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Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-02-20

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Inside He pasoea the nisht = ~.
b can. Ais cars constantly as,sii.s "a
The grcans. growis. howiinss M 49,
pin0 a villa bsasts. Al earis 49,
ha goss out and Ands every 1920. 4.
easnsave natter soas, with an ~. y
Auvta Of ~ aight befora 1.
cAsss d the desert a. sooa = -.
eAlln. the human aAr 10 assai,.1
deep aad peculiar grating sousA ~.
eoa0 hon tie surrounding ~ n.
rem sAn1s outside the range a 49,
u swells and grows a. II CONF. ~.
-. aAa sDea he light Of the ea.s.s
sAevs dfnly. horrid shapes =
hundreds. and sometimes thosi.s1
saats1 outstds the area Of brtsAt,...
gnaaAlns their tssth and lictiss -
chops IN anticipation OF the tir,e 49,
sleep shall ovsrcons the t,r,sa-.
They are hysnaA fearful to looh ,,.~
but rarely dangerous to man. n 49,
V eettIe0eat - the oasis tAsy 49,.
run ~ s1ssts and a,lsys in saersA -
nSbass- A. the asss sghs q -.
which y followed almost imma6loA.sS
By the rssias Of the sun. they lI11
psar. bat IN The meantime tAsy -
accomplished their mission. N
lass eAsba9s heap. piled no 49,
hov high With the debris Of q lnr-
dead doas o. cats or fowls. $685.
. dead donkey. all the seraplao ~
garbage Of tbs tcvn--has vaaisA>1 =
completely - the beasts that -
cleaned Il up Not . si, Of sq,1ry
hone. not the wing Of locust -
dead gTasshoDpss remains. --yesr>a
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-02-20

In 1900 our country was a plucky
fedgiing. healthy. vigorous, ardent in
hope, high on resolve. Our total popu-
lation was less than 100000 Ger
many and Britain each had four times
our number. Spain twice as many, and
even little Portugal had as big q fam
lily OF sons and daughters a. Uncle
Sam. West Of the Mississippi all was
wilderness. We had 12 little states
and few cities Of prominence, except
Philadelphia. New York, Baltimore,
Boston and Charleston. The entire
revenue Of the United States govern
ment under our first administration
was only $4,500.000 while 1t now costs
annually &9S.100,413.33 to defray the
expenses Of the government Of Greater
New York. Washington was then a
new settlement. with only few thou
sand population, and had been only
lately made the capital.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-02-20

Some idea OF the diversity of condi-
lions In the state OF Texas may be
gained from the fact that there was
held within its borders few years ago
at nearly the same date a drainage
conference and an irrigation conyen-
ton One was at Galveston and the
other at San Antonio. Some persons
were thus studying means of lessening
the amount of water over large area,
while others sought to increase IT, or
rather to make its supply for agricul-
tural purposes more regular.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-02-20

rulers learned OF generous treatment,
and others sought alliance with 30 just
and powerful king. In most con-
Querors courage. resolution, intrepid
ity, q capacity for martial exploits, and
such talents as make q noise in the
world are usually the only ones found.
Combined with these characteristics
Cyrus had an inward stock Of good
ness. compassion and gentleness to-
ward the unhappy; an air Of modera-
ton and reserve even in prosperity
and victory; an insinuating and per-
suaSive behavior. the art Of gaining
peoples hearts and attaching them to
him more by affection than interest;
constant and unalterable care to al
ways have justice on his side and to
imprint such character OF Justice and
equity upon all his conduct az his very
enemies were forced to revere. In the
exercise Of clemency he seemed able to
distinguish those who offended through
imprudence rather than malice and al
ways left room for their repentance by
giving them an opportunity to return
to their duty.
The Fall Of BabyIoaL
Before he was 30 Cyrus was At the
head Of the Persian troops. and from
that time until he assembled the throne
Of Persia he was engaged in many
wars OF conquest. all Of which proved
successful and added wealth, glory,
strength and territory to the empire
which he was founding and over which
he was to rule. His greatest military
achievement was In capturing the rich.
populous and strongly fortified city of
Babylon. Two hundred years before
Cyrus was born the prophet Isaiah
foretold the fall Of Babylon and even
named It's conqueror, Cyrus. With
great army Of Modes and Perslans Cy-
rus laid siege to the city. but its strong
wall resisted the most furious and per-
sistent assaults. For two years the con-
test continued. Then Cyrus resorted to
one Of the greatest feats Of strategy re-
corded in the history Of warfare. The
Euphrates river flowed through the
city. Cyrus determined to turn the
course Of the stream and through the
bed Of the channel rush his troops un-
der the walls and into the city. When
the artificial channel had been cut, he
waited until . night when he knew the
Babylonians would be ENGAGED In =
general feast. Then he diverted the
stream. his selected soldiers rushed
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-02-20
ABOUT GRAY HAIR.

No LosEsr Regarded with Merror bv
Aging Psrsens.
Gray hair Ia no longer regarded with
horror, even by persons who have
reached the age that entities them Ia
1t. Such people we're always more ant
to be worried over the change than
persons prematurely gray, who might
be expected to mourn the prematurs
loss Of the characteristic of youth. Nov
people need give this sign OF advano-
Ing years no thought, for Il has bsen
decreed that gray hair IL the fashion.
Ada Rehan was the first woman in
public life, 1t Is said, to allow her hair
to turn gray without making Tia
slightest attempt to conceal what IN
commonly regarded In a stage carssr
that the end has come, or il At all
events near. Other actresses have since
accustomed the public to tho idea Of
gray-headed heroines. Miss Rehan. al
course, always wore wig on the stare.
but Eleanora Duse plays Camille With
out the least attempt to conceal thu
fact that her hair has grown 40 gray
~ to give her scenes with Armand :
slightly maternal suggestion. SiGnora
Duse has carried naturalness on tha
stage further than any other actr>.s
ever did, but Its last point must be her
refusal to act such role with Q wig.
and her course In presenting the rethev
curious spectacle OF q young lover
driven to such imprisoned love-mak-
Ing by very obviously gray-haired
woman. Such cases have undoubtedly
happened. but they are exceptional, 20
8ignora Duse 10 probably entitled 70
more credit - the creator Of . n~v
fashion than ~ an observer Of th1atr1.
cal pronrieties.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-02-20

hut OF all the wrongs In regard o
natives and their labor In the Trans
ivaal none como near to the scandals
,,of the liquor trade. The lava restrict
ing It are excellent on paper. but their
administration 10 infamous. They pro-
'hibit the sale to natives: but they are
broken Wholesale. The proata are
enormous: to the inexperienced KAml
the sensation Of getting drunk b Z now
,elty-something too grand to - r.
sisted. The government sells drink IL
censes, and all nationalities are mors
,or less engaged In the Illicit traMc.
There have been some l5o. 900 natives
lin the mines. earning, say. ECO or ESQ
q year In wages. Their one tempta-
Ition to expenditure 10 drink. vile
spirits arc sold to them on wage days,
manufactured in johannesburg itself
Underground. or imported from the
east coast. and worth perhaps ID Der
bottle. but charged at So, los. 1Ss. A
native. when he II paid. will buy 4
bottle Of this poison. drink Il in an
hour or two. and 60 mad for q week.
They 90 mad with drink. jump about,
and are beside themselves. ready for
murder or anything else. Under the
drink influence. natives employed In
different mines frequently have regu-
lar battles. especially ON Sunday. whom
work II stopped. and many have been
killed. Nov. the nine owners have
made every effort to get this trade
stopped. 1t II exceedingly Injurious to
their business: they have to allow for
average. being drunk and absent from
work. all the time. In numbers Of
mines the whole difference between
profit and. loss depends upon passing
the average quantity Of rock through
the mill every week. II the average
10 not reached-that Is, II the men are
not there to keep the mill constantly
;going-it IL = oss.-Contemporary Re-
view
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-02-20

President Loubet of France. has 1ust
been left legacy OF 10000 francs by
. grateful old friend, Nine. Perret. For
more than forty years NJ Loubet kept
mp friendly relations with Nine. Per-
ret's husband, who was his neighbor at
Aarsanne (where the president was
born). As lawyer. the French sx-
esutive had managed all NJ. Perret's
legal Affairs. drawn his business docu-
ments and acted as his lifelong eou1-
sellor.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-02-20
va,u.bn. Alna.a. r,.>

We have received copy Of the new
almanac for 1901 published by the
Royal Baking Powder Co. 1t II an ar
tistic and useful book and viii be OF
interest to housekeepers- A note
worthy feature of the almanac i9 pre-
dietion Of the weather for every day
OF the year. by Prof. Devoe. who cor
lrectly prophesied the great Galveston
cyclone and other important meteoro-
logical events. We are authorized TO
say that any woman reader Of this pa
per can secure copy without cost by
sending a request to the company. At
100 William ST., New York
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-02-20

Congressman Cornell. OF the Elev-
enth Pennsylvania district. is the rich
est man In the lower house Of the ma
tional legislature. He draws an in
come of $500 a day from one invest
ment alone. Mr.. Connell was born in
Nova Scotia, and Is one Of the largest
coal operators in the United States.
Fifty years ago he was working as
driving boy in coal mine at Is cents
q day.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-02-20

into The doomed city through Me
drained channel. killed the unou1pect-
ing guards and opened the massive
gAtoo TO allow the entire Persian forces
30 entsr. The BabyloniAns resisted
desperately but were overpOwered and
the city became tributary 10 the Per
sian empire. lts King. Belshazsar. was
killed early in the conflict. The hand
writing on the wall had been portion
tous.
Death of CyraA
Cyrus reisned until 500 n, c.. whom
he died. Historians differ ~ to his
manner Of death, but according 10
Xenophon, the Greek historian. he died
. natural death. surrounded by his
family and loved and esteemed by all
his subjects. Up to the fatal sickneSe
he enjoyed vigorous health. due to In
temperate life. Another version of his
death Is that he was killed while en-
gagged In . battle with the MAssagetAA
= nation In the north OF Asia. the col
diers of whom were led by their Queen.
Tomyris She caused the head OF Cy-
rus to be cut OF and plunged into
leathern bag filled with human blood.
saying. Though l am alive and have
conquered you. yet you have undons
me BY taking my son. l Will how
ever. satiate you with blood" This
speech shows the estimate OF the char
acter OF the conQueror. whose work 10
the same In all ages-the shedding Of
human blood.
The InscSsptiea on nis ro0A
The tomb OF Cyrus was at PaaargA-
dae. near Persepolis. Here. 200 years
later, Alexander came, the next charac-
ter In history to be immor,alized with
the title. THE Great" He ordered the
tomb to be opened. expecting to ind
great treasures: but rotten shield.
two Scythlan bows and Persian cine
ter were the only riches. Within the
sepulchre was this inscription: 20
man. whoever thou art and whsncsso-
ever thou contest. am Cyrus. tho
founder Of the Persian empire: envy
me not the little earth that covers my
body" Thus 1t will be seen that this
great man. wise. moderate, Courageous.
magnanimous. noble and daring, feared,
rs men now fear. the envy OF the world
and begged to be left alone with the
small piece OF earth occupied by his re-
mains. Surely. death has no respect
for greatness.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-02-20

The coming marriage Of the Prin-
cess Of the Asturias with the NeopoN-
tan Prince Charles Bourbon seems to
be causing much discomfort in Spanish
political circles. The princess IL the
present heir Of the king, who does not
attain his majority until seventeen
months hence. and debates in the
House Of Deputies concerning the mat
ter are frequent. The general impress
sion now IL that very few weeks are
likely to elapse before the government
10 instructed to communicate Officially
to the Cortes the event for which
preparations have already been nAds.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-02-20
a CRY FOR HELP.
Result Of a Prompt Reply. - Two
Letters from Mrs. Watson, Pub
lished by Special Permission.
For Women's Eyes Only.
To MRS. PNKHAM. Lrss, Mass.

To MRS PTSKHAM Lrxx, Mass:
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continual pain and my back side only fro
from pain when lying down. sitting easy chair Whn
stand suffer with pain in mr. side and back y
hevs my troubles caused BY work and lifting
ago
"Lifc drag to and sometimes feel like giving
being well have
everything am in bed have had DOCTORS thg
did me but little good.
Lydia Pnkms Vegetable Compound been recommsnaA
70 me by friend, and have made up my mind give
fair trial. = =
al write this letter with the hearing from you re
70 my CASE Aims. s. J. WATsox, Hampton Va
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-02-20

An ancient philosopher said that In
sleep every man has world Of his
own; when awake, all men have one
world In common. So it Ia with ma
tons. When China awakes. she will
recognize and share In the privileges
and blessings Of the larger world
which now seems so small and unreal
to her.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-02-20

Koadmasssr s. ID. Purdy OF tAs Bur
llngton has on exhibition ~ his Of
nee at Ia Crosse. via. . large piece
Of the tnsk OF . mammoth vhfh vas
found In . gravel pit at HASAr. VIA.
The pIses when taken OH, VAS Aboay
seven fest long and shaped like the
tusk OF an elephant. bu, after bslax
exposed to tho atmosphere II erumSlsd
60 dust In many places. A dispute
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-02-20
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NOpoClAl AottoTJ
Among the names that Time has not
effaced from the annals OF history but
few are followed with the title The
Great" They can be enumerated ON
the fingers Of the hands-Cyrus. Alex
ander. Charles. Alfred. Louis XIV. Pc
ter and Frederick.
Cyrua The 0rsaG
OF these great characters Cyrus was
the flrst to appear. He was born about
k99 B. c., and was the son Of Cambyses.
King Of Persia. and his mother was
Mandane. daughter of Astyages. King
OF the Medes. This Astyages n known
In the Scriptures a. AhasueruA At
this time the Persians were divided
into twelve tribes and inhabited only
ono province Of the vast country which
has since borne the name of Persia.
and they numbered less than 100 600
Through the valor and prudence Of
Cyrus this small province became the
great Persian empire and the Persian
population reached the millions. Cyrus
was OF fine appearance, possessed noble
qualities Of mind. q gentle disposition.
was full Of good nature and humanity
and had . great desire for learning. He
was never afraid Of any danger. or dis
couraged by any hardship or difhculty.
He was brought up according to the
laws and customs OF the PersianS.
which were excellent in those days in
respect to education. The training Of
children was looked upon a. the most
important duty and the most essential
part of government. Boys were
brought up in common and everything
was regulated by law for them-the
place and length Of their exercises. the
times OF eating, the quality II their
meat and drink. and their different
kinds of punishment
MeAsss anA rsnpsrat~
All through his life he was noted for
his modesty and temperate habits.
Pride, luxury and magnincence reisned
around him whenever he went beyond
the confines Of the Persian province.
but never did they In any way con-
taminate him. He always followed the
simple. frugal life OF his youthful
days. Wherever he went his modest
but noble bearing. his affable manners
and his generosity procured him gen.
era1 love and esteem. His desire TO be
Just led him to be looked upon as the
great arbiter of all serious disputes.
During his career OF conquest. although
stern disciplinarian and often APP
pearing cruel and tyrannical. he was
usually Just and generous to his fol-
lowers as well as the peoples he van
Quished- He sought to make allies
rather than enemies Of those he con-
Quered. and in this aim he was highly
successful. Many provinces surrendered
to him without resistance. when their
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-02-20

ne number OF einigrSntA from lrs-
lan6 for the 10 months ending October
81 was 1859, as compared with 4O.26S
during the corresponding period Of last
year.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-02-20

aross - to whether Il was nos Z -
OF pstyifed wood and = portion q d,
md Was ssnt To the geological dspas>
msnt u the univessi,y Of wsooa,.n
whore II vas pronounced 70 b. =
tioa u . tssk-
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-02-20

A recent study OF the industrial po-
sition women now occupy in New York
state discloses some facts OF interest
to women everywhere. The nrst
thing which attracts attention II the
increase In the number of women who
support themselves and the greatly In
creased list Of occupations open to
them. Fifty years Ago there were only
twenty callings In which women were
engaged. Today they compete with
men In almost every known occuDa-
eion. In the middle Of the century only.
one woman worked for every ten men.
The ratio at present 10 one to four. and
ten years later 1t will probably be
lower still. Moreover. women are
changing from unskilled to skilled Ia
borers. thereby increasing their own
earnings and adding to the wealth OF
the community. Only thirty years ago
two-thirds Of all the sslf-supporting
women in New York state were domes-
tic servants; that IL to say, unskilled
llaborsrs. The relative number has
gradually decreased, until now the
domestic represents only one-third
OF those who work. In diversity oil
calling the men have little advantage
over their sisters. Among New York
women there are more than fve hun
bred hotelkeepers. i've hundred jani-
tors. one thousand Journalists one
hundred and nfty preachers. an one
hundred each of lawyers. dentists, In
TentorY, designers and physicians.
Even occupations heretofore regarded
~ exclusively masculine have theiI
representatives. There are women
blacksmiths. brickmakers. butchers
| Elassworkers, gunsmiths, tanners, ma
chinists. marble cutters. sawmill
hands, steam boilsrmaksrs, engineers
Ind woodworkers. Feminine ingenuity
has also created new occupations. One
woman has established what she calls
. "cattery," where she breeds high.
class Angoras. Another il \ physician
for parrots. mockinsbirds and ca arfes
and Ill another . dolls boo ker.
Much of woman's Industrial sresa
Il attributed to the repeal Of the Law
under which 4 husband was entitled
to his wife's earnings. Let US hops
that the women, when they obtain full
political power, will refrain from pass
ing any law under which . wife will
be entitled to all Of her husbands
earningS.-Yorth'. COMPANION.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-02-20

some old maid has nov svG =, ,
ssory that . hAby's oi,iax On IL n
osr nossis IT . mix bottle viii NJ,
II grow up 20 chew tobacco
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-02-20

an November ~, 1899
Won ~ fIsKHAMsI feel IL my duty acknowledge
'ne penet that advice and lydia Pnkhsms Vegs
Compound have done for mo ' - ~
val, h Den suffering with female troubles for time oa
mar, 80 or, distance had terrible bearing pains ~.
Tor four ny and pain in ovary used msa
tba 40 ana was 80 much better could walk three On
'ne distance that could before "
two oay IN better health than for more
Compound. 80 3a' " Lynn n finAnSm W.
recommend your advice medicine 70 al women
MRS :. D. WATSON, Hampton Va
ms Is positive proof that Ms p,nlh. ore competent
nothing v oAnef person. write hsr. ~ w.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-02-20
l1ors Teesetall.mi Lees rsnp.rn.sa

More ToosotaiiSm; Less feDporAneO.
1t would seem a. II there II more
teetotalism and less temperance today
than nifty years ago. This II the con-
clusion arrived at by those who have
Hooked into the statistics Of the SUBJ
Dect. They say there are more people
sustaining from alcoholic drinks alto
gether than In our grandfathsr's day,
but that the persons who DO drink ex-
ercise less moderation than was usual
half . century back. There 10 more
drunkenness than ever and Z greater
total consumption Of liquor than for.
merly, in spite Of the fact that q great
army OF total Abstainers has arisen.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-02-20
Coavsrsisg Holl.na 70 r.m,.r,,..

! Queen Wilhslmina IL rapidly con.
,verting her nation to temperance in the
tmattsr OF drinking. Drink IL ONE OF
the curses Of Holland. and the queens
father. her predecessor on the throne
was accounted the champion royal
idrunkard Of Europe. The youna
queens most notable convert IL hen
intended husband. Henry Of Mscklen.
burg-6chwsrin. He has been known
- one Of the most persistent drinkers
in the corps Of young officers. Queen
iWilhslmina never touches any aloo-
!holis liquor.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-02-20

Vkl0n HiL ARD National
Y1yV0 we're 'S'A'd l s;; IS Y:
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-09-22

reverse as was planned, would nave
fought it's way to his relief
Lastly let us see as to the feasibility
OF supplies and reinforcements Deins
thrown into Sumter The approaches
were so commanded by Confederate guns
that even manned, as they mostly were'
by unframed esnners, they could most
likely have defeated and probably de-
etroyed the strongest Federal fleet then
available in an attack by day. me con-
federates had prepared "light-Wood
RATS and other means of lighting the en-
trance and even night attack by the
feet would have been uncertain. But the
Federal plans embraced neither OF these
modes of attack. Capt. Fox. who had WIS.,
tied the fort a short while ocIore ana
knew the circumstances. believed II per-
fe city practicable to throw IN Supplies
and reinforcements in row boats on
dark stormy night. Despite the sfarp
lookout kept by tugs amt steamers OF the
bar, Confederate naval officers believed
this practicable. The night OF April l2th.
the first after the attack began, was just
such night, and the Conf"derates be-
lieved that such a force had actually
succeeded in reaching the fort.
/ think that l have shown that Lin
coin 5 inaugural address instead of being
surcharged with peace was, circumstan-
ces considered. plain declaration Of
war, and that the Confederate guns OPP
ened only when longer delay was utter
ly inconsistent with honor and duty, and
in fact impossible under the political and
military necessities of the hour.
O. w. BLACKNALL.
Kittrell N. c.