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Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-09-29

'"S 'ouVs sovVs JWos oes"s~ o'~~'.'
sold my wheat In Blackfoot ~ Clio.
All that am offered now IL s. cents,
and they tell mo these arc Mckinley
prosperous times for tho ranchcr. Do
You reckon l believe its My family does
not consider mo : subject for the asy'
lnn yet awhile"
Miss McDougall entertained last Sat-
urday evening In honor OF her friend
Miss Owens, Of MAlad. Invitations were
extended 70 30 ladies and gentlemen
The hostess prepared = varied program
and all were given . most delightful
and enjoyable evening. Tho winners
OF prlxes were Miss Hill Of Idaho Falls
and Mr.. O'NeAl. Elegant rcireshment'
were served II the Hlackfoot House.
The Epworth League recently organ
ICED At the M. +. Church had . splen
did attendance 1t IT, first meeting Sun
day evening. Following the leaRu
service the presiding elder delivers
sgood address, taking for his sub1ec
lhe Epworth League, Its organization
purpose and work. Tho young pcopl
are anxtously seeking useful knowledg
ana those who can should aid them
every way possible.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-09-29
A Puzzle, VIE Can Explain u.

A E,lsckfoot grocer yesterday sold ~
apples At the rate Of ; for cent ana
realized 10 cents. Later he sold 30 moro
NJ the rate OF 2 for ! cent aud realized
IA c.nts: 25 cents for the two sales.
Afterwards he sold 20 At the rate OF 0
for 2 cents aud realized "a cents. Now,
how can you account for the cent lost
In tho trades,
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-09-29

The fusion ticket 10 KootenAi county
is sure OF winning by 300 majority.
Adyices from Indiana lead To the be-
lief that the Republicans have almost
given up the state To Bryan.
Georgia will hold state election
next Wednesday. Place your ear at
the phone and listen for the big Demo-
cratic majority.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-09-29

The busiest and mightiest little thing
that ever was made is DIR. Kings New
Life Pills. Every pill is a sugar-coated
globule OF health, that changes weak
ness into strength, listlessness into en-
ergy. brain-fag into mental power.
They're wonderful in building up the
health. Only 25c. per box. Sold by
Hull & Woodruff.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-09-29

The soothing and healing properties
OF ChamberlAin's Cough Remedy, its
pleasant taste aud prompt and perman-
ent cures, have made 1t great favorite
with the people everywhere. For sale
by Hull & Woodruff. druggists.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-09-29
pinias Table Fer Sale.

A eccond- hand extension dining table
for sale at bargain. Apply at NEWS
office.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-02-27
DEMANDING aER RIGHTS.
nut She Forgot 10 Rins up the Main
once and cot NO sat-
isfaction.

When a gentle-faced. mild-eyed and
sweet-voiced woman gets angry the
surprise of those familiar with her IS
as great as that accredited TO the saw
age hound when attacked by a hare.
One of the most charming of this
class OF women. who was entertain
ing number Of friends from out OF
the city. went 10 the telephone, put
the receiver to her ear and in low,
melodicus tones called for number.
She waited patiently and called again.
AT the third request her voice showed
a slight elevation and correspond
ing approach to sharpness. Then be-
gan the real entertainment.
"See herel If you don't care to take
the time or don't know enough 10
get me that number, kindly explain
what we are renting this telephone
for. It's nuisance and an imposi-
tion, that's what it is. If the lines
busy, say so. l have right to know
whether there is any use of my stand
ing here waiting. I'm not in the
hello business as you are. Are you
deaf and dumb, or both? Give ME
thousand. I've stood this neglect as
long as I'm going to. Hurry up, now
If the company is paying salaries for
impudence, inattention and incom-
potency, l want to know it. l never
saw anything like it," and there was
an edge on her voice that fairly sawed
the air.
The husband and the company were
holding their sides, suppressing the
noise of laughter with handkerchiefs
at their mouths and signaling each
other to keep quiet.
Mamma" said the little daughter,
who had just grasped the situation,
"you forgot to ring up the main Of
fee. You're talldn' to the empty
wires"
Mamma blushed, Joined in the laugh
and admitted that she was glad that
her temper had caused nothing but
pleasure.-Detroit Free Press.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-02-27
BAILooN1NG FOR ASTHMA
So said Henry Csxweli, Who Made
the Highest Ascent and IL
Just Dead.

Henry Coxwell, whose death Is an
nounced, made the highest balloon as
cent on record. Henry Glaisher accom-
panied him. This was in the early COS.
They reached an altitude of seven
miles, where the atmosphere was so
rarefied that Mr.. Glaisher tainted and
Mr.. Coxwell's hand became so stiff
that he was forced to open the valves
with his teeth.
Mr.. Coxwell had thorough belief in
balloons as adjuncts TO military opera
tions, and for 30 years advocated their
use in this way. At the Crystal palace
long ago be gave an exhibition of their
signaling capabilities by day and night.
In 1868 be sufficiently stirred the mill
tary authorities to permit him TO give
experiments at Aldershot and at Wool
wich arsenal with captive balloons.
After time balloon corps was formed,
but it was permitted to buy its expert
ence by many failures, which, as Mr..
Coxwell said. might have been aTerted
if professional instruction had been
engaged.
To the question: ''Will ballooning
ever become a fashionable pastime ?"
once put TO him, Mr.. Coxwell replied
that he thought not. "Ballooning," he
added, 'is remarkably popular to-day
to a certain extent, as it is now more
used for acrobatic purposes and fancy
acts. But balloon is costly affair.
When 1 was young man they used to
be made of expensive silk, and a good
balloon would cost 6 500; now you can
make them of muslin at cost of from
e15O to e2OO. No, l don't think it will
ever become fashionable" Mr.. Coxwell
experienced the fact that ballooning is
of great benefit TO people who suffer
from asthma. "You see" "he said, "you
get into such pure air, and know al
ways feel better after an ascent."-N.
Y. Journal.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-02-27
CIV RepnbIIcan cIub.

The republicans Of Vinita met and
organized city club for the cam
paign just now opening for the elect
ion OF city officers at the April elect
ion. w. S. Stanfield was chosen pres
ident and DR.. Winner, secretary. For
the purpose of organization, the city
was divided into four wards, No. l
being the northeast portion OF town
as divided by the railroad tracks, and
No. 2 the northwest, No. 3 the south-
west, and No. the southeast. Com
mittees for each ward were appointed
as follows. Ward No. /, VIM. Tygar,
J.S. Oborn and T. III. Findley; No. 2,
Adam Pfankuche, b. +. Anderson and
Louis Muldrow; No. 3, Bob Allen, A.
+. Chamberliu and NJ. O. Gabbert; No.
A, Homer Trott, BosS Bluejackett and
Charley Lynch. The next meeting
will be held Friday night in the .. 5.
court room.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-02-27

The trial Of VIM. Eden, of Fairiand,
charged with assault with intent to
kill, is in progress before Commission
er DonCarlos this afternoon. Eden is
the man who refused to be quaran-
tined, OF TO submit to vaccination by
the Cherokee board Of health few
weeks ago, when smallpox was discoy-
cred ia Fairland. DR.. Fortner and
Indian policeman Bud Kell went to
Fairlaad TO establish and enforce
qusra6tine and prevent the spread OF
y66e disease. Eden drew Winches-
ter and stood the doctor and the officer
of, using abusive and profane lao
Ruage in great pr0fusion.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-02-27
LEFT IN SLEEPING CARS.
Many Articles Overlooked by Hastily
Departing Passengers Are Found
and Returned.

The sleeping car is one OF the con-
yeniences of modern life. 1t permits
commercial travellers and others who
have to go from city to city TO do their
business by day and their travelling by
night. Thus no time is lost; and TO save
time seems TO be the great American
idea.
But the sleeping car has some disad-
vantages, besides being for most people
very uncomfortable 1t is great place
in which to lose things. When the
porter rouses the occupant Of berth
who wants to get out at way station
in the early morning, the passenger, in
his hurry and sleepiness, often leaves
some article behind him. This is so
common that the railroads have adopt
ed a system for the collection and re-
turn Of such property. The porteFs. the
conductors and the shippers and the
cleaners each in turn search the cars,
and any articles tucked away in the
bertbs. under seats or carpets. or be-
hind steam pipes, are taken to thenear-
est terminal station. If not called for
promptly they are forwarded to head
quarters.
Near the Grand Central station in
New York is lost article bureau, into
which things come from all points
from Seattle to Bangor. The list Of ar
ticles on hand awaiting owners usually
includes purses, jewelry, railroad tick
cts, wearing apparel and sleeping
gowns. Sets Of false teeth are said to
be quite commonly left in the cars,
while on one occasion the porter found
a wooden leg. An excited nursemaid
once left a baby behind in the sleeper;
the little fellow was well taken care Of
by the trainmen until restored TO his
parents
Many things lost in the cars can never
be found. Sometimes an absent-mino-
ed man will wear of the wrong over
coat, but viii be so well satisfied with
the exchange that be win say nothing
about Il, while the other man may be
clamoring loudly, but IN vain, for his
own coat.-Ycuth's Companion
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-02-27
BEAT THE GOVERNMENT.
Happiness for Farmer who Met a
TrnnscontinentnI Arc Sur
veying Party.

'Of course you have heard of the
Transcontinental Arc which this gov
ernment has been establishing from
ocean to ocean ?" said one Of the men
who has been engaged in the work for
several years. "You can't understand
the work unless you have had an extra
mathematical course in college, and
then you are apt to find problems you
never dreamt OF. We had some funny
experiences, nevertheless. The law
gare us right of way in establishing
our lines. That is. we had the privilege
Of going over anybody's land.
"On one occasion it became neces-
sary to cross a very high point of
ground which was studded with trees.
At first we thought Of building an ele-
waited platform from which we could
get our distances, but we discovered
that would take too much time. We
concluded it would be easier to blaze
our way through the forest with axes.
AS we were preparing to do this the
owrer of the property came up and
asked our business. ] explained to him,
as we'll as you can explain the business
to layman, but don't think he ever
understood what we were driving at.
Anyway, he notified us that if we
skinned even the bark from one Of his
trees he would make the government
think the Philippine islands affair was
a picnic compared with what he would
do, Efforts to persuade only made him
the more obdurate.
1--WE had to go through the forest.
There was no way round it. We then
offered to buy the trees, but he would
not have that. He said the land with
out the trees would have novalue. Then
we told him we would buy as much OF
the land as was necessary, an acre on
the summit. After he had thought
over our proposition to buy he con-
sented. When asked how much he
wanted he replied IS. We would have
paid him IS a tree if he had asked it.
We closed the bargain quickly, for we
were afraid he would change his mind.
"After the deal was made and the
money paid, asked him if he didn't
think he had made quite sacrifice in
selling the acre for SIS. He replied that
he was satisfied, and added by way OF
explanation: I bought it few years
ago for so cents; reckon | amt lost
much And of course there was no oc-
casion for pursuing the subject. | sup
pose he thought he had beat the gov
ernment and that made him happy. -
n Y. Sun.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-02-27
William H. Sheahan Dead.

VIM. II. Sheehan died at bis home
in this city this morning at half past
ten o'clock, after lingering illness OF
many months. Last year deceased
spent few months at Galveston,
Texas, in the hope Of being benefited
and again a few weeks ago he went to
Nevada, Mo-, to undergo the Weltmer
magnetic treatment, and not many
days ago returned home In a very fee
bic condition, and has been gradually
failing till this morning when he
passed away. Deceased was 80 years
old, and had spent nearly his entire
life in Vinita, the home of his parents
and his brothers and sister, Mayor J.
r. Sheehan being his younger brother.
Perhaps no man in town had more
friends than w. n Sheehan, and dur
ing his long protracted, and apparent
ly hopeless sickness, many were the
solicitous enquiries of friends as to his
condition. The funeral services will
be conducted at the Catholic church
by Father Versayal tomorrow after
noon at O'clock.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-02-27
TAcTLESs SOCIETY PEOPLE.
Topics That should BE Forbidden Are
often PersIstently Dwelt
Upon.

It Is well-known circumstance that
the fact Of knowing that there is some
subject that must be avoided causes
the conversation by some fatality TO
turn into that particular direction At
a recent luncheon the hostess wore for
the first fine a set of new teeth, and,
Of course. dental appendages came up
every now and again as a topic Of con-
versation.
~Ieeth." declared . young mother,
who was an too occapied with her own
nursery diffcclties to notice the con-
nection, care trouble from thenursery
to the grave" A skating accident was
mentioned where a pretty young de-
butante broke a front tooth. and the
adFisabiiity of,rspiacing Il with false
one was discussed. Anew dentist who
had effected wonderful Improvements
in The Shape Of the Jaw was spoken Of.
In short. TIE topic cropped up again
and again. and there seemed no way Of
suppressing 81.
10 very fat person ii Is almost IN
rossible 10 avoid talking Of individuals
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-02-27

W. T. Beatty is getting ready to
move the building occupied BY Brooks
music store, and new building SINH
lar to the one now nearing completion
south ofitt that is to be occupied BY
Robert O'Shea. win be erected. The
improvements ~ that quarter OF
town aha greatly 10 the appeaianee
OF the business portion Of the city.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-02-27
To knIfhts oI PythIas.

E4efy aembef q PhlalphiAn Lodge,
Ne n. IS urgently requested % be
present az the regular meeting to
night Very urgent matters are 70 be
attended to W. DAr,c.o.
Rel Cross hall ifiue delights the
slaundress, Largs.pAckage only 5 Ct
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-02-27

similarly afflicted. To thin man -
woman. living skeletons seem the In
evitable trend Of conversation, and so
on. Chief among social sins is to say
that which ought not to be said and
leave unsaid that which ought 10 have
been said. and we rarely leave an i'm
portaut function without deploring
mistakes or regretting lost opportuni-
ties.-N. Y. Tribune.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-02-27
Mafriare and Divorce.

Marriage ucepse were issued yester-
day to Z. i. Welch and Miss Jessie
Sanders, OF Edna. Kan, and Robert
r. Higgins and Lulu May Payne, Of
BfIstow. Divorce was granted james
G. Rbea and Mary G. Rhea
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-02-27

A lawyer can afford 10 dress well II
be has plenty Of laF suits On hand
Chicago Daily News
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-08-18

national characteristics. They are all
stamped with the approval Of the
American government and have their
correctness attested by one OF its de-
partments. Their preparation has
been the careful work of the geological
survey. These diagrams will appeal
fforcibly to the Frenchmen because the
facts they are intended to make clear
have been illustrated by a comparison
with that piece of architecture of
which French people are SO proud
the Eiffel tower. The annual produc-
ton Of. our various mines are massed
together in their respective groups and
the roportions of each group are ar
ranged on a scale which can be COM
pared with the measurements of the
tower. Prominent among those thus
considered are coal, iron, gold, silver
copper and petroleum. 5s5 x7s5..sss4
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-08-18

~ One OF the ways which the Paris ex-
position will bring the United States
prominently to the attention Of the
civilized world and emphasize its
greatness above all other countries
will be by making conspicuous its
natural resources from the standpoint
Of mining. Among the exhibits in
the American department Of the expo
sition, occupying place OF import:
ance, is series Of charts prepared for
the express purpose Of illustrating the
inexhaustible richness Of this country
ia mineral deposits and the stage of
development at which each of these
has now: arrived. These charts can
not be scorned as specimens Of Amer
lean boastfulness or as evidence of
the H tendency toward exaggeration,
which is popularity regarded on the
other side OF the Atlantic as one Of our
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-08-18

An Englishman who was recently
showing to friend from this country
the historical sights Of London, stroll
ed with him through L Green Park.
Charles I. is said to have walked
down this path from st. James Palace
on the morning of his execution" he
said. Here is the door by which he
entered Whitehall, and here is the
place where the scaffold stood. Why
do you look SO perplexed?" ut is SO
SMALL" said the American II can
hardly understand that a j. kingdom
changed into a republic IN a space no
bigger than a corn-f field on my farm
lat #hnme St James1 Palace, too, where
the queens receptions are held, are
not so large or so fine as the resi-:
dences Of many a rich Ameri lean. 1t
is natural for us all to imagine that
great historical events have magnifi-
cent settings, and that the leaders of
the world were larger and more i'm
posing in bodily presence than other
men,. Almost every tourist is disap-
pointed to find that the rooms in Yer
sailles, in which Marie Antoinette
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-08-18
Gen Otis 0nEthe Filipino
Says THEY Are an Intelligent Rlfee.

movement as the only solution of the
Philippine problem, and was conffl dent
that the spread OF America IDEAS,
through the r pino schools would il
the end make good citizens Of the
Filipinos. Gen. Otis was positively Ct
the opinion that the American forces;
in the Philip ines at present were suf-
ficient for all needs. @ 4"Ss5 i I
!; Of course, he said, Gen. Mac Arthur's
present army could not furnish a
guard to protect every Fi filipino house,
hold from the Ladrones; to- do that
would require d force Of no less than
100000 troops, and even then the task
would occupy many years. AS a mat.
ter of fact, he said, Spain had spent
several centuries in the effort to stamp
out the sLadrones in the Philippine
group, and there was reason to believe
that these brigands are scarcely more
numerous now than they were during
the Spanish occupation, when the Isl
lands were nominally at peace with
Spain. Gen. Otis was confident, how
ever, that conditions would steadily
improve, and that little by little these
robber bands would be driven away.
Meanwhile he admitted that it was
often dangerous for gFilipinos Of the
better class, whose interests naturally
| lay in American sovereignty, to admit
their preferences, for they were sub
jeot in that case to assassination; to
/ the loss Of property and to- persecu-
ton, instigated by various elements
| in the population to whom American
occupation was obnoxious. 4. >S ~, i.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-08-18
}SSasMls0E@alN| EH0sNDSNasR
(Ae5z9sg ~ Ak
The Young Mans Chances
EgSNazzzsSE 7gSNa#zg5g}a!
%sQAQl@}@s&g8SggsD }@sses}R&

boy should provide brains as we'll as
birth. There was never a time when
the man or woman who can do things
better than any one else was more GER
tain of recognition. Life is not a hop,
skip and jump affair and our young
man must know this thoroughly. That
is why he better see that he is born
poor. One thing more; he must be
always preparing himself for better
things He who accepts his situation
with grumbling and assumes hopeless
ness is done for from the first On the
whole, we think the boy better consent
to be born now and determine to enter
on life with courage and am bition. II
Z life is more strenuous, the world is
wider and pays better. But a chump!
He is no good at any period and Of less
account now than ever. Just set out
to be somebody and keep at it without
ceasing. s5sG ,.4.S Il TIN 5..y ~ +. +
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-08-18
J.. Wholesome DidnudOnment.

spent her splendid, miserable years
are little closets, and that the house in
which Carlyle penned his great pro-
phetic messages to mankind is a cheap
little tenement in a squalid neighbour
hood. One Of Mr.. Lincoln's favorite
anecdotes was of an old farmers wife,
who, with other women, during the
Civil War, was busy knitting socks
for the men in the field. But, moth
err cried some one, ''the foot of your
sock is twenty inches long! No man
could ever wear that" The old wo-
man smiled serenely. 1T isn't for a
man, she said tits for one OF the
soldiers fighting for his country!' It
5is only d nexperience that v imagines
that the warrior must have the proper
tions Of Goliah. When we grow wiser
We. learn that the soul of the hero is
as often found in the small, common
place life and Insignificant body. We
learn, too, with reverence, that our
own place cannot be so petty or our
tasks so humble that the King OF
kings will refuse to enter them and
dwell with us as in a temple. Y ouths'
Companion. = r.. .S e - . .$ss.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-08-18
! This swearing?s

:a$s{3 Was This Swearing !?
In clerical circles q good story Is. be-
ing told of the arch bishop of Canter-
bury, whose impatienee OF bores and ld
gift Of sarcastic epigram have some 30
times caused friends as well as oppo-
nents to vince. One OF the clergy OF
his diocese who had pestered him q
good deal recently wrote an inordi-
Snately long letter, describing q picture
which he proposed to put up n the
chancel of the church b, and asking per
mission to do SO. the time his
grace reached the end of the epistle
his patience was exhausted, and he
replied on q lpostcard Dear Blank:
Hang the pictur q !!'' The Clergyman is
still Wond ering how he ought to re-
gard the reply sSs}s u
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-08-18
Social longitude

Us One Of Miss M airy 3. Wilkins de-
lightful heroines remarks, in speaking
of certain Would-be leaders OF social
reform in her village: don t know
that I think they are SO much above
us as too farsto one: side. Sometimes
tits longitude and sometimes 1T is lat
itude that separates people. s 4 s5's This
isSStrue, Z says Gov. Roosevelt IS the
June Century and the phil sophy ST
teaches applies quite as much to those
who would reform the politics OF "a
large city. O, for that liter, of the g
whole country as to those who would
reform the society of a ham1et. ~ s5