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Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-02-04

A novelty costume is mad. of yelve,
and suiting. The yoke, vest and o,,,o,
half OF the sleeves are of velvet The
suiting Is used In tn. sleeve. in .
somewhat unusual fashion. The unae,
portions OF the sleeves have extenaIons
on their front edges which com. ou.s
the velvet In points and fasten with
buttons In line almost exactly on m.
outside OK the arms. Deep Ashamed
cores OF velvet are set In the aean,.
OF the skirt. These cores are edaad
with tiny satin buttons p.,..s'
those on the sleeves but of mnoh
smaller size.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-02-04

The growth of fraternity among the
nations of the world is strikingly
shown in the fact that the Japanese i'm
perial court officially went into mourn
Ing over the death of the Empress of
Austria. When that empress was born.
Japan knew no more of Austria than 1t
did OF the planet Mars, and cared as
little. Today the two nations are
united by formal treaties Of friendship,
and by the ties Of common human SYM
pathy.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-02-04

II never cheated an honest man.-so
says notorious green goods" dealer
who recently finished a term in the
penitentiary. We see no reason to
doubt the truth OF this statement. The
man who offers counterfeit money for
sale docs not expect rush of honest
customers. Whether he be a dealer
In bogus currency or a mere pre-
tender, arranging to exchange blank
paper for lawful currency, his custom
srs know that he is a rascal and they
believe that he is going to sell them
counterfeit money. Their object u to
become rich By committing q felony.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-02-04

The authorities at Washington have
decided that the Southern states which
have failed to live up to their promises
in the way of trust fund payments for
Indian lands cannot have the money
they have spent on equipping troops
returned to them The cash is to go
to liquidate the claims of the federal
government against them. The de-
cision will cause complaint but the
Justice Of the move is self-evident
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-02-04

cuffs of Alaskan sable The cuffs fit
the sleeves. and are at least six inches
In depth. The coat Is trimmed with
straps of the material double stitched
In self-colored cord silk.
Straps of the material with stitching
are among the leading garnitures for
hatty and stylish outside garments
There is also tendency to cut out
shaped trimmings of the fabric and
double stitch them. A strap is cut one
Inch wide at one end. 1t widens for
about half its length to nearly two
inches, then curves In to an inch and
. half wide. when 1t abruptly curves
out again to form keystone-shaped
tab. Straps OF this description are at
tached to shoulders OF coats at the
meeting Of the sleeves and shoulder
seam, then stitched down along the
backs, meeting the back form seams
at the waist line, where the narrowest
portion comes. The tab extends down
on to the skirt. Arabesques of cloth
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-02-04

How heavy they look. but ho~ light
they are when one lifts their exquisite
foldsF' Is the exclamation that Ia heard
at the first exhibition Of the new dresz
goods.
Not content With fancy brocades
cords, erinkles. and bayadeTes. yari-
Gus combinations and patterns of tucka
and friIls are woven upon the surface
OF tho new suitings. while open spaces
between heavy stripes are Allied In with
wrought figures and divers and sundry
designs embossed and oysrshot. A
ground Of fine, firm wool not unlike
close-meshed wool grenadlns has tucka
about one-eishth of an inch wide. &c
woven that they stand straight Out
from the fabric, They are smooth,
satlny and shiny. and are thrown In
striking contrast by the deep black Of
the plain foundation material. There
are wool goods with woven cords Of
silk and others with velvet strips of
various widths. A baysdere striped
wool novelty sultinE has half dozen
lines OF satin cords OF graduated siroa
on either side OF half-inch- wide stripe
OF velvet. There are plush and uncut
velvet stripes on grounds OF mixed silk
and wool; also blocks OF alternate plain
and fancy weaves. with stripes and
spots OF velvet. handsome material
has velvet polka spots on a thick wool
grenadine ground. and Is extremely
Hight, graceful and manageable. max
Ing up into costumes that combine
comfort, durability and style in admir-.
able proportions.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-02-04

We believe that the negro school, as
rule, especially the school of higher
grade, has inculcated false and vicious
notions in the negro, has made him
feel that he Is too good for his natural
and proper place, while 1t has failed
utterly to fit him for higher sphere
OF action The wisest negro leader
in America, Booker Washington, ad-
mits this
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-02-04
FOR NOMAN AND HOME.
General Items of Interest for Maids and
NlatrOns.-The Home.
whe. tho p,rd. 90 North Ara,u.

When tho Birds Go North Again.
Oh. every year hath its winter,
And every year has its rain
But day is always coming
When the birds so North again.
When new leaves swell in the forest.
And grass springs green on the plain
And aider's veins turn crimson
And the birds go North again.
Oh. every heart hath it's sorrow,
And every heart hath Its pain
But day Is always coming
When the birds go North again.
It's the sweetest thing to remember
IL courage be on the wane,
When the cold. dark days are over
Why. the birds go North again.
Ella Higginson.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-02-04

The explosion of another powder
mill calls to mind the fact that the
United States has lost almost as many
of its citizens through such explosions
during the past year as they have
in battle.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-02-04

1t is reported that Cubans are anx-
ious to enlist in the United States
army. They have had considerable
experience in soldering, but desire to
acquire the sensation caused by the
sight of paymaster.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-02-04
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS +e+ets+ o+s[<
$, Mining Department.

comparative after troubls.
the tagging had to Iva "eaaia,,|
thickness OF two Inches sha
TOO much; one and one.half Nv ~ =
have been better. ' 'afa u
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-02-04

Too much of the repentance nova
days Is done in broadeloth and ashes Of
roses.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-02-04

We will soon begin to hear OF draft
riots caused by people failing to shut
the door.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-02-04

1t is said the snipe has nerve rum
ming clear down to the end OF its
bill. The plumber must be that kind
of bird
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-02-04

It's consolation to some men who
are short on hair to know that they
are long on brains.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-02-04

Although a man may acknowledge he
has faults he seldom owns up to those
his friends accuse him of.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-02-04

One rap from a policeman's club is
sufficient for the wise.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-02-04

1t may be cowardly to kick man
when he's down, but it's sometimes
necessary in order to get him up.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-02-04

The dress sketched above was made
IN Paris for very great lady. It had
bodice Of lovely ivory colored Irish gui-
pure, draped and caught up into CEN
ter bow, with white mousseline de sole
embroidered with punches Of lilac. The
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-02-04
The bewhiskered old humbug i
more popular than the barefaced lie.

Art may be long at times. but it's
usually too short to make both ends
meet.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-02-04

A loQuacious friend is often verse
than a discreet enemy,
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-02-04

The argument OF action is more con-
vincing than that of words.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-02-04

sleeves dropped to show the bare
shoulders. The skirt was partly A
long plastron OF lace, and the rest
mousseline de sole, loosely falling over
. lilac silk sllp.-From New York Her
aid, Paris edition.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-02-04

Nothing emits worse odor TIM,
tainted reputation.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-02-04

Uneasy lies the root that wears a
crown" says dentists victim.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-02-04

The scene-shifter is the principal ac-
tor in many moving scenes.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-02-04

Gray Cloth Three-Quarters Length Coat.
A three-quarters length coat is sim
pie but very stylish. II is made of
gray cloth, and has very wide turned
over collar, with large lapels and deep
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-02-04

The blunt man often makes the most
cutting remarks.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-10

for dinner to be served in his rooms To
walt upon him fell to the lot of Franklin.
one of the oldest men.
Mr.. Boilers, of Panama, watched him
closely and smile fickered over his face.
At length he said
Don't you know me, franklin"
mo. sir, can't say as I've ever had the
honor Of waiting on you, SIR"
Not waiting on me- said Mr.. Bellers
Of Panama, 'but weiting with me. Don't
you remember
Again Franklin stared.
Don't you remember" pursued the
bronzed man. when you and l worked
together in the ladies' restaurant ten
years ago?"
1.-THE ladies' restaurant repeated
Franklin. "Why. you--you ain't Ned?'
Eyes, I am. I'm the same old Ned
Boilers, and I've made fortune down
in Central America, and I've taken the
rooms that President Cleveland slept In
and where l waited on him. Amt that
like fairy tale?"
He grasped his old comrade by the
hand, and. not content with that, gave
him hug. Then he sighed:
There are 30 many strange faces here, :"
he said.
Henry Bradley is here" said Frank
lin. Hes chief porter now"
"Good! calculated Boilers. who
else:"
"And little Mike Donlon. That's about al!
the cld-timers left, guess"
We'll, we'll all have some fun tonight.
The old hotels changed GOOD dsAl Too. !"
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had been taken with 1t around q little
point Of rock. 1t dropped OFF the elf,
and we heard a stream OF profanity from
Jim as he found himself drifting. back.
The bank clerks face was livid, but he
spoke with the utmost calmness
Say" said he, II feel sick at my stom-
aeh." tPause.) II wish had O postage
stamp. so ! could stick myself here till
Then the ex-cowboy gave wonderful
eNnibition or nerve ana energy. BY tooth
and nail he worked that boat alone back
to the point ut which the rope was Drop
ped, fastened the boat somehow, climbed
up along the cliff, towrope in hand, to
where the bank clerk was still standing
Then taking the blight OF the rope, he
threw loop over a projection and tossed
the loose end down to me, telling me to
make It fast; then he peremptoriiy or
dered the bank clerk to seize the line
fnow quite tauD and slide down 1t, which
the bank clerk did, like an acrobat.
We won't climb around any more
bluffs" said the bank clerk, quietly. and
About thirty-five miles below Dawson
We heard faint shout from tho opposite
shore. A man was frantically waving to
us and beckoling US over. With great
reluctance. and much profanity from Jim,
we once more crossed the river. losing
not more than half mila Of ground. We
found 9 man with bare. bleeding feet,
swollen by mosquito bites as to be scarce
ly recognizable.
1--WE been on a stampede to Jack Wade
creek" he said II got lost, then lost
my mosquito helmet and the shelters
poison me like the old nick. don't know
now how got here. Give me some grub
five days" "a
We fed him and camped there We had
camphor and salve for his swellings. and
next day he was able to travel with US.
After three days Of toll, though without
further adventure, We reached Dawson,
vowing that another time we would wait
for steamer
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-10
PICTURESQUE POSTAGE STAMPS.
Designs which Are Principally Fa-
v0red by Modern Countries.

The picturesque Is much more noticeable
on the stamps of the new world and CT
those of colonial possessions than on the
issues of European and therefore older
and more conservative countries.
Some portray the fauna and fi5ra In
digenous to the land they represent; others
historical scenes connected with the birth
OF the country; others combine advertise
ment with an artistic design: for example.
the present issue of New Zealand. which
comprises a series of views-a picture gall
lery in miniature--of rugged mountain
scenery and deep fiords that successfully
challenge the wild grandeur of Norway.
Probably the prototype of the pictorial
stamp was one of the early issues OF New
South Wales. known as Sydney view"
which portrayed a view of Sydney as it
was In 1850 nearly half a century ago.
Compared with modern production. it
may seem TO lack finish, but one must re-
member that In those DAYS photography
was in It's infancy and that without the
aid OF photography the minutiae OF detail
seen In many recent issues could not have
been obtained.
The civilization of the Soudan. under the
guidance OF Lord Kitchener, of Khartoum
has recently held a prominent place in
most mems minds. 1t seems lifting, thEre-
fore, TO put Soudanese stamp In pride Of
place. The design is descriptive; an armed
Bedouin. envslcped IN = moving burnous.
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A Full Line Of Toys and Fancy
6oods Suitable for Christ
mas Gifts.

They did have some fun" as Boilers had
promised, and he bestowed upon his old
friends many presents. Once he said visit
fully:
"I'Il never forget the good times ! had
when / was a waiter, and l want to say
that with all the money l can spend can't
get the same enjoyment. I'd be more than
willing to spend my life with my chums at
the hotel. and mean to do So"
But for the time being business claimed
him in Central America.
He had gone there in the first instance
by steerage. tempted by the stories of
wealth retailed In letter from friend
who had become steward of the American
Club at Guatemala.
Having crossed the isthmus to Panama
city, Boilers, who was by that time broke,
was attracted by sign ending with
Americana" and entered the barroom over
which 1t hung Perceiving fine-looking
man, the stranger blurted out:
~ want drink! VIII you have one
with me?"
The fine-looking man was Tom French.
formerly New York policeman, and he
was delighted to hear his native tongue.
He took Boilers into partnership In an
enterprise for extracting gold from the
river beds Of Colombia by q method which
he had discovered himself.
With the money he had made 1t the
end of two years Boilers branched out In
speculation. with neglected coffee and to-
bacco plantations, and 1t was thus he be-
came . man q afkairs.--Nsw York World,
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speeding across the arid desert astride
camel. The absence of any clouds In the
sky and the deep shadow cast by the cam
ell are both eloquent Of the scorching trop-
ical sun.
The next specimen az cents Labuan) Is
fearsome one: grim saurian with half
opened jaws and tail erect is waddling
down the river bank into the water. It is
an eerie picture. and carries one back In
Imagination to prediluvian days whence
crocodiles seem to have descended. The
two cents" Labuan IL very artistic both in
coloring and design; the head OF species
OF stag, In black. upon linear background
of light blue. The animal Is On the alert,
and ready to make a dash for life. So
true TO nature Is 1t that one would imagine
1t was a photograph from life. Labuan
furnishes MS with yet another geological
design. on the "five-cent" stamp. 1t Gen.
sists of proud peacock, with outspread
tall marching along In q self-satisfied man
ner-a type OF masculine vanity!
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enal. dssp4rAts effort 70 round the last
little potnt of the btQM. II WAS Almost
Won. when the pole slipped and the bost
Jim, who kept his hold on the rock found
the boat jcrked away from him. leaving
HIN Slinsins y : Rost uncomfo fort y
sSsssS ~ "a Seen ss srS !. ~ sss
museis q recover a. sroand. but 6sforss
Ne Ne n sSa,, made ~ quarter Of tho distance
s IN. E S ", 4, hold on any isnser. Catch
Ard xi.h : splash he dropped into the 4,
an eddy or two. then passed him on and
the boat Jim wanted 70 try The blur again;
concluded 10 attempt the low and rather
wasn't 20 tame AZ Il looked. Jim, who had
q nre. stayed II the boat with the pole,
willis the others took the tow-rope and
begen climbing along the face Of the blum.
.rs r oba rsfs g es f higher p snd sns
face Of clih where the projections are
o ant sa y yo es r. yo sHsf oosnoa ~
hold crumbling. and you glance down sixty
to seventy feet Into the muddy rushing.
eddyfno Yukon. the sensation Is rather ter
rifytng. and you are sorry you tried It.
You set your teeth hard and resist
with eli your strength both the growing
feeling that your next hold II suro to give
way and the increasing desire to- leap des-
the river. There IL a queer feeling about
Al last WITH 4 mixture Of relief and fresh
apprehension you view the Anal obstacle
between yourself and safety Can you
above leans outward and will surely force
YOU over. You drop the tow rope for the
man behind you to toss on to you when you
have passed the point. then you hatten
against the wall. Wishing It were magnet
yourself forward few inches at q time.
For one terrible instant you realize the
importance OF knowing the exact point
Where equilibrium ceases. or at what par
You are safe, and suddenly feel quite Jolly
But something was the matter With the
bank clerk. There he stood away back UP
there, fiAttened against the side OF the elf.
apparently IN trance.
Come along. old man."
II can't" said he. Where you went
ahead Of me the rock Is all crumbled of,
and ! can't 20 forward or back He
spoke quite calmly. but his face had a
blue look, and he was gaming down at
''You can make II nil right. Just grit
your teeth and 10 At It."
How easy II was to give this advice!
The bank clerk moved step or two.
one foot. With groan he gripped a
projection above him which held long
enough to enable him to find fresh
foothoid. but the effort caused him to
dislodGe the towrope from where a turn
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THREE nEHMlLEA bort.
Dlu9s, Mars, mind slousAs,, Nssesi-
toes, Dsekinss ana rrefAnity--A
Trip In IN Opea boat rroa Forty
VILE to DnwsoA.-A Close Call.

r EN- 20 down the Yukon singing
m/ songs, chatting. smoking. and oc-
4" casicnaliy dipping an oar to keep
0v8 from grazing bar or BLUM.
Night and day the boat glides
along, the muddy current constantly driv-
Ing sand against Its bottom making q
sound exactly like bacon frying. Some
times stern foremost, sometimes bow on.
generally broadSide on. turning slowly with
the eddies, the course OF Ave to seven or
eight miles an hour Is never checked. ~
old timers say: Going down the Yukon
u the ono thing in Alaska that IL not q
hard proposition. And out on the river
- the enc place where we are safe from
musquitoes.'
Men 20 up the Yukon sweating and
swearing. encountering unlocked for difii-
culties every hour; rocky bluns. blind
sloughs, bars at unexpected places, and
the swift everlasting current--likewise the
swift, everlasting mosquitoes, billions OF
which flock from the brush which lines
the banks.
On a, morning in last July started from
Eorty-Mile for Dawson In q light canvas
canoe. There is an Indfan village just
above the post, where a lot OF nondescript
boats line the shore. The current sweeps
by strongly, and It was with difficulty that
the canoe could be got around them. One
etood In deeper water than the others,
and the canoe refused to round 1t. but
shot into the swifter current like an UNI
ruly colt. A long. light polling boat. FRO
PEELED by two lusty French Canadian NV
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TRYING 70 WORK AROUND THE BLUFF.

ermen, was, unnoticed, close behind, and
the willful canoe swurg suddenly into its
channel.
Bin!
A duckins doesn't matter much along
the Yukon In July. The polers dropped
back and helped gather In the fiotsam,
while there was clamor and laughter
among the sQuaws OF the village, witnesses
Of the spill. Boots full, of cold. muddy
water: soy, soe. back to tho post to dry
out clothes, blankets. gun and grub.
Chance that evening made me aoQuaint-
q with two men, who were also anxious
o reach Dawson. and the next morning
NV us partners In. the purchase Of the
only available small boat for sale in the
neighborhood. The price is dirt cheap.
boys" said the seller. for she doesn't
leak a drop and handles like Peterboro."
She" (Which name we gave the boat
forthwith) was full Of water. which the
owner unhesitatingiy assured US he had
bncketed into it to keep It from drying
and shrinking. We set forth at once, and
had not gone far before we found that the
boat was made to sell; It required fire.
water like a raft, and was almost as try
Ing to handle.
My companions were an ex-bank clerk
lin tattered sonbrero. torn blue sweater.
ragged overals and gunnysack mocca-
sins and q fellow named "Jlm." The
latter had been BY turns cowboy. miner
and saloon attache. His costume was
quite similar to that of the bank clerk.
He was little more than youth but wore
face SCARED and puffed and colored
enough to remind one. of some ancient
Flemish cavalier, according to Rembrandt
or some other old-tiner, with the brush.
who delighted In hard-looking mugs"
These men had beer among. the, forerun-
ners Of the 'Coxey army of stakers that
located or 'staked'' every. inch of avail
able creek bottom in the Forty-Mile,
Seventy-Mile and Mission creek regions.
Early in the previous summer they had
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found the north fork country virgin ter
ritory. and blaxed their notices of twenty.
acre locations, until when they reached
the Forty-Mtle recorder at Sam Patch's
place. they had forty claims apiece to
record. As nearly all these claims were
at the mouths Of new creeks they had
been obliged to name the creeks when
blazing their. notices, and the bank clerk
said he found Il quite an intellectual
What are you going to do with such
lot Of claimsg You can't represent
them and you. don't know II there Is q
color In them"
why" replied Jim, ITS fne string
Of bait for suckers. You see, we'll take
the batch to Dawson and sell the whole
lot as d flyer to some cheechaco for any
thing from $500 to 5000. Some fool pros
pector may strike II on one OF these
creeks, and then our claims on that par.
ticular creek may be worth considerable.
It's Just . little gamble, see?''