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Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-03-24

told them wei. Also she knew the
history of certain famous jewels. She
was unusually we'll informed upon the
subject.
Apropos of all this. Mrs. Keepers, a
lazy looking blonde, with a delicious
accent born of temperamental indo-
lenee, exhibited a new ring. 1t was an
opal, the color of ripe pomegranate,
set about with little diamonds She
told its history, which was rather COM
monplace.
You must invent better story than
that for it," cried the widow, and hold
ing it up where the light would play
upon its fiorid splendor she devised a
wild and romantic tale to suit it. The
hostess. who sat next to her, led the
applause.
At the conclusion of the luncheon
Mrs. Keepers said as she rose:
But must have my ring or l shall
be leaving IL You have it, dear Mrs.
Herford?"
The beautiful widow shook her head.
81 gave the pretty thing to Mrs.
Sands" she said. Did l not. my good
hostess?"
ITO me? No, you did not hand the
ring to me, Mrs. HEREFORD. Perhaps il
was to the lady on the other side OF
you" But the lady gave a fiat denial.
An awkward pause came. Mrs. Keep
ers smiled graciously
You shall not wait here because OF
my ring" she said, with her slow
smile. 1T has been dropped. The
servants will find it ard bring it to
me-
But this gracious courtesy could moi
put the lost jewel out of the minds OF
any of the guests. The next hour was
unpleasant. Every one felt that in
spite of the unchanged politeness OF
the hostess and the sweet amiahility
of the owner of the ring Mrs. Herford
was suspected. She felt it, too There
was flash in her eyes. and her lips
were strained. But she staid coura ge-
ously till the last
By tacit agreement the ladies callet
no more she was hidden to no more
luncheons She took solitary walks
went alone to the matinee. sat alone
by her fire, day in and day out, till Q
pallor began to dim the glow of thai
brilliant face and the eyes acquired 9
pathos new TO them. Some of the wo'
| men pitled her. One ventured TO sene
her some flowers. but they were, UNI
! fortunately, white ones, such as ar'
sent to the dead when Mrs. Keepers
the owner tf the lost ring, passed tn
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-03-24
THE SCAPEGOAT.

No one knew anything about the 1T
tle widow. She moved into the ne4s.-
borhood without so much as a "by
your leave" Mrs. Clara Herford was
the inscription on her cards. 1t looked
strange and unconventional Dut by
the time the ladies had decided that
such an inscription was unusual they
mad called-and so it was too late Sac
had bought quiet old-fashioned house
and made herself at home there with
her books and pictures and china, and
the ladies of the neighborhood-th
happened in Chicago--aecepted her
with reservations. She had certain
look OF abstraction in her face that
puzzled them, and she offered no conn
dences to any one. She mentioned the
large village i'm which she had formerly
lived. but she did not tell why she left.
Her weeds confessed 10 her husbands
death, but she did not say when or
how he died. She did not mention her
neliness-though she looked lonely
she was not heard complaining about
the responsibility attaching to the
management of property, though it
was self-evident that she owned prop
erty. In short, she did none OF those
things she might be expected to do.
and left undone a large part of those
things which conventionality directs
widow to perform. She went out,
not only TO things in the afternoon,
but also to things in the evening,
whereas every one with So
cial instincts knows that while you
may wear crepe and meet your friends
in the afternoon without committing
offense, you are looked upon as a
heartless monster If you meet them az
| ter six O'Clock. Mrs. Clara Herford
Z was. however, ignorant of or obliyious
I TO the nice etiquette of grief.
/ She had fortunately, or unfortunate
/ ly, lovely face, with red-gold hair
I violet eyes. dazzling complexion, and
small, conspicuous. perfect teeth. II
/ is little suspicious for woman to BIZ
as beautiful as that Still, Mrs. Rich
/ ard Henry Sands. the most exclusive
/ woman in the neighborhood. overlook
4 ed this splendor of eountenance and in
/ vited her to her first luncheon of tbs
/ winter
On this occasion Mrs. Herford dress
/ ed with dramatic simplicity. Her gown
of dead black cloth seemed to exploit
her superb figure almost impertinently
Her glo -ious hair coiled upon her head
| was an effront to her sombre gown
On her exquisite hands there was onl,
the wedding ring with its obtrusiyt
pathos. She was, in fact, too pictur
esque for good form. However, the la
dies We're friendly, and she was witty
then interesting. The conversation
turned upon jewels. She knew som
curious stories about jewels and sh
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-03-24
horticultural Oh.er,a.ions.

The following estimates of past apple
crops are going the rounds of the
press, but we cannot youch for their
accuracy. The estimate is in barrels.
1894. 81 $3.50, 600: 1895, 60,54O 600; 1896,
e7570.O0O; 1897. 4l.537 900: 1898. 49,
$4,000; 1888, 35.le0.000. This makes
the crop OF this year a great deal less
than that of any of the past six years,
II We except 1898. We have strong
suspicion that the figures for this last
year at least are far from accurate.
II was supposed that ge had small
crop and apples went up but the large
supplies that have nlaterialized have
dragged the prices down again. II can
be assumed therefore that the supply
is larger than any OF the experts have
believed, or at least have pFofessed to
believe.
In protecting trees from rodents
one should use exceeding care Many
things are recommended that have
been tried by few people and found
successful. but have been tried by
others and found destructive. One is
imprs ssed with this fact at every hor-
ticultnral convention attended when
the question of tree protection is
brought up. Some of the oil washes
and tars are deadly to trees at cer-
tain ages and under certain conditions.
The conditions and ages vary SO
greatly that the fact that a wash has
proved harmless on one tree ia not an
indication that ii will prove equally
harmless on another tree. Ii is better
TO depend on protecting the tree with
something wound around it than to
paint 1t with anything.
Some of our leading horticulturists
are complaining that the names of
fruits are being unnecessarily mixed
up. The American Pathological So
ciety has been at work for years
Strengthening out the nomenclature
but il is a difficult thing to keep
Strengthened out. In the first place
We have to deal with the tricky nurs-
erymen that put forth an old variety
under some new name Then we have
the man that is bound to give his va,
riety of fruit some high sounding
name and does it, utterly regardless
OF the fact that the name and the fruit
do not fit One wouid naturally think
on seeing the names OF two standard
fruits connected by nyphen that the
new fruit must be a cross between the
two named, but such is not necessarily
the case. In Missouri good many
fruitmen are growing the same va.
| riety OF fruit under different names
One nurseryman went 10 one county
and found a tree growing and gave il
a certain name. Another nurserymar
went to another county and found the
same fruit and gave it another name
| Each secured wood for propagatins
and advertised a novelty. The prac
| tice amounts to a fraud on the public
| for the nurserymen could find out tn,
truth of the matter if they cared tt
do so.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-03-24
EASY TO BEAT HOTELS.
There Is No Warning Given Against
the Deadbest.

the Deadbest.
Hotel men give out that they warn
each other by circulars about dead
beats" said the slick-looking man with
the high hat to the Detroit Journal re-
porter, but don't you let that stop
you If you want to live high for a
week. Few men like to publish the
fact that they have been done up. It's
the easiest thing in the world to beat
first-class hotel. All you want is
good suit of clothes and plenty of
cheek. grip with few shirts and
collars is as good as trunk. You drive
up in style. You register to get the
best room in the house You bulldoze
the clerks and threaten the servants.
A checkbook is a good thing to show,
but you pay for nothing. You talk in
loud voice; you make plenty of kicks
and you order the best wines for din
ner. Lands. but the whole staff of the
house will fall over each other to make
ii pleasant for you, You don't pay the
first weeks bill. On the contrary. you
are indignant and demand an apology.
When the second week is due your
drafts have not come. You will be
worked out of the house. but with gem
tleness and apologies. They don't
want a row and they don't want no.
toriety. You'll be forgiven if you go,
and if you take up your quarters for
the next two weeks right across the
street no one from the hotel will give
you away. When a man beats us we
| like to see him beat our neighbor, you
know. It's nice and genteel work, with
| no kicks nor hard times, and there is
always room for one more in the pro-
| fession"
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-03-24

cld-fashioned house, where the young
widow lived, she made point OF look.
ing the other way. But she uttered no
word of suspicion. 1t was he- friends
who talked
Six months later Mrs. Keepers went
to Paris to find out what civilized peo-
pie we're doing, and one of her first
errands was to her dressmaker. He
presented himself with many express
sions OF pleasure at again meeting a
lady who appreciated the art ef fine
dressing.
Madame he said. you are a grand
patron. You know now to give en-
enlargement to the artist" He lifted
his hand in demonstrative gesture, and
On 1T CLEANED an opal, quite large, the
color of ripe pomegranate.
Pardon, Monsieur" said the lady
languidly, but | have the effrontery
to envy you the possession Of a re-
narkable jewel. Will you kindly tell
me how you came by ring SO curl
ous?''
1T came from your own country.
madame, and into my possession in a
way that-that relates to business.
Such things occur"
will you tell me the story? l have
a reason for wanting to know"
Madame will pardon me. 1t is busi-
| ness. Ii is personal"
Mrs. Keepers half shut her pale blue
eyes.
Monsieur" she said softly, Il re-
quire to know. Please do not deny me
again"
The Frenchman perceived that the
| curiosity was not idle.
| Madame insists? In confidence. then,
| lady of your city sent it to me. by
my consent, in payment of a bill-a
bill which had been unduly delayed in
settlement
| 1t took not a little diplomacy to in
duce the milliner to divulge the name
| of the customer who had done this, but
he yielded finally.
1t was Mrs. Richard Henry Sands. 2
said he.
Thank YOU" said Mrs. Keepers.
I'VE will talk now of my order"
An hour later she drove to the sta
tion of the Atlantic cable, and she sent
three messages. One was to Mrs.
Sands, one was to Mrs. HEREFORD, the
widow; the last was to her dearest
friend, to whom she gave instructions
to call on every lady who had been al
that unlucky luncheon and tell the
truth.
When she returned three months
later. Mrs. Sands had gone West for a
tour. She was in Japan, it was said
and might return by way of New York
in year or two. AS for the beautiful
widow. she had opened her doors anc
was extending hospitality. She had
been forgiven for the sins she did not
commit and the beauty she could not
help. Mrs. Keepers wears the opal
on her large. white hand.
Il wear 1t to remind me of a number
of things" she said. and the remark
though vague. carried to certain listen
ers its own significance.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-03-24

ar course the theory of heredity does
not account for the fact that one horse
sells for $4,000 and another for $50,
eavs the American Sportsman But
where heredity has potent voice IN
,he market II is because the 100000
horse has a chance to produce another
600 600 product: while the $50 horse Is
not worth reproducing. And while the
100000 horse may not fully reproduce
his own qualities, speed and achieve
vents he is liable, at SOME happy mo-
ment IN his prepotency to produce a
horse approximating himself In other
words under natures universal law.
that pervades both the vegetable ana
animal kingdoms. like produces like
ma, iust alike, but often better ana
semetImes worse. A Canadian student
of Darwin recently made the expert
mont Of crossing English ioN MOUNDS
Win Esouimaux dogs. AS these polar
sa,t.wolyes are much the longest bred
mnaer the theory Of heredity the OF,
snrlnp would more largely partake OF
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-03-24
Frost Flowers.

The phenomenon called frost flow
al society in Washington recently by
DR.. L. H. Dewey. The so-called flow
ers are composed of ice which forms
on frosty mornings in autumn and
early winter on certain plants. The
peculiar thing to be explained is that
frost flowers do not form on all plants,
but only on about &c species. as far as
yet known. Among these are FROST
weed. dittany. marsh fieabanes and
cultivated heliotrope. The phenom-
enon is apparently due to capillary
movement of water in the plant but
a wholly satisfactory explanation is
lacking.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-03-24
MIS- oRrilA SHEETS

srt 4 a5gs Whirb she says she 'nnai
h as erAA raus uvrFcoa,. IN @ulrh
b lassstrrd biz ih'sutlnn ~ commit
ag fairits. tsapar II some trouble
aH sslgAs8 On hts mind The VI.
Asgl nY TIE aase maa clumsy for
#1 Z Hafnaan u clyde sha was
nstszlssl administrator Of fnttis's e.
Il. nks4 HlTs shrsta taF Tuttiss
sms9 whlsh ass ip her possession
s4t tine 81 hi- asash Tbs stFl had
ace isai shg had given hsm $500 be.
r. ia tsiurtHFr but only st5 Vas
saai 10 hls pasketa Mrs end Miss
aea tiseIaias4 saY kaos 8e,lge Of
= sszfY
aafatga riuyurH ihr following a7v.
81 Afs shcr,a pts ssi 500 Ia bills
v 4 iHb Ia Hhgh sasne clothing
&c ifs hsd HH ghssh Tattle atsi Nsrp
l@as pastsa kr exp snstsoa being
n i ts# tl5'eH trom h5s noesei. ana
~ sssa Flftesi ~ IN the clothing
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-03-24

~. or,ha sheets. aged z2 years. Is
=. arrest at Green Spring, OHIO. on
.,srge Of having murdered, with
claude futile. 10 whom she
srgaged TO be married. and whom
sayitea 10 drink IA glass Of wine
y, hours before his death. and just
t., he had purchased a quantity OF
|A,lne Robbery Is the apparent
~ Tor the deed futile had re-
- $50 OF ire insurance money for
,.sgrant and bakery which had
se.tyoyed By tre. and had en-
- 4 10 the care Of the girl.
.sS.a,pg 10 start business again
= ADJOINING hamlet with the
- he called on Miss Sheets
-, starting. Just before lsas-
he house BE- asked her for a
=. n whisky. saying that be was
80 badly ard the young woman
I. ,sst she gave hln instead a glass
,lse containing Quinlne he iet'
!. Asss4 glth a companion. and bad
=, 10 mites nu their journey, when
~. wss taken dcaIhly sick aud was
80, taek to lhs husiss. where hs
- vi,hin al hoaF o. iea oa ms
4, ,,,,ouing the girls mother pro
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-03-24
SENTENCED TO DEATH.
nas rhe.s rFisna.s. Escaped from Ma
titss aaa wsts Esssasa >, Oregon.

Nf.f sa3 Hsfs EssgHrd ~ Oregon.
The Oregon has landed al Manila two
mea who relate story o, unusual
trials and sufierlns while on board the
IrdAnola The two men. Benjamin J.
GFern. o0aswalu. and George NJ. Pow
era. nrai.clSss apprentice. we're the sole
survivors o! that laekiess American
sahhaai- The lrakaosa. with a crew
q. tseive mta. was engaged in patrol.
ina ths rivers and creeks at the north
end u Manila bar toward nacolor.
Walie taking sounisnes near oran! che
Eog aground on a ssad bank The ma.
tires sent word of her plish; 10 the
truuns az 0ranl. ans before the erew
raaia float her "a tnsaFeent force ar.
rived and opened Gte on them. wound
iaE most Of the ctrw at the frsi Sollsy
Lieut. Weed ah9 vas in command
sas wounded in three places Ths
lieutenant ordered . Els lowered. but
Il was sidtisi white being let down
and Lieut.. Wood died while being lifted
Ia The feR anfvivnfa were easily over.
powered A few days later. when the
Oregon Was Sc approaching. the men
made a dash tof liberty. bat were re-
captured znA sentenced to death. The
execution vas 20 take place at day
light bat IN the Night they managed
to escape into the forest Hearing pnr.
taara. Green and Powers climbed into
4 tree ami hid III the dense foliage
What became o. the other three is not
known Next morning the Filipinos
aers gone and the men came down
AFTER travelling two days without food
fhey reached ihe coast and we're taken
on board the Oregon.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-03-24
HER EYELiDs SAVED urp


Mrs. Christina Hlrtb narro
sap'a burial alive al East ST I,onts
III the other day. She had haan a.,
'hfee months and apparently exniraa
al 'hs county hospital The doc,or
saihe ana fen her pulse and applied
e,her tests and pronounced her deaa
ihe county undertaken was ealled ana
,he supposed corpse was taken 10 mo
Asaa room, the body was laid out ON
cooling board, then washed ana MAR
uaily bleaehed. Cloths saturated win
preaching fluid We're placed over Inc
face aud body. The shroud and clo,h-
ing IN which she was To be buried wer.
prepared, While busy with his nre.
pafaiohS TO Inject the embaiming fluid
we undertaken was startled by noise
proceeding from the direction of me
corpse He glanced hastily. but there
was no motion in the white-sheeted
figure.
when he came 10 remove the sheet
from The face. however. he noticed that
one OF the weights had fallen off. In
replacing II he thought that he detect.
ga . slight culver OF the eyeiids, but.
siifihaIlng /, to his Imagination. went
SCOUT preparing his instruments for
me Injection Of the embaiming nuid.
again the noise ana the fallen weight.
Tbs time the culver In the eyelld wa.
more pronounced There was no hear,
motion OF breathing that he could de.
tses. and be was about TO inject the
Hhla when again he noticed the culver
ana then. 10 be thoroughly satisfied he
applied the most powerful test Of life
Anown 10 the ander,aksrs. There was
an unmisiakable, though faint indica-
Zion Of li;e Ia response Assistance
was Summoned the partially embalmee
woman removed 60 bed aud festora.
lives sers applied bY the doctors. sh.
VAS able. after several hours. to speai
10 a ~hisper ant moye her muscles
bA' the weakness caused hy her Illness
sud The terrible ordeal ,hroassh whici
she had passed tod heavily upon her
and she could make np statement AS 4
heg experiences while IN a trance. Tn
doctors are doubtful IS 10 her ulti
maIF recovery. though they sag tina
she may isks a turn Tor The better.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-03-24

the characteristics of the more savage
Esquimaux product than the more do
Gle, domestieated English hound. The
experiment. according to this Cana
dian, has fully demonstrated that the
product even In the sixth generation
retains the qualities and characters
ties OF the polar product, One of thes.
dog products, three generations re-
moved from the original polar tree,
was sent to the West Indies and quar-
tered In stable where there was nc
chance for night chills. But this dog
continued to howl at sunset after the
style Of his grand parents, and In the
morning would shake himself like a
Labrador fox trying TO knock the snow
out OF his shaggy fur. And IL would
not be unbecoming to mention here
that those hereditary forces and in
stincts that peryade the canine kind
are just as potent in the horse kind
and are just as forcefully illustrated
In our human kind. Don't waste your
time and precious money in fighting
this theory.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-03-24

wuliam A. lfousell. the county de-
...,ra ~ New Brunswick, n, b. 5
nar,iv naraiyzed as result of Q sneez'
,. sa,u ue gave one especially vio'
lsnt snecze and immediately iet =
charm main in his back. He founu
,.S,ta,, later he could hardly move
81 ms aimee hcen troubled with par
,',.,ts The physicians say that IN
@peezipg nc doubtless strained .n1
sn,nal cord. and that the paralysis VIII
pass away.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-03-24

Planting Snaue trees IN phihuotnhs
A bulletin of the Oklahoma Expert
ment Station says: Those who failed
to set out shade trees during the faR
should prepare now to do so in the
spring. AT the Oklahoma Experiment
Station, in one experiment on hard
soil. the following method resulted
successfully; Holes three feet In d.
ameter and three feet deep were dug in
the early winter and allowed to remain
omen so that the soil could weather and
become porous. In February, thres
forkfuls of well-rotted manure were
nut in the bottom of the holes and on
ton of this two shovelfuls of leached
ashes. This was then covered with
surface soil and the holes filled up to
within about a foot of the top. This
was then allowed to settle and become
firm before the trees were set. The
trees were set out in March and the
soil within three feet of the trees was
hoed after every rain during the sum-
mer. Naples and locusts were planted
and they made vigorous and rapid
growth, While this method is per-
haps too expensive to be used for ex-
>ensive paintings, it is recommended
ror use in towns and about the house
and lawn. Whatever method of plant
inc is followed. little success will fol-
low Unless the soil is thoroughly cul-
tiyated and the surface kept free from
grass and weeds.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-03-24

eyour son has a remarkable :, ear y, lo !,
- :. sail tho professor "Ahla said
~ delighted mother. Yes nu.
s sss IN Whistler he win play the
niano and be great sonies OF SUI
ni III ,earn 10 whistle md be great
nnlsnnee. ~ washington star
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-03-24

"eHFTr h ~ issr....t. rr.Fs.
y ~ Sensations Nas c4aac,l al si0lx
!. " Iowa, when two wutasn nota
WANG !, to lie the widows IT pr uus.
s. = Aahe. Who died a Few d4ys ago.
r., 49, before Cily I;le,k sta4sr ana
!, - the Indy gug IN tae x1sa. i
~, ~ san Francisco ana the other at
H., wy Finally however. the
!. - Ci'y Woman confessed 10
h w clerk that tgr WIS no.
!, @sial wife At mat enc WA
Indignant b1t when shown
a. klam from tho San Francisco
H., she demanding the bsdy enc
n.y. ~ aowh. She refused "a rive bar
| !. ~. out admits running away win
i'a'hs ago i"u''s'e several
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-03-24

ghaf.cs II. Sugar. who for many
years has been a cripple from muscular
rheumatism aud had 10 be wheeled
about Nashua. n H.. In tricycle.
walked down Main street one day last
week. a we'll man. Clutches and trl-
eycie are thrown aside. and scores OF
rltissns who have been in the habit oil
hsst,wius a smile aud greeting upon
The cripple passed him without Feeog-
milton. his more intimate friends
ftopned him and inquired how the
wat.deffnl change had come about MT
sasRr said that he was cured through
tho Influence Of Christian science lie
saws that nine years ago. while hVins
IA BOSTON. he was attacked with mus
cular rheumatism. He was lett IN an
almost helpless condition. ana ms
nbyaieiaps declared that his aillicuoh
y.as tncurable. Five years ago he ar
lived IN Nashua. lie says that he mas
hssn treated By q woman Christian
sclentist from Lowell. and that as
,eeult of this treatment he has peen
cured 10 attends the Christian sci
snee meetings. and will join ehurcn
II one Is organized in Nashua whien
is expected.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-03-24
itsHlBLE nounlg TRAGEDY,
'~ass Ms at. sstsai aai rseA
t,mtssits sntr 10

- - = IS = , 48H res
tr"ssait, 'Btr 10
s9aale ttasfly ls,ss place Ia ihe
N'als one ot tbe igrec.ata 81 gss
~ National hauk o. C1samans tt4.
Sstg morning. w3rn Capt ]. "
aRpaT. The banks cashier raatd sFi
F. Payiak teller and euua4antia
|esa 7 7 shu,se apd d Il shot a.tu-
" "a tie hea4 Cap; N4ru4Y w4
aafsFtly ihsabp goH had "a mat5s
I sAs sfime ahat7e baiug Quo o. i )
@ iTiends tar efhefs q hd ha4
'Fa aaaalahet II Intervals far som
we aud he Has IN fst'lnv heath
= aasihot ihas his lrleais were de-.
~. him Capt Waiaay called
sasb ihie the room IaepA taa door.
= Immediately shot the n3n in the
w. then. putting me amONing fe.
~ 10 his oeu ncga tied tw.se.
a"'las asay half Of his Ease