n
gentle caresses of steel pa'lien". y
or an oily alley-way. where COOKS an'
marines do break in and coal-pss s. 81,
corrupt. But paterna government
provides the hammock for r, 'a ,ss ,s sI
aiso allows him the use OF the aeeh
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-03-04

Never mind-I shall set that all
right when We are on the other side
OF the Channel" returns Ted, with
comic confidence. How is fellow
10 speak French II he has never been
abroadf"
He needn't attempt It," says Robert
severely.
II M think will retire behint
iae newspaper till the wind has chang
ca quarter" remarks Ted. in loud con
hdenee TO the world in general.
Wei. ] do feel out OF temper" ad
mits Robert. in self-deprecatin,
voice. as he turns and enters tn
house.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-03-04

1t may not be generally known that
Garibaldi was once presented with q
medal made Of his own blood. The
giver was Dr. Manini of Naples, whose
fame as a petrifier and preserver of the
human body is acknowledged by all
scientists. Mr.. Manini. In offering his
ever he Che generaD looked at it 1t
would brace him up for the last fight;
and across the medal were engraved
the words: THE blood of Garibaldi Is
forever red" This strange medal Is
preserved by the generals descend
ants.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-03-04
MAIN STREET. SITKA.

toons of spruce and cedar, moss and
ferns, and behold an attractive and adj
mirable ballroom. A guitar and con-
certina, or perhaps couple Of banjos
and flute, compose the more or less
tuneful orchestra. Sandwiches OF Gu
cumbers or nasturtium leaves and
blossoms are among the surprises o,
the refreshment table.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-03-04

.pey means WE'LL" said the newly
enlisted oolored soldier, ma hasn ,,,s NJ
eomplaipt ter make bout DER in.en n,
e e',,a "Who is yer troublin' 'boutT'
enc brass band leaders When ae
..' ~ troops goes out dey plays white
VS. cbunes. like Farewell, My own
True Love-, an Her Bright sm,is
,san,ts Me still,' but when us troops
nnos out dey plays IAN Coons Loon
s suso 70 Me- an i Don't Care II You
s S comes Back. and sech like
washington Star.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-03-04

you know" said the collector,
rather plaintively, you said that you
would pay me If / came today"
WELL" said Mr.. Bildew, you must
bear in mind that human nature is
human nature. The best OF us some
times say things that We are sorry
for"
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-03-04

what has come between Miss Milf
lin and Charley Rockingham? ! no.
iced at the ball last night that they
iidn't speak to each other"
"He called at her house on Christ
mas, but didn't see the sprig Of mistle-
.oe that she had hung up In the par
or. or course there is no excuse for 6
elbow who will make mistake of thai
Kind"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-03-02

cent. There would, however, be this
humiliating feature. The county would
be made virtually to say. "We are we'll
able to build 1920, 900 worth of good
roads, the annual interest-burden Of
which, at 5 per cent, would be only
So, 900; but, here gentlemen corpora
tions, you go ahead and build the roads
and we will authorize you to collect
tolls from our people, per annum, rang
ing from $12, 900 to $15, OOO-cheap, too,
to the people at that-and say, at the
end of ten years, after you have col
lected an aggregate of tolls ranging
from $3.50, to $3.50, 900, we will pay you
cost,-or a little more-and make the
roads public.
But, Mr.. Editor, that / may not be
misunderstood, l say emphatically, if
there is not an opening right away for
the execution of the Bond-plan, then,
as between the other two, let us have
the Incorporated Turnpike, and l give
the following as my reasons:
A few weeks ago, W. r. Reeves, Esq,
said: 81 would be glad to pay $40 for a
Pike road to Jonesboro for 10 days"
Being A miles, would be 1913 cents each
way per mile, counting two loads per
day. At that rate a leading pike out
from Jonesboro or johnson City for 10
miles and costing $50, 900 would yield
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-03-02
Privilege Taxes.

A privilege tax except in few cases,
is dangerous thing for democrats to
NEEDLE with. With these few excep-
tions, it smacks too much of un Ameri-
can Republican methods and has no
ring of sound democracy. Liquor and
tobacco are adjudged as liable to a
privilege tax by almost every nation of
the earth; but q privilege tax imposed
upon the ordinary business and occu-
pations of every day life is confined al
most entirely to despotic and monarch
ial governments. In a large number Of
the most prosperous states, as New
Jersey, Connecticut, Mass achusetts,
Ohio, Maryland, Illinois, Indiana,
Iowa, Michigan, Wisconsin and some
others, privilege taxes have been al
most entirely abolished.
When a privilege tax goes beyond
luxuries and a very limited number of
business callings, it antagonizes the
bedrock foundations of democratic
principles, and should be dealt out
with as much care as a doctor observes
in administering physic to a very sick
patient. Democracy.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-03-02
THIS SOUNDS GOOD.

A stockholders meeting of the South
Carolina&G Georgia Extension Railroad
company of North Carolina was held in
the Office of one of the directors here
Col. P. j. Sinclair-on yesterday.
Messrs Sam Hunt, of Cincinnati.
Simon A. Stern and John j. Collier, of
Philadelphia, directors, not being
present were represented by proxies in
Messrs. Ed W. Lands, Ed H. Dysart
and DIR. G.. l. White. Some very impor-
tant business was attended to. The out
come will be a finishing of the road
from here to johnson City, Tenn
Marion Messenger Feb, II.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-03-02

Mr.. McKAley's backdown from his
army bill bluff will go down in con-
gressional history as the most COM
pie ever made by a President. The
democratic victory is complete. The
new army bill is practically just what
was offered to the administration by
Senator Cockrell, on behalf Of those
Senators who opposed a large standing
army-it provides for continuing the
present status of the regular army of
81, 900 men for two years from next
July, and for enlisting 80, 900 volun-
teers for the same period. The admin
istration Senators fairly fell over each
other in their anxiety to accept Sena-
tor Cockrell's offer. The next con
gress, which will be republican in both
branches, will probably inlict a large
standing army on the country, but that
will not deprive the Senators who killed
the bill, to do so at this time, Of de.
served credit.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-03-02

Representative johnson, of Indiana,
a republican, made a long speech, near
ly every sentence of which contained
an attack upon Mr.. Mckinley. He said
those who attacked Alger and praised
Mr.. Mckinley that they haYe 'lacked
the courage to lay their ak to the root
OF the evil and censure the gentleman
who, to reward him for his political
services and disbursements in the cam
paign of '06, appointed him (Alger) to
his present position, and had main
tanned him there ever since, notwith-
standing his incompetency and against
the righteous complaints that have been
made against him." He said that Mr..
McKinley's recent Boston address twas
nothing more nor less than a carefully
devised mis-statement of the issue, aud
Of our Philippine policy" 81 insist
that the whole policy is not simply an
error, but that it is a crime, and that
the Chief Executive of this nation is
the n who has precipitated upon us
the endorsements and difficulties by
which we are now confronted" Speak
ing Of the claim that Mr.. Mckinley
acted upon the advice Of Dewey, in de-
manding the Philippines, Mr.. Johnson
said: 'aThe Chief Executive cannot
screen himself behind the gold lace of
the hero of Manila" He expressed the
opinion that the real reason for Mr..
McKinley's policy was, ''his conces-
sions to the selfish capitalists Of the
country, his surrender to their de-
mands." These are the gentlemen who
furnished the money for his nomina-
ton and election, and who, I doubt moi
have pledged him q denomination and
reelection. These are the gentlemen
who are already grasping after special
privileges in the Philippines, in Cuba,
and in Porto Rico. 1t was, 1 imagine,
for their especial benefit that the Presi.
dent created his Advisory Board to the
War Department"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-03-02

Our Philippine policy is bearing fruit
quickly, In addition to having an ex-
pensive war with the Filipinos on u
hands, Dewey's despatch to hurry up
the battleship Oregon indicates the be-
lief on his part that there is danger of
war with more powerful, opponents.
Just how great this danger is can only
be guessed, because officials are con
%cealing what information they have and
pretending that the dispatch from
Dewey, which was made public by
mistake, had no meaning. Little in
formation can be gained from private
dispatches from Manila, as they are all
strictly censored, but it is known that
European consuls there are making
some stiff claims on account of the re-
cent partial burning of the town.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-03-02
A FEW FURNACE FACTS.

G. p. Perrin, of Middlesboro, KY,
has succeeded Guy Il. Johnson as gen
eral manager of the Embreville Iron
Company. He took charge the first Of
the month.
L. L. Thompson, superintendent of
the Carnegie Furnace Company has
rendered his resignation to take effect
March 10. His successor has not been
named. 1t is likely the office will be
abolished and the work done by j. w.
Cure in connection with his other du-
ties.
The shipment OF iron ore from Gran
beary mines to this furnace has been
suspended. No reason has been as
signed. Col. @. II. Nimson, who is
now in Philadelphia, wired the super
intendent at Cranberry to stop ship
ping ore to Carnegie furnace from that
date, February 2Sth. There is enough
ore on hand to keep the furnace in
blast until about the goth inst.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-03-02
THE ROAD QUESTION.
EDITOR COMET:

LDlIuh OOMkIt
In reply to your question, ] say this;
First, if the law is 50 amended as TO
allow preliminary action, by the coun-
ty, first, ON leading trunk lines, then
the cheapest and best thing for the peo-
pie will be to issue short-time bonds
and build those lines without delay.
Second, in the absence Of such
amendment to. our road law, two other
modes of action are left open: list, to
gradually build the roads with funds
raised by special taxation; or, Cd, au-
thorize the building of Turnpike roads
by incorporated companies. AS to the
questions of cost and profit to the peo-
pie, there will be but little difference
in these two plans. Both will be slow,
and, as to benefits, partial. Under the
direct taxation plan, the people all oyer
the county must contribute a ratable
share of the expense; and then about
nine-tenths of them look on at the
other tenth having its single road built
and enjoying its benefits; or, just a
little work being done on ten roads
each year, and with that plan adopted,
if the initial work is started at and ex-
tended out from Jonesboro or Johnson
City, a distressing cry will come up
from the outlying districts Of the coun-
ty that the towns are exclusively bene-
fitted. Therefore, of the special two,
the turnpike plan will prove to be most
satisfactory, because strictly equitable.
No immediate expense will be incurred
by the people except those tributary to
the road; and they will get the good
full worth of every cent paid as toll.
All other localities would be left tc
struggle and plunge along through
their extraordinary mud roads.
But, in this connection, may l mo-
ask, if the turnpike system is adopted
as to n road, why not also as to al
the leading roads of the county? Say
six out from Janesboro and four from
Johnson City. At least six out of tel
would pay the builders and owners
handsome proits-not less than ten O.
fifteen per cent. on capital invested.
and the other four not less than six pc,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-03-02
ARE READY FOR WORK.
Committee IN Redistricting the State Has
About All the Information it Needs.

Committee on Redistricting the State Has
About All the Information it Needs.
The committee on redistricting the
State will begin the work Friday night,
at which time the Legislature will have
adjourned for the recess. The commit
tee has received replies from 80 per
cent. of the queries that we're address
ed to the clerks of the various courts
throughout the State. Some clerks
who are in the mountain districts have
not replied and the answers of others
have been delayed because of other
reasons.
The committee has all the informa-
ton that is desired, and is now ready
to settle down to hard work in syste-
matizing the reports that have been re-
ceived.
From the data already collected it is
readily seen there a be made a good
deal of Topping off of Judges, Chancel-
lors, and Attorneys General. Of course
the committee has not yet decided
where the ak will fall, but it is certain
that it will fall in many places. The
workings of the Jarvis law have de-
creased the number OF indictments to a
large extent, frivolous matters not re-
ceiving the attention Of the grand jury.
Therefore, the work of the Criminal
and Circuit Courts is considerably d.
minished and consequently the Judges
do not have so much to do.
The committee has not yet decided
whether the bill which will be drafted
shall take effect Immediately or not
until the expiration Of the terms of the
Judges and Chancellors.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-03-02
Edwin Rostell.

The announcement that Edwin Ros-
tell, supported by a company of ex-
ceptiOnal merit will appear at tho OPe-
IA House, Johnson City, in a magnifi-
cent production of S~hakespeare's sub
lime tragedy, Hamlet, will bring a deep
sense of satisfaction to theatre-goers.
Mr.. Rotsell will appear in the part of
Mamlet, in which character he has
gained hattering praise from eminent
critiques and disseminating patrons of
the highest form of dramatic art. He
has been universally lauded as the
greatest living exponent of Hamlet.
Perhaps the most pronounced and
withal beneficial transitions made in
the annals of the theatrical history of
America, was the acceptance of the
school of acting in which intellectuali-
ty and refinement reign supreme as ex-
pounded by Edwin Bostell in refer
ence to the followers of the acting Of
Edwin Forrest, who ruled by force of a
genius submerged by a%rtiice. Mr..
Rostell has followedclosely that school
of acting in which Mr.. Edwid Booth
was such an able exponent and in which
its adherents study nature and place
naturalness paramount in the art OF
acting. One of Mr.. Rostell's most dis
tinguished tributes is his simplicity Of
treatment Of character which is singu.
larly prominent in his portrayal OF
Hamlet. Mr.. Rostell's Hamlet is pc.
etc; the character which he represents
is dark, melancholy, fascinating, dream.
ing hero of a poem; he handles the
subject as near akin to the ideal as pos
sible, removed from actual life ant
withal within the bounds of natural
ness. There is an indescribable charm
about the character of Hamlet which
fascinates by its own personality, an(
no one who does not possess this pecu
liar power of facination so often de
scribed as magnetism" can hope t,
, attain the pinnacle of fame in this role
That Mr.. Rostell has been conceded b,
all the eminent critiques Of America t.
be the ideal Hamlet now before Tia
7 American public is really not to b
wondered at; aside from his Fascinating
personality he is a Hamlet to the "man
z or born" endowed with a slender fgur
of understandable grace, of that age il
life in which the most eminent critique
agree, Hamlet appears in Shakespeare
4 immortal drama. His intelligent fac
illuminated by eyes which denote un
fathomable genius, and with a voic
clear and resonant so thoroughly capa
BILE of depicting the moods of the mel
. ancholy Prince.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-03-02
"There Are Others,

You're not the only scale ON the fish;
You're not the only pickle on the dish.
You're not the only tangle in the yarn;
You're not the only rat in the barn.
You're not the only later in the hill;
You're not the only ripple in the rill.
You're not the only knot on the log;
You're not the only bark in the dog.
You're not the only pebble on the beach;
You're not the only rooster out ofreaeh.
You're not the only big / ON the galley;
You're not the only odor in the alley,