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Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-06-02
PUN FOR THE BOYS.
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The department OF state Is lnsorrss
that the Persian government has =
eided 10 send another diplomatic no
ressatatisc 70 Washington. II has h.
no minister In this country slnee lSa
~hen HollI Hosseln choo,i Khan ~
from the city 10 Indignation and Il,
may because Of the trsaim.n, be "
eeiScd trom the curious public. T.
Ghooli Khan. says a Washington or.
respondent. was proud and haagAv
person; he dressed In Persian cos,ans
and Whenever he appeared upon u
stree, was attended by hls Dragons
or ehaSssur. Mira Mahmoud. vh
sore an even more gorgeous eos,ana
aud walked In front of bis mAstr
carrying a naked cimeter. such az ~
see In the tonic operas. The speed
Gle very naturally attracted public y
isniion. and. much TO hin annoyasn
Ghooll Khan Sas usually sollo~ed n
lafg. er0Sd wherever he seat. Mes
OF bis re,inus ~aa composra Of unrss
and ragged negro urehlns. who did d
consider bis feelings In making eos
msnts upon bis appearances. The sAv
hsnr. Who ostsaslbly cam. out for sss
protection Of his gorgeous naarl
used TO brandlsh his Eword and raals
desperate charges into the ranks Il
bis folloSers. but !, only sxxravs.ss
them. and the greater the dsHionssrs3
ton the faster the crowd would xrcsl
Prince Ghooll flor khan means prlac.l
appealed to the department OF stats
The police we're notified. and ors~a
we're sent to guard the legation. b.
That only attracted attention aud MAJ
matters worse. Finally the poor usss
dfiVFn to distraction by the attentloaz
he received from tn. populaee. n
turned 70 bis own country. and u
Persian legation has been yarArs
since. Tn. Persian government DOS
proposes To try IL again. but II u.
new man makes az much OF a paras
~ bis predecessor. he In likely 10 SUI
Ter from the same annoyanrca.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-06-02
THE TWO TRUANTS.

Il hate school" The speaker. a
good looking. dark-haired boy. snap
ped his book shut as he spoke and
leaned pensively upon the desk.
so do l." came a pretty little voice,
and, looking across the aisle. Roland
test and saueiest girl In school. smil-
ing and nodding al him, Il heard
what ,ou said" said Mamie. land
agree with you. School is hateful
Old thing"
Lets play truant tomorrow"
The words were out OF Roland's
mouth before he thought. but once
having said them he was not going 90
take them back.
I'm afraid" said Mamie. looking a,
him out of the corner OF her blue
eyes.
"Pshaw, you needn't be-" said Ro-
land. We can say We went visiting
viii tell the teacher tomorrow that !
went TO see Sister Sue and you can
tell her you went 10 spend the day
Win your grandmother.
Nantes eyes flashed.
We can go and gather yiolets.' said
Roland Il know where there's a
whole bank OF them. blue as indigo
and as big as-as-wild roses
rs II farF"
mo. only in Ha,neld's woods.
where We had our picnic last summer,
We can start In the morning before 3
and get back by o'clock. They WON'T
say anything 10 " al home when We
bring them all the yioiets"
The next morning saw guilty little
pair scuddins along the paths which
led out OF the village and trying 10
avoid observation by climbing the tall
fences and walking the other side OF
the bare hedges
Il seemed so good 70 b. out In the
air once more. Roland enjoyed II
thoroughly. and Mamie liked IL as well
as her guilty conscience would per-
init.
They we're the leaders IN all the
pranks in school. these txo ehildrsn.
and when anything went wrong the
question vas always asked. did Ro-
land do IT." or Was II Mamie Gray's
tault7+
Yet neither meant To be naughty.
and you may be sure that neither
would have gone out tina, day had
they known what trouble the day
would bring forth.
Il guess this Is where we turned OF
last fall. said Roland. pointing TO two
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-06-02

H. iisrper's Bazar. Het,y Green. II
famous woman financier. tells vkf
women are not money makers. 81
says: In the nrHt place. woman 4
entirely too impulsive for business
She sails gayiy into the world q
commerce. believing In everything
and In herself most Of all. A or;
tain stock may be increased tempe
rarily In value. owing to the .ulsf.
prise OF Its owners. who are then
selves advancing the market. n
woman Spectator. with her usual In
pctpoFlty. thinks: 7 must have sopsi
Of that. II II in this high. can MI
II Tor more She does no, s,ao m
iook over the market: abe has sa
trained her Judgment. but. Win boss
hands outstrcsched, Offering her ;iit1
all. she plunees headlong into tks
grasp OF cunning spectators. n
he1t day-or tho next hour, pcrhsp
- the stock falls In value. She 4, jss
the prey the sharpers are looking for.
More money Is made In the end by u
cvtrsupply OF caution than BY indis
criminatc reckiessness. am not o.
vislng timidity. Quite the contrary
Be sure that you arc right first. thss
so ahead
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-06-02

I'm afraid we are lost. saia 9.
mie. rubbing her eyes.
Il don't know" said Roland hy,...-
but II you don't feel too tired ~
mie, ! guess we'd better walk = NM
further on. II isn't much further-
Meanwhile all WAS excltemen, !.
the village.
When Mamie and Roland did no, :.
pear at school the teacher sen, -.
for them. and when II was found ~,
they were gone search parties ~.
sent out for them. Inquiry va. ma
at the home of all their relatives ~
then. no, hadlng them. the parry.
searched further They sesrc.l,
thought that the children could la,
been yenturesome enough TO 20 to a.
woods. but there YVES really no .el,ia,
what they would do.
Finally the searching party found
mitten dropped by Roland at ~
fence which led into the woods. -
with this elew they started on tA4s
search In the cold. Wet forest.
IL was o'clock when R0iand's n.
Their found his muiier. filled with ~
let's, and this cheered them on. N
they came across the ehiidra
nestled snugly against the roots q !,
big tree, both fast asleep.
The next day Roland sent back n
school a changed boy. He realin4
how much trouble he had made IL
father and ali his friends and de.r,
mined TO DO better. Mamie took b.
share OF the blame. too. and ios \
while at least no ons would hare M
ognized the studious boy who stood Il
the head Of his class as the earssAs]
Roland 81 short time before.-csl
lambas Dispatch
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-06-02

large trees which formed the begin.
Ming OF dense woods. In the sum
mer the woods hung thick with green
leaves. and a carpet of green lay upon
the ground. but now IL was bare, and
IN spots there we're muddy pools and
bits of marsh.
"Oh. Roland. look. look!" cried
Mamie. bending down. anu pushing
back the carpet of dried leaves. Here
is violet"
And sure enough. there Il lay. half
buried In the ground. yet peeping
forth blue and lovely. And here are
others. oh, dear! oh, dear,"
Here. said Roland. put them In
my muller; We will make a bag out
OF II. so. Then We will oil II with
violets"
Deeper and deeper into the woods
they went, picking ever one more yio-
let and ever venturing a little deeper
into the blackness.
What makes IL so dark" asked
Roland once. stopping and looking I'M
at the sky through the trees "ob
dear! he exclaimed, eft IA going to
rain"
Well. I'm hungry" said Mani.
and I'm going TO stop and ca; nv
lunch II II does rain"
80 with the drops falling gently
around them, they sat upon the cold
wet earth. and ate their lunch How
good 1t tasted There was some gin
gerbread in NAMES lunch box and
-FOUR very fat little sandwiches Ro.
land had big apple pic. a cold sa,.
sage, and two big slices of roaat hoe,
besides ever SO many slices of broad
y thought We might get hungry" snid
ne laughing. as he pulled out tho com
tents Of his tin pail. so helped nv.
self this morning"
i think" said Mamie "th,, wo
had better go back now. I feet ooid
ana IL Is getting late. 1t must be 2
AN right" said Roland ovbsro
are the violets?"
! thought you had them" said Ma.
mic. '"i' MA
gave them to you" said Roland
iney were gone. muller and nil
anu, disappointed. the two children |
started back to find them.
now 1t happened Roland never
could tell. but they started in tho
wrong direction, and after they had |
walked good hour they saw they had
maze mistake. Il guess we'd better
urn around" said Rolnnd u,.,
back" '"" 30
On, dear'" said Mamie, whImper,,c
little, I'm 30 tired rs
49,, o."e' hours walking brought
men, no nearer the outskirta Of tho
, ,', and In dilemma. they sal
Town to think It over. '
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-06-02

President Eliot of Harvard unIvsf-
SHY recently celebrated his sixty.sixiA
birthday Il can not aeknowleds'
mat as the years go by am growth
oio' he says. II have evidence TO III
contrary. When was proctor At
cambridge few years after my grad
ua'lon' learned that the student
spoke OF me habitually as Old Eliot
a Few nights ago. on the other hand, !
met group of students in the stree.
ana when ! had passed them | hears
one say to the others. 4 wonder wbcs
charlie has been SO late"
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-06-02

The state o, health Of one Of our two
surviving ex-Presihents was the sub
tect OF numerous newspaper para
graphs few weeks ago. Neither OF
the two has yet reached the average
numbe OF years attained By ex-Prssi-
dents from Washington 10 Arthur.
Washington's brief life after he left
the presidency was longer than that uf
Polk or OF Arthur, for In tn. June fol-
lowing the close OF his chief maxis-
tracy Polk was dead. and Arthur sur
vived his retirement less than two
years. John Adams lived TWENTY-FIVE
years as eI-Pres,dent, and his son.
John Quincy Adams, showed for near
~ nineteen years how Importantly
former chief magistrate may serve his
country. Van Buren, and Fillmore sur
vived the presidency twenty-one years:
Madison, nineteen years; Jefferson and
Tyler, seventeen years; Pierce. twelve
years. and Hayes nearly as long.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-06-02

The project for building a new IA
eade to the cathedral Of Milan, which
has been az the point Of execution for
fourteen years, is receiving so much
opposition that it is not impossible
that il may be abandoned. The old
facade struck a discordant note, but
many Of its details wero fine. As the
oe9uest which vas TO largely pay the
cost OF the construction Of the facad.
was to revert 10 the great hospital
At Milan IL the construction was no.
begun within a certain tine, # is
probable that the Milanese public will
not regard the less o. a new facade 4
serious matter.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-06-02

Arbor day i the Only holiday which
speaks FOR the future, al Others cele-
ssa,e the pas Yet even Aroor day be
gins 10 hzFs a past Eighteen years
ago. during the srst forestry congress
IN this country, the children OF Cincin-
natl marched 10 Eden Park and planted
. young tree for each President WAss-
ing.cn would be broader Of his Cinein-
nAri oak than o. his mythical cherry
tree; AMI Jackson would had his HEX
ory harder 10 break down thaa was the
United States Bank
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-06-02

A recent editorial on Child Thrift,
in France" has ELECTED the pleasing
TACT that in several American cities the
school children are systematically en-
courased TO save their pennies. Eight
years ago plan Of saving. promoted
BY the Grand Rapids savings bank. was
introduced eIperinentally into four
schools. After twelve weeks SUCCESS
fui trial. it was taken up in AL the
schools Now the savings bank has
several thousand child depositors.
whose savings aggregate more than
seventeen thousand dollars. There
are now more than FIVE hundred
schools in the country in which Their.
Is similar system Of saving.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-06-02

Among the most distinguished Young
men OF foreign birth who are now
studying in the United States are I.
and Y Sung. the grandsons Of Il Hung
Chang.the grand old man OF China The
two young men are q and IS years old
respectively, and are said to differ from
their illustrious grandfather in political
faith They are fully in sympathy
with the Chinese reform movement,
and viii study Western civilization
with a view Of applying the lessons
they learn when they return 70 China
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-06-02

heers.' now playing In New York.
Zach one OF them wears a red COM
pierion. except for a triangular white
patch over the right forehead. This
Is there. IL seems, because the helmets
OF the First Lancers are worn tilted
forward on the right side, and be-
cause Leo Trevor, who wrote the PLAY.
prehxes captain TO his name and 50
knows Just as much about military af-
fairs as does Capt Marshall. author OF
that other charming play with a mil
itary favor. called His Exeelleney the
Governor"
Olga Sethersols has authorized the
organization Of another "sapho" com
pany to play the cities which she will
be unable to visit Miss Alberta CAL
latin, her uuderstudy. is playing the
title role. The Clyde Fitch version Is
being used and the production Is
claimed to be identical with Miss
Nethersole's. Frank Lander, a lead
ing man OF ability. Ia the Jean Gaus-
sin. The company il booked In Mich
isan this week and will play Ann Ar
Dor. Lansing. Grand Rapids. Bay City,
Saginaw and Muskegon-
Can the art Of acting be taught
That was the question discussed sert-
ously By number Of English actors
and managers at meeting In London
to consider the advisabillty OF estab-
fishing a national school OF acting.
Quite number OF eminent player,
took part in the symposium. and the
general sentiment seemed to be that.
beyond such school training as as
pirants can now get by paying the
fees. no useful tuition In the actors
art is possible outside OF work In q
good company.
The seclusion that pervades Ada
Hehan's every walk OF life Ia remark
able when one considers the irterna-
tional eminenee she has attained and
the professional career she has chosen.
Strange TO relate. Miss Rehan's artistic
temperament ia so high strung that
she positively refuses notoriety of any
nature. and is the only theatrical
celebrity who has never been inter
viewed by the press and whose do
nestle life is as quiet and secIusiye
as that Of the most innocent homebody
Of a woman.
Denmark may not have a keener an
probation Of dramatic art than amer.
iea. but IL takes different method Of
showing II. Statues OF the two lead |
ing Danish-Norse authors ana NAV |
Trights-lbsen and Bjornson |
been erected az ornaments of the /
iquare fronting the new theater in /
.hristiania. In this way they show
heir inclination and Willingness to
ook up to literary men.
FRED Berger is TO have three com
panleg on the road next season. sol
Smith RusgeIl will return TO the stoea
under his management in a new play
by Michael Morton. Frank Keenan, viii
De continued In "A Poor Relation f"
ma Ar. Berger will have another com
'any, using Mr.. Russelrs old sue
'esses. Mr. Russell is In Washington.
wing at Mr.. Berger's house.
FRANK Daniels was first a super ana
men faree-comedy actor. Richard
iolden was a song and dance man
rom seabrooke was a bank clerk in
small New England town. Francis
v .ison was song and dance man
'eitre he hit Broadway in comic
'pera while Collier was a cali boy
t Days theater.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-06-02

Inc Chinese emperor must nevS
turn a corner when out for driw
II he Is seized with a fancy to dri's|
out-which, fortunately, does not ol
cur often, as 1t means enormous Ell
pense-all the streets must be mas
straight: II any houses interfere inc
are promptly swept away. while evel
dried-up waterconrse must II
spanned with n bridge,
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-06-02

People who talk an1ious,y cozcsrn-
ing the danger from automobiles
should remember thai great teAl al
Ways depends upoa the ma, in charge
OF the maehins-y. and that an tneo-n-
p~te1f individual with team o. skit-
tish horses can do cutie as mach dam
age as the man Eso does not kno<
hos 70 work the levers OF an sstoDo-
bile
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-06-02

script Did like it?' said Mr.. Good
win recently. telling the story. We'll.
rather. took IL next day"
II has often been declared by an
alyticsl literary critics that Vanity
Fair" is more popular with men than
with women. because men are fasei-
mated by the pictures OF Becky Sharpe
that Thackeray drew just as men N
the novel are fascinated by her. while
women find her antagonistic. This
theory has been exploded by the play
Becky Sharp" which has an unusual
charm for women. as was discovered
by study Of Mrs. Flske's audiences
During the long New York run Of the
play, moreover. Mrs. Fishes new play
proved to be a great matinee attrac-
ton.
Mary Darlington is the latest prima
donna Of the Castle Square Opera
Company to make a bid for metropoli-
tan favor. She has for two seasons
been a valued member OF the company,
appearing at the studebaksr. in Chi
cago. Ill Her first appearance with
the company in New York city was
made on Monday night. Jan p. as
sesella, in Nicola spIneIifs tragic
opera. AT the Lover Harbor" By
her intelligent acting and excellent
vocalization she succeeded in creating
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-06-02

A serenth English steamer AAs left
Plume With 4 load Of Hungarian Aofsss
for the British In South Africa Tie
4-see animals thus shipped are under
stood 10 Se fat and tender.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-06-02

most favorable impression. Miss
Darlington is Chicago girl, who.
after the usual church choir expert
ence. went 70 Paris, where she studied
for three years with the famous Dele
Sedie. Returning TO this country. gha
was engaged by Henry w. Savage. AZ
one of the sopranos Of his Chicago
company. Since that time she has
acquired repertOry Of over thirty
light and grand operas.
One Of the editors Of a Moscow
paper. the Russkl Listok, had an in
teryiew with Count Tolstoi the other
day. The latter expressed very poor
opinion of Ibsen. He said: There IA
a great deal Of talk about Ibsen. 1
have read this last drama, II the Dead
Awake 1t is simply a dellrium. and
Is devoid OF life, character and dramat-
ic action. Thirty-fye years ago such
a drama would have been stifed by
cutting parody In the press. and the
piece would have been ridleuled TO
death"
An instance OF the care as To detail
Of the stage Of TODAY "a
ezemplifed In the makeup Of Mr.
Fsyersham, Mr. Standing and Mr.
Wheeiock, who are east as Iieutenan;s
OF me FIRST lsneers In Brother OF.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-06-02
THEATRICAL TOPICS.
SAYINGS AND DOTNCS OF THE
PLAYERFOlk.

q ReAi ~frAsaGrsaser- 81 Olga xssAsr-
soss-AessA In . PtAy Of That ME-
WAss Ftrst IN N~v Y srk-Hss Acssis-
tai IL a IsAtesAsas Of Grad Jurs~A.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-06-02

The Kansas Supreme court in the
case CT the Atchison. Topeka and
Santa Fe Railway Company axains,
l. +. Campbell has handed down a de-
clsion holding the act o, the IeKfsIa-
ture requiring railroads to finnish free
transportation to shippers OF live
STOCK to be unconstitutional. The
court was unanimous asd its decision
reverses both the Appellate court and
the Sedgwiek county district eour,
The court says: This is a denriva-
ton OF property without due process n,
law and denial Of the equal projection,
OF the laws, and Is, therefore, uncon-
stitutional and void under the four
teenth amendment to the eopstjtu-
ton" The railroads have furnished
shippers OF one car load free transpor-
tation to market, the shippers paying
their fare home. For two car loads or
more the shipper is carried free both
ways. This is the rule which has been
observed for years and is now in force.
The populist legislature Of 1897 passed
the law declared unconstitutional. :.
provided that shippers of one car loaa
should be carried free both ways.
Senator Depew estimates that fully
one-half OF all charitable efforts are
productive OF more harm than good
Ihey increase pauperism, and encour-
age paupers to remain paupers. The
worst form that charity can take is
"hen 1t pauperizes the recipient" The
estimate OF one-half OF all charity
neins evil may seem startling; posi-
oiy II Is exaggerated. II true 1t is still
no argument against a continuance Of
charitable effort. No less beneyolence
out more discretion in manifestiDg II, .
= the rule suggested. The charity that
encourages self-help is always xood.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-06-02

henry V. Esmond. the author Of Nat
'foodwin's When We Were Twenty
one came to write the piece upder
rather odd circumstances. It was dur
ing the London run Of AN American
citizen" which was taker by acclama-
ton to the London bosom. Mr.. Es-
mond happened into the theater one
evening just In time to see one OF Mr..
Goodwin's most effective scenes-one
IN which comedy and pathog both ag-
nred. He went away thinking. Neyt
night he returned and saw the entire
play. -Four months later he walled
into Mr.. Goodwin's apartment,
heres new play I have Just fin
lshed which may interest you" be
'Aid, handing the American the mann.
New-York tribune., 1900-12-31
TO ENFORCE THE WAGE LAW.
THE CENTRAL FEDERATED UNION ANA-
IOUS TO ENGAGE COUNSEL TO
DEFEND ITS RIGHTS.

The recent decision of the Appellate Division OF
the Supreme Court against the Prevailing Rate OF
Wages law has aroused organized labor in this city
and throughout the State 1t has not been aroused
for many a day The case will be taken 10 the
Court Of Appeals and there fought out The law
provides that all men employed on municipal or
State work shall be paid at the prevailing rate or
wages of the trades with which they are connected
Contractors who obtained number of contracts
given out by this city have been charged with Vo-
lating the law and many of the cases have been
taken to the courts and still pending. Among
these are those in which Controller Coler has held
ND the money due to contractors.
The importance Of the fight in defence OF the
law is keenly felt by labor leaders. and it was the
chief subject of discussion at the meeting OF the
Central Federated Union yesterday. The result
was that Delegate William J. O'Brien, of the Gran
ite Cutters Union introduced resolutions, which
were unanimously adopted, requesting Controller
to permit associate counsel TO act with him In de-
Tending the suits of Rogers against Coer and Treet
against Coler the associate counsel TO be Named
and paid II necessary by organized labor
In support of his resolutions Delegate O'Brien
declared that the interests Of organized labor were
being assailed by concerted effort on the part OF
the contractors municipal and state Work, and
represented by the most eminent legal counsel that
could be obtained All the delegates OF the various
unions present the meeting were apparently or
the same opinion. and were also in favor of not
leaving the fight in support of the law entlrey 10
the Corporation Counsel's office.