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Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-02-03

|ezeisaaah brick dwelling Of eonnid.
sasls slIa which. because OF its con
t,na. Sas sold to him stth several
.ss Of almost worthless mountain
a.e ,or s4s0 I, stands on the top
+ 4 the m0antain. screened by dense
.sass from observation though no
sasesYss ever passss that say save
81, q curiosity. and the nearest neigh
bar NJ. William Randabaeh. lives a
ass asay. NF. John Vanderbilt, bears
ssl his more than 90 years. lie u
ras ana vigorous. nearly six feet
Ia. and bears a striking resemblance
& tie Old Commodore Vanderbilt. Of
ssaz h. Is = relative lie Ia not q
ftsizas. be- goes often TO the posf-
s1ess o. lrUa HiIi. WasserEraH and
Lever saaoaa. receiving mail It the
hsssf ossse and sending IL from the
a,ia hs bays supplies and PAYS
ass he has mortgages on houses IN
;sgsA Bs,hlshem aud receives rentals
tg7 property In Sew Hrpnswiek and
bsEzt Brook. n j. The former susn
: u source Of tho powerful Wander
W. family the early home 81 the old
osE1oinse
3 bis waF John Vanderbilt il q
fsdiy man, great spider has spur
"a Eth ACROSS his doorway. he etoopi
&C sslcgirs that its h1me nay noi
Z Destroyed 4 few children are hi
sal friends. chief among these bain'
l2st kHnGmau. sou Of = farmer tiv
e o. The only road that approaches
" place Elmer keeps careful look
ess soxn the road. and whom ssrans
~ approach the buy scamper
e'oaEh the woods 20 warn Mr. Van
tsftil,.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-02-03
Country inns VIII he Popular.

A girl who is making q venture in
the right direction is one who pro-
noses opening an old-fashioned coun-
try inn in popular mountain district.
81 am sure" she says, that the auto
mobile will create a demand for such
places. People will begin to travel as
they used to do in the days of the
stage coach, and, of course, they Will
need places at which to stop for the
night. They will not care about going
to regular hotels. even II such places
were to be found in the country. So
am going to make my place as much
as possible like the inns we read about
in old novels and run across once In
a great while when travelling in Eng
land. l am going TO have old-fash-
toned high bedsteads, with dimity val
ances. ETC., but I'm going to be sure
that they are comfortable, even If |
have to put in wire springs; and my
floors will be sanded and rush COW
cred. and the chimneys will have great
omen fireplaces in which there will be
big. roaring fires, Mary my word for
Il the automobile will open a new field
for women-real. womanly women
who know how to raise poultry, keep q
good table and an immaculate house.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-02-03

THE NOTABLE DIVINE QUITS
THE PULPIT.
between Himself and His Father They
Served One Hundred and Fifteen Years
AS Pastors In tho sIinistry-Coatem-
porary with Henry Ward Beecher.

Rev. DIR. Richard Salter Storrs, pas
tor OF the Church OF the Pilgrims,
Brooklyn, has resigned after 81 years
spent In its service. The church was
organized only short time before DR..
Storrs was made pastor and he never
had an assistant When he took a va
cation, which was seldom, his pulpit
was supplied by neighborly reclors.
The church is large and fashionable
one and DR.. Storrs was fine pulpit
speaker. His father also Richard
Salter Storrs, was pastor of the Con-
gregational Church in Braintree,
Mass. 81 years, 50 that the combined
pastorate Of father and son was lie
years.
DR.. Storrs is rs years old and was
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-02-03
Mexico. Gambling Monopoly.

Don Felipe Martel. the famous gam
bling house proprietor of the City OF
Mexico, had made fortune in the bust
ness before the government decided TO
abolish gambling houses by levying on
them license tax of $1,000 day. One
by one the gambling houses closed
and when the field was clear Don Fe-
lipe Martel approached the authorities
with 81 900 In cash and demanded a
DAYS license. In few hours his place
was thronged. At a single stroke he
had won the patronage of Mexico ana
his doors have never been closed since.
The daily outlay of $1,000 is not missed
from the daily revenue of thousands.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-02-03
Tiger. Alarmed At sight of Man.

A cheerful place is Soraponiee in In
dia. The rainfall there often is as
great in one afternoon in the rainy
season as it is in New York state In
whole year, and tigers and leopards
are as plentiful as dogs are on New
York's east side. On account of the
tremendous dampness the cattle have
to be driven to the top of the hills, so
that they shall not get their feet too
wet, and the tigers and leopards climb
to these high attitudes also, because
they are imbued with the kindly de-
sire to save those cattle from pneumo-
mia and other ills by eating them care
fully and with due enjoyment. AS
there are no forests on the hills, the
tigers prowl about all night in the
open, lying concealed during the day
in the limestone caves, the coal pits
and between the crevices of the rocks
The residents come upon them in all
manner of odd hooks and corners Sc
Unexpectedly that the beasts are az
much alarmed as themselves, ano
usually scamper off in one direction
their disturbers flying in the Opposite
one. No one stirs out at night TIME
without a powerful lantern or torch
for, as a rule, wild beasts will mo-
come near a light, though this rule
does not hold good in all cases.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-02-03
AN INCUBATOR osrpit.A
account OF tbs First Successful Result
of That Experiment


of That Experiment
Out at the ostrich farm there ia an
o'hef eui osity and this time Il ia tina
hfst Incubator Matched baby ostrich in |
me United States. says the Florida \
ilmes-union and Citizen. For several
years attempts have been made al Om- |
ana ana Los Angeles to hatch the eggs |
OF the ostrich, but so far all attempts
nave been unsuccessful The question
OF applying moisture has been the one
problem that has troubled all breed
ers ana the uncertainty OF the birds
setting has made II necessary to use
The Incubator. If IL should be proved
possible Some time ago Mr. Camp
beii had half dozen eggs placed In
an incubator, and has been experiment.
lng ever since. When the eggs were
~ days In the incubator he broke two
~ them aud found perfectly formed
chicks, with feathers on their backs
and radimentary tail feathers sprout-
ing. The birds were alive and are now
preserved In alcohol at the showroom
OF the farm. Encouraged by this APP
parent success. he has watched the in
eubator which. in turn, has nursed the
| eggs, and just Al days from the time OF
the first experiment. one OF the eggs
I showed signs OF muscular life, and Mr.
Campbell broke the shell. lmmedi-
ately claw was stuck though the in
ner skin OF the shell. then another. and
! finally a whole foot appeared. Mr.
| Campbell waited until the afternoon.
when the bird Was about halfway out
o, the shell. Finally the head began
Ia force Us way out OF the shells inner
lining. and then the incubator baby
ostrich wlnkea an eye. and he was
pat back In the Incubator TO finish the
process OF making his entry into the
world alone That part OF the bird
which Was visible was perfectly formed
and was covered with feathers. The
foo, had claw about quarter OF an
inch long. The young bird Is kicker
and WAS making valiant struggles &c
SET into business on its own account
MF cEmpbell'a success in raising thli
bird IN the Incubator Ia Ia the nsiur'
Of a valuable discovery. Many hun
: dred dollars worth OF eggs have beet
wasted In experiments and IL Mr
Campbell shall succeed In Matching oa
the sggs which are now in the ineu
, hator the discovery viii be worth thou
J sands Of dollars, II has taken ~ days
) careful watching The thermomc,e
. has been kept at 10 degrees and III
: moisture has been applied at interval
! as Mr. Campbell thought best Tn
> proprietnrs OF the Los Angeles farr
. have l0ng aso given up experimental
4 with iacuba,ors. having had no sue
G cess whatever. but Messrs. Pearson
4 Taylor Of the Jacksonville farm. O
a hearing about the q dag result, mel
J. toned above. Immediately eabled TO
d London. England. concern. for an II
!. euhator of the same style and pattei
/. as the concern is manufacturing for u
I. farms in Cape Colony and large enous
/, to hatch seventeen eggs al time.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-02-03
A GOLDEN BUBBLE
STUPENDUOUS SWtNDLES by
FRANKLIN SYNDICATE.
All Former Napoieons of Finance Pale
Into Utter InsiEni6csncs When Com
pared with william Miller the irook-
iyn swindier

Another dream OF wealth has van
ished In the collapse of the Franklin
syndicate OF Brooklyn, and the hunt
Tor It's sponsors, William f. Miller, Its
mead. and Cecil Leslie, press promoter
and secretary.
The syndicate began business in
poor quarter OF Brooklyn two years
ago as banking institution agreeing
TO pay depositors 10 per cent week
for the use Of their money, or 500 per
cent year. The concern gave out that
u was able to do this by inside advices
In the stock market and the making of
millions by the rise in listed securities
This went on quietly for nearly two
years and 10 per cent was paid deposit
tors as per agreement About two
months ago the syndicate advertised
widely and golden shower OF unceas-
Ing volume found its way to the Golfers
OF what has been aptly termed the divi-
dend mill. One day ISL 600 was taken
in and In all some 100000 was re-
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-02-03

soon parted" For days the two weeks
before Its close long line Of deDosi-
tors awaited their turn In the street
to give up their money and get 10 pr
cent for 1t. and one day the line was
200 feet long and required several po-
licemen to keep 1t from becoming
mob.
Miller is described as Napoleonic In
scheming, OF fascinating address when
it pays to be SO, but frigid when he is
displeased with conditions or persons.
II is believed he and Leslie have at
least 100000 as the result OF their
knayery in this deal. In every instance
Miller paid the 10 per cent week on
deposits, Just as he agreed and never
failed to return the principal when he
was asked to do so. He simply paid
the interest out OF the deposits which
poured in upon him. and SO long as
these deposits came in sufficient guam
titles he would have been able 20 do
this and still retain large amounts
Ultimately, of course, he was destined
to come to the end of his rope, and the
number of victims is simply less than
II he had been permitted to go on foi
time longer.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-02-03

One of the most interesting places In
Cape Town, the headquarters of En-
glish authority in South Africa, Is
the great prison, in which almost every
nation in the world has its representa-
tive. On its rolls are more than 1000
convicts. There are American miners,
sons of English aristocraey, French
men, Germans, Italians and Russians,
to say nothing of the large number OF
Kaffirs and other African natives. The
least intelligent OF the prisoners and
those who are sentenced for life have
been employed on the great fortifica-
lions which form the defenses OF Cape
Town. Prisoners who are not en-
ployed on the public works are leased
to the farmers of Cape Colony. who
pay from 80 to GO cents apiece for each
man, In addition to food and shelter
the government furnishing guards and
clothing. On the hillside, overlooking
Cape Town, tier upon tier of modern
guns are in place. Each OF them Is
connected by wire with the fort. and
all can be fired at one time, if desired
by the pressure of an electric button
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-02-03
AN ALASKAN HOME
Tsis Same Spirit Rules There AS In -
Costly Mansion.

Costly h1ADBIOhs
An Alaskan hut is not the worst
place in the world-far from it. Ito
interior consists OF a square floor Of
earth fanked on all sides by two wide
lodges rising one above the other like
terrace. On the lower one rests the
cooking, weaving and fishing utensils,
the knives and needles pots and pans.
On the upper ledge. with much display
OF wonderfully woven blankets, are the
beds. In the center OF the room CLOVIS
the fire. the smoke cropping It's way out
of hole In the roof. After the days
work is done and the stomachs OF both
people and dogs are full the family
gathers around the fire. Facing the
door sits the father, next to him the
mother; on one hand the sons, and on
the other the daughters; even to the
third and fourth generation, it may b..
Beyond these are the servants or
| slaves. Each has his place, and takes
| it as matter of course. Without, In
| the darkness, the dogs clutter about
| the door and howl. The mysterious
and implacable sea keeps up its thun-
der. The snow-clad mountains, with
1 lucil iiiiHllldDfb BidSleis. tic iuet D0-
yond. The shafts Of the northern lights
dart through the sky like the harpoons
of Titan, with incredible celebrity. Ii
il strange that, amid scenes SO wild
and fearful, superstitions, also wild
end fearful, spring into existence? Or
can one be surprised that in an inlet
tered country the story-tellers are OF
mighty power, and tell tales that
alright the children till they scramble
to the safe shelter of the mothers
arms? When the family sings in
strange, broken, yet rhythmical meas
ures, the dogs howl louder than be-
fore, and the women sway their squat
bodies back and forth increasingly.
keeping their hands occupied mean
while at their tasks of weaving or
braiding The men carve their spoons
or cut curious figures from the black
slate The sutton for the hand of one
of the daughters enters slyly and takes
a seat with the sons. No protest II
made The father and mother go or
with their little tasks, the young girii
! giggle after the fashion of girls th'
world over. The oldest among then
chants some old folk song, and thu
= father rises. 1t is the signal for good
nights. The ashes are spread over tn
= fire, and by the light of few fishes
e tails. dried fA the lighting, the fam
lily goes to bed. forgetful of crashinl
II bergs. of the mysterious aurora, OF tn
mountains where the snow lies for
: ever and Away. So is home mad
q. anywhere where the spirit of HON
u exists.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-02-03
Dictates the Price of wheat,

ssa'uel Greeley. commission mer-
s" aa' OF Chicago. testified before the
.. as,0ual Industrial Commission in
H. u IN that city. that oombIna-
VIZ, VI I'VE wealthy grain men, of
l,a e' fhiilp ID. Armour Is the direct
Or, sen'us' control the price of farm
Houucts. II is Armour who has
u,n.1 'eo the foremost competition de-
49, "ns combination in the West. He
MI. "etate his rate of freight on any
,on 'Vad IN or out of Chicago. This
n,os nation between railroads and ele-
tor rO1 operators has practically killed
Ws., e''oh IN the grain market In the
r and has left it's promoters with
lns , ~ of the market. by hoard.
ns,a a'lnense quantities of grain in the
pro,ass cehter 1t has given rise to the
hi,vss'onal bear Spectator. whose
nars asss 1t is to hammer down the
tnr, and has brought into exist
Tim, . =" made safe tho bucket shop
Ina ,, .ne railroads. who own many 81
With 'uVa,ors indirectly, get in league
10 h. elass of operators who ough,
III the penitentiary.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-02-03
A BRAVE SOLDIER.

Word has come from the Philippines
of the death by drowning of brave
soldier in the person of Capt. Maxi
milan Luna, who persisted with three
other soldiers in crossing river.
Capt. Luna was one of that gallant
band of Rough Riders who stormed
San Juan hill and was one OF the
right-hand men of Col. Roosevelt IN
the Santiago campaign. He was OF
Spanish descent, his father being a
full-blooded Spaniard, but that did not
deter him from taking sides with this
country in the war with Spain. Capt
Luna enlisted in the New Mexico Ma
tional Guard when little more than
youth. Never a drawer officer drew
a sword or led a troop. He was in all
the engagements of the Rough Riders.
and although always in the fore front
of battle escaped without scratch.
He was mustered out of the service at
Montauk Point and returned to his
home in New Mexico. His soldierly
spirit asserted itself when there was
need of brave men in the Philippines
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-02-03

A gushing EngIlshWoMaH, WHO
brides herself upon her literary tastes,
said to Bret Harte at an aristocratie
country house at which both were
guests: MY dear Mr., Harte, l am so
delighted to meet you'll l have read
everything you ever wrote, but of all
vcur dialect verse there Is none that
compares with your Little Brooches.
~ quite agree with you, madam said
Mr. uarte. "but You have put the little
hreeches on the wrong man..
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-02-03
WILI,lAM #. MILLER.

ceiyed across It's counters. The bank
Ing house soon became the busiest
place In Brooklyn and a small army OF
clerks. bookkeepers and typewriters
were engaged In its service. The New
York bankers of standing refused to
have anything to do with the business
offered by the syndicate. because the
officers were certain IL was a swindle.
The patrons were scattered all over
the country. while nearly every police
man. fireman. domestic or school-teacher
In brooklyn were entrapped into the
device. MIR. Miller. who Joined the
Presbyterian congregation of DR.. Mere
dlth OF that city, was expelled, made
havoc with its members and the pas
tor complained to the police that he
was running pretty nearly all the young
men of his congregation by his Monte
Cristo scheme.
For long time the authorities had
an eve upon the prime movers of the
syndicate. and finally determined to
close up the place and arrest the pro-
meters. Miller and Leslie. forewarned
OF this action. disappeared. war
rant was issued charging the promoters
with conspiracy TO obtain money by
fraudulent representations. The fed
eral government also wants them foi
falling to place revenue stamps on re
I ceipts for deposits.
So ends the Get Rich Quick syndi
cate which has defrauded tens OF thou
sands and given renewed meaning Z
the saw that "a fool and his money Il
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-02-03

born in Braintree. He graduated from
Amherst college in 1893, taught for
time in Morris academy and began to
study law with Rufus Choate. he
finally gave this up to enter the min
istry. He took the course at Andoyer
Theological seminary and was Or
dained in 1916. The next year he be-
gan his long passionate in Brooklyn.
Failing health led to his resignation.
For thirty years he divided with
Henry Ward Beecher the honors OIL
theological eloquence in Brooklyn.
Harvard university, Princeton univer-
sity and Union college have conferred
on him the title of doctor of laws, and
Columbia university that of doctor Of
philosophy.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-02-03

Each mistress of the white house
has had her favorite flower, except
Mrs Mckinley, who expresses Httle
preference, except an aversion TO yell
low flowers and great love for blue
ones. in which the president joins her.
A large bunch of flowers is cut from
the conservatory every morning and
sent to adorn the presidents table.
while Others go to Mrs. Mckinney
apartments. The plants that acorn
the domestic part of the white mousse
are frequently changed, to give hef
the benefit of the rare and peaulilui
variety that fills the great conserve
tories. All of the finest plants snare
her admiration, each for as long
time as it can stand to be kept from
real dollhouse atmosphere.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-02-03
Disappeared with His wife's stepmother

George Payne, prosperous farmer
OF Wild Cat Creek. w. Va. has disap-
peared with his wife's stepmother, and
all efforts to locate the pair are futile.
Payne came several months ago with
his family from Ohio. His father-in-
law. Sylvester Johnston, who is 20
years of age, lived with him, and four
weeks ago welded Miss Ella Owens,
handsome young woman. though
Payne and his wife strenuously OBJ
jected. The Payne couple even re-
fused TO receive the elderly groom and
his bride. But matters were arranged
amieahly at last and the newly welded
pair spent their honeymoon in the
Payne household. But there was much
surprise when Mr.. Johnston discovered
that his wife was gone and Mrs. Payne
found that her husband was missing.
An investigation showed that the two
had left in the night
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-02-03

49,. , year old John Vanderbilt OF
op. ,s,f Cal, comes barsfooted
r.. me mountains to Lower saneon'
,s,. a mess OF coarse eornmeal
X. NJ packs up the steep slope 10
>. ~ form his main food supply
twelyenonth Cooked Win
!. hoe-caaes Favored with sas-
700, n forms strange enough
,oy a wealthy member OF the rieh-
I, tsmily in America.
"a John Vanderbilt, went TO ths
,s,sopt or witch's Head noun
~ many years ago and bought a
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-02-03
sneaker iIsnder.on'. aaveL

SNEAKER David b. Henderson saNei
:. wade from rosewood brought rom
mon,la by Capt Charles " MOUNT,
"an,a,p Of the Shenandoah company
- Che riay-first regiment lie Sc
cured the wood from the spanish ,, va,
,,eship Reina Christina, Admiral Mon !.
,n,n.a flagship. The gavel, when Is
40. ready. is inlaid with gold ahe
.,o nov, and of the mallet is solid golu.
speaker Henderson's mohos' a ~ farms,
,he state and national coa,s-oi.a, ,a,a
are inlaid IN gold, and IN u the con, ns''''
"re as gold s.crs. Its cost Is szVO'
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-02-03

and submerged in its waters; while
several very handsome residences and
a large church are on the verge OF de-
struction on the heights above; por-
lions of their gardens and such odd
trifles as coach houses and other out
buildings have already broken away
and become part of the chaotic jambie
below. The process is SO gradual, how
ever, that no one seems seriously 70
trouble until 1t becomes no longer pos
sible to hold tho furniture In position.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-02-03

Herewith is a picture OF a portion ol
enc suburbs of Seattle, Wash, 'on its
49, from Rainier Heights to Lake
washington" These are but rev guy GUY
Of 20 or 60 structures. all Of when are
similarly ION the move" their averase
rato If travel being about 2h inches
nor day. A section many square mites
a. .rea has been moving to the front
- ,ne lake shore for nearly three years
mast A large sawmill on the shore y.
,ho lake is being steadily pushed QUIZ
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-02-03

over five tons of documents pro-
dueed by England in the Venezuelan
arbitration case have been removed
from Paris. They required two large
railway vans to take them away.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-02-03

pleasure is very aeldom found whers
:. = soueht, Our brightest hlaSes VI
- aaness are commonly kindiea Ny u"
ennao,ed SHARKS. johnson
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-02-03
rar HOSPITAL SNIP MAINE.
is witch American aemsa WIZ Go .s
south Aries as sarse..


The hospital ship Maine. now being
fitted out IN London tor service in the
south african war, IL owned by the
Atlantic Transport Line. OF which H.
Y. Baker. Of Baltimore. is president
Mfr. Baker has given the ship 10 ihe
British government free of cost ana
he will personally pay the expenses oil
operating the vessel. which amount
90 g. Coo per month. a number OF
American women have already sailed
for England to Join the Maine and 10
work In tia service as nurses Inc
company wiil be under the direction
Of yisa M. 4. Hubbard. Among iu
members are Misses Virginia Lude'
keun. Jennie a. Manly, Sarah I. NC
vcan. and Margaret ], MePhersoh'
The last named is native oil mary
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-02-03
MISS NJ. e. nlBpARp AND THE

land and was in the United STATES
army service at Fort Hamilton , .soa
september. 1898, to February, 1919,
The surgeons who accompanied these
,adt.s we're prs. George II. Dodge ana
Harry II. Rodman, of New iofh' au .'
mr. charles II. Weber. of Philadelphia,
The fitting out of the snip y ua ~,
the direction of Lady hahuoip"
Churchill.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-02-03

and he secured commission as lieu
tenant in the new Thirty-fourth IN
fantry, a regiment recruited in the
southwest among the plainsmen ana
cowboys.