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Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-07-28
SERUM TREATMENT FOR DISEASES


The discovery OF the serum treat
ment of disease was the outcome OF at
tempts 10 solve the mystery OF lrnmu-
nifty, or the well-known fact that one
attack OF an infectious disease. such
as scarlet fever or measles almost al
ways renders a person secure against
any subsequent exposure.
Az so often happens. In the pursuit
OF knowledge. the object sought was
not found-for the true cause OF i'm.
munity Is yet to be discovered: but
something OF more practical value was
lighted upon, namely, a means By
which this Immunity can bc artificial.
~ produced. IL was found that during
the course of the di1case the patients
blood undergoes some change. or nc.
CURES some new property. by virtue of
which the liability to take that disease
Is destroyed Then IT was discovered
that little Of the blood OF a person
VINO has In this way become immune
injected into the veins Of another per.
son who has not yet had the disease
VIII render him immune also. AS II is
manifestly impossible to use human
blood for the purpose named. recouree
has been had to animals. Injections
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-07-28

Of the virus are made repeatedly 4
q horse. until his blood has aesu.s
nigh degree of immunizing ~
Then be IL BLEED. aud the red aHd 4
eorpsucles are removed: for the q
tive properties reside In the ftuid
OF tho blood, that Is to say. The m
This IL put 90 In sealed Tasks. -
ready for use. The serum mezs b
il the well-known dinhtheria
toxin, although tetanus anti.,osis
other serums are alao employed Z
sionally Physicians are by no r.
agreed as to the value of the r.
Treatment Of disease. many elstn
that diphtheFis anti-toxin. for ssaS
mas no curative properties what's
others, again. are equally emphsh
their contention that diphtheria
much less serious disease since IL
rum treatment 81 It has como into
efal use. and they go 80 Far as y
lieve that the time will come q,
through this serum treatment.
tours saying will be realized, thA
IS In tho power Of man to mals
parasitic Tor infectiousl diseased g
pear from the world. 49, outh's Q
panion.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-07-28
Origin Of the
wy ~ w rrrssats lhtcru

intercourse villa civilization a =
north and east. sahara and N.
terranean shot II on from ns..
The Arabs taa'iy closed ARABIA !. q
Barred ilp.p the world and 49,.
upon itse.f : stock inbred 70, ~
sands o. e Its warriors COM
I'D the thal sinal peoples they i's..
whose types stiil persist In the m
miles apt lshmen. migrating fru- y
base Df 80 Abyssinian mountai,. =
the twg sfsai streams. one Of vls.]
reaches . the Cape. These .@,..~.
popal the entire continent -
desr f,nts all have weliy hal, ,.1|
tibet Azure, color of skin and -.
arit.as Of feature diner "a their -.
"a lDes biended more or less IN
an bfimitlve stocks they oyesr.,,,1
Ai. however. retain points Of pAv.
rgmy which show their EtAIo,l.l
%,n. This IL Sir Henry's thoo,
q raeans. In word. that. whssesa ~
ate man OF our modern age d ~
suit OF 1000 years OF Aryan MIN
son and Improvement by adnlxts~l
Nth all stocks In Asia aud Ia Ear,u
aided by natural selection. ,As 49,
OF Africa Ia the result OF 900 re-
OF Tnranian segregation and lnhsu,k|
nag. He IL type of the father II ~
whits man before the daya Of hirars
before the Aryan race rose 10 ,hfuS|
out the earlier black man from Al
From Egypt the Turnaian iook -
Ahyssinla. and thence iato The IA
terror OF Africa. an enligh,sssu|
and eultur. which would aceoass n
all remains Of prehiSioyic rsinIux II
YET found there.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-07-28

Henry NJ. stanley in the North Am
eriean Review presents a new theory
us to the origin OF the negro race
which is interesting In its conclusion.
This is. broadly. that race suffers
from segregation equally with q ma
ton or family; specifically, that the
modern negroid type which we group
generally as Ethiopian--the type rep
resented by the present day native
peoples OF Africa-is remnant OF the
direct progenitors Of the white man.
cursed by seventy centuries Of segrs-
Cation and inbreeding.
Before history was born the early
Asiatlcs were known az Turanians.
They were black-skinned. and their
hair was rather coarse and woody"
than me and straight. This stock PEG
pied India and Egypt from four 10 ave
thousand years before Christ. when
II came into Egypt II found there the
earlier primitive African and the two
stocks mingled making the iouhda-
ton OF what became the Egyptian
race. Meantime there split OF from
the TuranIan people ,probabsy IN The
Indian penlnsnla), a new lighter rsfs
called Arya t''noble raee"D.. This ptg3
tlplled and expanded. overrunninF u
dia and driving the older Tnranls
west and south. The shock ~ ave
descent OF the Arysns upon Es st
drove many o, the Turanians II 70
into the African interior. whsre ~
found Ethiopia tAhyssinlal aad hs-
came strong and Intelligent n flou.
The new Aryan graf upon thu 4 Of
Egypt proved exclusive rs aired
with the Ethiopian stock. and I. bid Il
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-07-28

Charles Frohman and Paul Potter
were the heroes OF fantastic adyen-
ture. Both were roaming aimlessly
through Paris. When they reached
the Bastile square they concluded to
ascend the Bastile column On reach
ing the platform they found only a
few visitors, who soon descended, the
playwright and manager being left
alone Not knowing that !. column
closed at sundown. Messrs. Frohman
and Potter smoked their cigars leis-
urely, watching the dusk grow and the
myriad OF lights spring up on all sides.
The delightful quiet of the moment
both enjoyed. Finally at $3.50 p. m.
MIR. Frohman. who was hungry, moved
to adjourn, and the two men CROPPED
down the painfully narrow staircase,
which was now absolutely dark. At
the bottom they found themselves
locked in. They pounded long against
the massive door. but the heavy traf-
fic in the stone haved square rensered
1t impossible for anybody to hear the
captives. Then they climbed up again,
hoping to attract attention by yelling
from the platform, but the street din
prevented. Several up-and-down trips
were made without success at either
end. Toward midnight, when the cap
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-07-28
The Soldier Astronomer

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80 1 - a. eoae VI nse snou
na,iu , u''ii-.le nc hau pioeureu the iars
'e'0ope ~ He "oiIu "a. tue SAINT
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I,.sa5 paD o9S 49, - enc
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uovn - ,no.harnnsaa; , oi' a p ",l.','.
~ M1,aha,, $3.50 si .r,.t n,ea ~ a'. .ss
truth ~ .A,eh fore;an saraasm No.. ~
,ninirs that csnoinna,i sba,,,a 49,
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-07-28

was expensive, and he opened a sand
pit OF his own. Contractors demanded
large sums, and he bought horses, and
himself helped to fiji the sand carts
Then, water being scarce. he threw a
dam across a ravine, which the rains
filled for him. All this time he taught
mathematics for five hours a day in the
Cincinnati university. The corner
stone OF this historic observatory was
laid by John Quincy Adams Seventy
six years old and in feeble health, he
made the arduous journey from Wash
ington, and delivered a classic Grafton
OF two hours to the enthusiastic crowds
who climbed Mt. Adams in drench-
ing rain to hear him. Professor Nit
chell's patriotism was not scholarly
alone. When the Civil War broke ont
ne led an army corps into the South.
won great fame as general, and was
fatally stricken in the swanps with
yellow fever. Thus died "Old Stars ;"
as his soldiers affeetionately and an
propriately called him a man undis-
mayed by any danger or difficulty. and
nobly devoted to high aims. He was
the first of the now long roll of Ameri-
can astronomers TO win distinction
abroad. The original observatory on
Mt. Adams, which he built so largely
with his own hands, has Just been de-
polished as unsafe; but the newer
building, which bears his name. keeps
guard on neighboring hilltop, and IL
loyalty supported by the city the fair
name OF which he made famous in
European courts and universities q
lifetime ago. Youths Companion.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-07-28
wichita, Kan, Letter.)

Miss Mile Daniels. a pretty school
miss OF Wilson district, Nemaha coun-
u, in the western part OF Kansas, has
adopted unique scheme to make her
scholars attend school. and at the
closing exercises held Monday the
board of directors unanimously de-
eided she should have the school for
another two years as a reward for her
earnest efforts. Whenever student
attends school one whole week with
ou: being tardy or absent she kisses
that student, whether male or female.
II the student is tardy only once or
absent once she allows that student to
kiss her All students who disobey
this standard are ruled out of the kiss
ing match
The kisses are given and taken
every Friday afternoon. Needless to
say the young men do not play
"hooky" on that day. There are sixty
five pupils at the Wilson district
school. Four years ago Miss Daniels
went there from Illinois. She was a
good teacher, but the students, most
ly boys. were hopeless victims Of the
"hooky" habit Try as she would the
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-07-28
WOMEN FIGHT
At An Election and Jurors at Trial
Come to Blows.

At an Election and Jurors at Trial
Come to blows.
Boise Qdaho) Cor Chicago Inter
Ocean: A story of very unusual pro-
ceeding comes from Weiser. A good
deal of feeling mad been worked up
over local election. in which the
women, who can vote in this state.
took deep interest On election day
the women we're thick about the polls.
and two of them, Mrs. Martinson and
Miss Harris. INDUCED in q heated dis
cussion over the merits of their re-
spective candidates The argument
was brought to a close by Mrs. Martin
son saying: If I was running for Of
flee and found a withered-up. china
faced bag like you was working for
me, l would not vote for myself" The
words had scarcely left her lips
when Miss Harris reached over and
clawed the veil and lot OF skin from
Mrs. Martinson's face. Mrs. Martinson
responded by giving her antagonist a
resounding slap in the face. The wom-
en- then clinched, and such hair-pull-
ing and scratching was never witnessed
in that unusually quiet village. 1t was
all over in a few seconds. The COM
batants were separated and led of,
their faces zig-zagged with scratches.
Each woman had the other arrested.
and Mrs. Martinson's trial came on
first A woman jury heard the testi-
mony, and retired to deliberate Be
fore great while the bailiff heard
screaming inside the jury room. Fore
ing the door he witnessed free-for all
mix-up among the jurors, who, it de-
veloped, were strong friends of the
woman under arrest. The officer quiet
ed the jurors after a great deal of
trouble, and they filed into court a
sorry-looking aggregation, reporting a
disagreement. The bailiff picked up a
bucketful Of hat pins, switches. ribbons
and other feminine adornments. The
Judge reprimanded the women and
turned both the women loose. Feel
ing still runs high in Weiser, it is said.
and the attendance at church socials
has been reduced about one-half.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-07-28

pretty school miss could not keep them
IN school regularly. She arranged a
list of prizes to those who attended
regularly, but they held no attractions
for the country boys. Then she con-
suited with the school board on the
kissing question. They were willing
If she cared 10 experiment that way.
Some of the school board said among
themselves, If she did adopt the plan
they believed they would start to
school again.
So two years ago she adopted the
scheme, and it has worked we'll ever
since. Speaking of her unique expe-
rience, Miss Daniels said: II do not
think l am doing anything wrong in
allowing my young men students to
kiss me as prizes for obedience. In
deed, | think it is a great reform OF |
should not practice it. My pupils all
respect me. | have good attendance.
The patrons of this district like me,
for haven't / just been given another
two years job? | do not mind eriti-
cism from outsiders. my thoughts are
about my school"
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-07-28

II yq} have ever been away from
home for a long time. with nothing in
sight to remind you of the ''old place, :"
you win readily understand the feel
ings of the Alaskan miner referred to
in the following extract from letter
sent from the Yukon: I'VE have a cat
here about whom a funny inci/knt
happened the other day. There came
into our Office an old miner. who had
not been outside for eight years, hay-
ing been at Forty Mile and Circle be-
fore the Klondike was struck. Holy
Mosesi' he cried. when he saw the
cat, that's the first cat I've seen for
six years. Say, officer, would you mind
my stroking it?' So asked him in,
and he played with the cat for some
time When he started to go he sid:
My. that cat do make me feel home
sick,' Various people have offered us
$50 and 500 for Tim. but K won t
part with him at any price. There are
three cats to my knowledge in Daw-
son City and one at Circle City, twenty
miles north of here. but / do not know
OF any others in this part of the coun-
try. They are no earthly use, but 1
believe man could make money by
bringing them out as euriosities."
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-07-28

tves were thoroughly enraged, but
when they had become convinced they
would have no softer bed than the
bronze Napoleon cannon, they sudden
ly received a visit from two policemen.
bearing lanterns. The officers. hap
pening to raise their heads. had seen
a light-presumably match struck
to light soothing cigar. Astonished.
they bad sent for the column keeper.
Then the three went up to investigate
the cause of the brief illumination
The turnkey, who had failed to ascer-
tain that nobody was on the platform
before going home, was discharged.
His excuse was that the last man down
had said there was nobody left up
stairs.
Vacations of Stage Folk.-William
Gillette goes TO his summer home in
Hartford. Conn. 10 spend the summer.
lie has pretty houseboat and later
may 20 cruising Jessie Bartlett Da-
Wis has gone to Paris and Alice Mel
Soh may ~ again I'd the orient. w III
Macdonald of the Bostonians eoes
fishing and so does Edwin Royle. the
playwright. William II Crane and
stuart Robson spend the hot weather
at Cohasset, and Joseph Jefferson. as
usual, goes to Buzzard's Bay. Weber
and Fields are going abroad and Will
blrlesque the Paris exposition next
winter. James X. Hackett and his
wife, Mary MaDnering, have a camp up
In the Adirondaeks Charles Hoyt
goes to Saratoga and Rose Coghlan has
selected Narragansett Pier for her va
cation John Drew travels across the
water Isabel Irving. his leading wom-
an, spends the summer at her New
Jersey farm, Ada Rehan goes to her
place In Ireland and Blanche Walsh
stays in Brooklyn. May Robson will
act in the earl OF Yarmouth's COM
pany at Newport. Ethel Barrymore
spends the summer in England. May
Irwin will divide her time between
her Thousands islands cottage and
Europe. Edna Wallace prefers Long
Branch
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-07-28

Bertha Galland, James X. Hacketts
leading lady. was horn in New YORK
City. and was pupil Of the late Georgl
Edgar. She made her first appearances
on the stage on Thanksgiving night
1896, when she began n tour OF ina
East. giving scenes from Macbeth
"Othello,' Romeo and Juliet" and
Leah" In her small company weri
George Edgar. Eleanor Carey. w. v
Rannes, Eugene Ormond and May ka'
BILE. Her tour continued for about fiyl
weeks. Later on she went en- tour,
with Joseph Haworth as her leading
man. She has won much credit dur
ing the run Of THE Pride OF Jennieo.'
Loie Fuller hangs her name from
the Olympia. Paris, and still has tire.
mendous following; though she does
nothing very new. she is card and
attracts the crowd of men who dress
dandily and wear their high silk hatl
in the restaurants and music halls.
Those who take their hats of In
vaudeville houses are men OF strangl
climes. and the big curled and per-
fumed Frenchman or dapper little
Partisan sits in superiority OF manner
surmounted always by his shiny has
and afflicted with his shiny cane. Sup
pose bundle OF these comic gentle
men should wander into an American
theater with their high silk hats upon
their heads and their evening matinee
clothes and their inevitable canes.
what would ever become OF them?
Where would they be found and how
recognized Never fear. the Paris
boulevardler could never make the
mistake of doing the wrong thing aud
he would be no more likely to sit with
hts hat on in restaurant or theater
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-07-28

The Earl of Aneaster. in his sixty.
eighth year OF life, has borne more
names than fall to the lot of most
peers He began life as Mr.. Heath.
cote the son of Lord Aveland; at tho
age OF thirty-seyen he succeeded his
iather as Baron Ayeland: ten years
ago ne became twenty-second Lord
Wiiloughby de Eresby In succession 10
MS mother. and six years ago he was
made Earl OF Ancaster. II was
through his mother that he came into
possession of most Of his 1872 900 acres
and OF bis three castles in England
Scotland and Wales
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-07-28
The nr,t..h Empire.

inc greatest empire of the wel'.
the British empire. extending y
one continent. 100 peninstllaA
promontories. 1000 lakes. 1000 u
and lo,5o0 islands. II surpassse
Assfrian empire In wealth. the +
empire in population, the SpanlM
pire In power. and the Persian : n
IN area all of which empires
passed away. The population
empire --t02, 5i5. 500 il twenty
per cent Of the population o.
world; the l1.33g,3l6 square mix
imperial territory is twenty -ons
cent Of the land of the world.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-07-28

An electric light installation which
has recently been laid down at Boyle
hall, West Ardsley, is interesting
from the fact that wind is the only
motive power employed for generat-
ing the current. There are fifty sails
set radially In a circular frame about
thirty feet diameter. A large pulley
fixed on horizontal shaft in an adj
jacent building drives the dynamo.
The duty OF this machine is to charge
the storage cells, which are sufficiently
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-07-28

Maude Adams has left Ionao, ana
apparently she was not sorry IN do i,
one mas MED herself 20 Paris to see the
divine Sarah In 'L'Aiglon." in which
sne herself is to appear In the United
states during the coming season aava
tne New York Telegraph. Whether
she VIII derive any benefit from see-
ing the great French actress IN a.
pay seems doubtful, as the beauty Of
Miss Adams work has always been its
extreme originality and indyidualitv
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-07-28

A man that owns a si2 600 aea, an
,ne New York stock exchange saws
ne gets DO cents from his wife each
morning with which to buy luncheon
ana q deputy sherIr. with a bill for
''o'iS could find nothing to atts,sb
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-07-28

A wedding ring should ut tho
II 1t Is too large 1t Is u sign o.
lowness OF purpose. II too ~
suggests that tho union pinchss
how. A perfect fitting ring -
bolic Of perfect harmonious
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-07-28
XXX KISSES FOR HER PUPILS XXX
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large to run 100 lights for about eight
wind for that length of time, and for
more than fortnight in summer
Yorkshire (England) Post
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-07-28

The only difference between repartoo
ana lmpudence is in the size Of tho
man who gays It. " 'no
The dressmaker has many irwin.
times lying
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-07-28
Killing Rats to
.sssssssssesesss,.eoss

The crusade against ais al Han burg
TO avert possible lang fruia tn. hn-
boule plague. IS reesls Ak the atts, ION
OF the Marine Mosytal Bur.au at
Washington. The Hamburg me- bod
may be lnirodueee into the q ted
States II the pIare beromsa ors
threatening. Il b. proved ~ e.
feetiye. ~ officer d this couut re-
porting % serge at- General y man
upon the rIambu method. bites:
"The method q comparatively knpla.
and consists ottwo parts tbs ,ia-
Ing Of poison n lie cabins ana pthsF
small company ents Of The " aud
rhe fumigatien OF the hold via sai-
phuF dioxide mixed With G pfrp ffl0n
OF carbon doxide. The theory the
use Of carbon dioxide mixed VII tho
sulphur fumes Is that Il makes "A gaa
more difsAible The trade oi d )fes-
sional ratklller or kammarIager l8s
herc, aud a number OF these paob are
Instructed by the port physlciaa H. to
requirements OF the work abo.fi shin
They lay the poison in the cabins and
other parts as soon as the vessel ar
riyes. They keep the exact formulas
of their poisOns secret ard change
them occasionally. but the articles used
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-07-28

England sold to foreign countries
1913 steamers and 2ee sailing vessels in
1899.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-07-28

Kathryn kidder has gone to London.
She viii visit Parts during the sum-
mer and will spend some time in Italy.
returning to this side in September to
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-07-28
s..ses.ses.ssssssssvN

are supposed 10 b. asgychnirs. xrwxt'
and phosphorus. mixed xith zasszss
meal or bread ia SMALL rakes. n
fumlsatlan II done nftsr the carp !
discharged. and while The shlp ku :
furnish the materials ard apsarasz'
getting thrm from dealers 10 tie rs1|
the process IL snpurlntsnded BY q
harbor pollcs. Usually rulph=s d
charcoal are burned IN Iron pots -
IA the lower parts II tbs hold. AIM
killed are required 10 be deliFsFsA
the harbnr police. | an lnfeszsA .,
the recruits obtained aboard shie
80 good that after two fnnirasles
vessels epwsiHE regularly to FhA =
often no rats At all aEc found n
ars iaueh greater difficulties aftfas
tbs destruction 81 rats ON nhafs %
count % the difficulty which essgy Z
who has tried uiast have sSparlssssli
inducing the rats to HssY In oHs q
plaes 20 be killed. and ! undssx1
that although a scheme ~ss for;sk
requiring Inc destruction Of rats a
Ne possible ln warehouses;. sisnxs1
houses and sewers. Il has not hssr 4
tematlcally carried out. the dsaTw
fear Of the plague hciug dinlaisl
here within the last few rnuutbs
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-17
Explained.

Explained.
Stranger (to eminent financier)-
Why do you call that man at the
bar 1.-THE microbe?"
Eminent Observation-Disclosures he's
sin everything Punch.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-17
4 Beginners Premonition.

Tailor What color would you like
your new bicycle. suit to be?
misunderstanding as near dirt
color assSyou have. New Orleans
Times emocrat.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1900-08-03

The Meddier mining company has
recently been organized at Clifton,
and bids fair to be one Of the big
companies in that big camp. The re-
cent history Of that company shows
something of the chances of mining.
j. Lesinsky sold three claims above
Morenci to an English company,
guaranteeing them to he valuable
properties. The Englishmen spent
considerable money in Developing the
properties, bat found a scant amount
of ore, and 50 went after Mr.. Lesinsky.
He had other claims, and turned over
to the EHglishmen a group alongside
the little railroad. Trains bad been
running by this place ever since the
first locomotive in Arizona began
work, but no IA ever thought there
was any ore there. The Englishmen
set men to work on them aud soon
developed a large body of sulpbide
ore. From the present development
IL is thought that it will prove to be
Il Of the largest bodies OF sulphiGes
yet discovered 10 the camp. The
Meddler company was formed to work
this property. Development is being
prosecuted as fast as possible, and a
Smelter has been ordered for the mine.
1t will soon add its portion to the cop
per produced by what will ultimately
be n of the largest copper producing
camps in the world.