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Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-04-17
Monsey. ID rhslF Native i.anda.

What 10y lfviug ia a city has mol
followed tbs train Of an organ GRIND
or, whose pennies are collected ny the
funny little monkey ID red suit and
red eap7 And boys have been follow
Ing these queer little creatures a92as
for more than 200 years. for IL IL lsns-
er than that aimee monkeys we're ngas
trained and began 10 perform thFsr
tricks for the pablle Ia England
the boys lived in india Whn iu this
country think monkey l. something
10 % admired and followed they WaHsa
have TO make 4 business 81 chasing
monkeys away instead " following
them. Tor in that ecunSsy there aFs
SO many u them ana they are yegy
destructive, The crops haya " ~
guarded from these little thieves. to-
aonetimes as many AL 100 ~ taem
viii yet into oue wheat field and
make a feast Of the trader blades
when chased Away ~ stones and
sticka they seem 10 consider 1t joke
and watch their chance 70 rstuga. n
western India many iatgr gray
monkeys are found and they delight Ia
sitting on the roofs ~ the houses
watching with interest all that EoNa
on In the city. Some 81 ,hc peopi"
here have a very unpleasant way Of
throwing a kind % PEA ~ the houses
OF thvir nelEhbogs with whom they
are not Oh good tsrrtA. aud satnstSulea
these peas lodge between the Tiles 81
the root Tho monkeys thlRk them
excellent eating and pirk Hp aud mis-
place the TILES 20 find taem, and then
when the rainy season sets IL dFip.
drip. comes Tho rain into tbs houses,
A monkey calIsd the FatnlIua il
very fond II killing snakes lle viii
/ seize one when IT Ia asleep. beat TIL
4 aead agnlust Stone and when Il Il
dead hand Il over 10 the yagug mga-
Keys to play with. iuat M kitten
will play with mouse The iitndoos
consider tbs monkey sSeres and batla
/ temples and hospitals gur IL. They
think Ii a crime 70 xiii one. and ba,
4 ilevs II any one III wicked eapagh Il
DO so that he viii surely die within 4
year. Monkeys may enter tae Hin,
DOCS houses and steal and carry away
things unmoIeated. aud indeed fl il
counted an honor for house % b,
visited By those miaehieyous ctea
tutes. In South America there AZ,
many little black monkeys callad spl
der monkeys. because they look Iikl
spiders IS they swing from limb /,
limb up In the trees. The monkey
that looks more like man than AM
other American monkey Is the blaci
saki It haa very large eyes and pos
sesses beard. which Ii IL very par
ticular not to get wet when drinking
II drinks carefully from its hands. >,
Il will not wet lis beard. The small
est Of all monkeys has brown man
like lions, which stands out In al
directions when the monkey n angry
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-04-17

One or the happiest uses sefssu i, \
that wonderful and many nanlsa s, y
vsntion, the moving picture mas. $50
appears in story told in The Lon'"
Music Hall. ...h,ag
A party Of gentlemen were sa saa,a
the pictures. when in one q inc ~ IL
African scenes they recognized 8 y. ! u
iicer friend. The wife OF the el''Ss ~. :
being told OF this. wrote % tae ., s
ager and asked that TINS p .n,nr
might be put up on a certain s s,,srasy
when shs would purposely loa's NJ
from Glasgow. She had not seen ~, "a
husband for over a year, pM Z he
observed him in a GROUP .Ths
screen Of cincmatogfapH
Youths Companion,
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-04-17

A 7'New-Laid-Egg Society has been
organized in England In furtherance
OF its object collecting depots are being
established at various points. The
formation OF such union not only
suggests the almost universal propen-
sfty of human beings to increase the
varieties and numbers OF societies, but
it testifies forcibly to the fact that
recentness in an egg is form of new
richens which sarcasm spares and
good sense welcomes.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-04-17
what Won VIM r.ar.r.

The girl with ideas Invented n way
OF playing old games. which Is AZ
good as new game. and which afs
forded a whole evenings amusement
Tor twenty persons. ranging in age
from ID to over 30. In the lirst piaro
she prepared thirty long narrow slips
Of cardboard and numbered them in
pairs from ] to IS. THIS was because
she had invited thirty persons. AZ
but twenty came to the party. only
the strips numbered from / to 10
were used.
After the guests we're seated. thav
were asked TO draw straws.a Then
they paired according TO the number
on the strips they had drawn and tbs
hostess gave the company ton min.
utes In which to choose games 10 b.
played during the evening. each
couple being directed 10 select a game
and write the name on both ot their
strips Of cardboard. They were eau.
toned against choosing games which
" might take too long 70 play.
After all were ready--the hoataau
ma to stretch the time limit little.
one strip was collected from each
couple, The two young parsons being al.
rected 70 keep tho other for futurs
reference. The games were now play.
90 IN me order OF the numbers on
u9lr :. nective slips. ten minute,
~ ~ =, for each one. II was
| Z = aave variety ant
Il, ! from grave Il
* TIE list would differ with eaef
so''Plhy' Of course. but among ,hoa.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-04-17

A man named ChandIoux has Just
hanged himself at Neyers. France. The
circumstances of the suicide are in no
way extraordinary except for the fact
that the man was the fifth husband Of
a woman, all of whose previous hus-
bands came to violent end. The first
hanged himself. the second persisted in
a FIRE. the third drowned himself. and
the fourth and hfth have both been
found hanged. and in each case,
strangely enough, on a pear tree.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-04-17

i've KEEP school," said Kentucky
mountaineer. whose eyes were opened
by visit to Berea college, but / can't
say I've ever taught" With more ade-
quate provision for training and an
ever-rising standard Of qualification,
the pedagogical profession is taking on
new dignity and power. All the more
important is it not to rush things. for
the finest results must depend on full
tides OF vitality. In twelve states as
soeiations Of teachers met during the
recent holidays. Schoolroom work is
wearing to brain and nerve, and It is
open to question whether 1t Is wise to
pack the vacations with shop-work,
however attractive or handsomely
done.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-04-17
WORK FOR THE CABLE.
Hawaiian Islands Cannot Receive Fresh
..t.I. 49,

Hawaiian Islands Cannot Receive Fresh
TeIsgraphic News.
Honolulu has been visited By num-
Der Of people OF more or less promi-
nence in the United States within the
last month and each and every visitor
says: WHAT you need is cable to the
mainland" Visitors probably notice
the absence Of the cable more than
those who have resided In the islands
for some time. Man is creature OF
environment and the man who lives
here for a considerable period grows
accustomed to the absence of a cable,
and, while he may think Of 1t in an
abstract way, It gives him but little
Immediate concern. On the other
hand, men fresh from the states where
they are in constant touch with every
civilized country on the globe, except
ing Hawaii, by the electric telegraph
or cable, at once notice the marked diff
ference here. They are accustomed to
daily papers with Geographic news
from all parts Of the world published
fresh every morning and every eve
ming. II something OF great moment
occurs in Europe before 6 O'Clock In
the evening every newspaper reader
IN the states can read about II the
same evening. Coming here where
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-04-17

The barometer shows in Peru no such
irregularities as in our northern latt-
tudes. There Is simply q double dur
nal change twice each day reaching a
maximum and twice a minimum Janu-
AIRY differs from July, but day in one
January or July Is remarkably like a
day in another.
Among these various Peruvian sta
tions that OF Ell sIisti. ten or dozen
miles from the city OF Arequlpa, Is not
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-04-17

A Philadelphia Judge is reported az
having NEST exalted idea Of the I'M
portanee Of his court, for he fined a
physician for contempt because, being
a witness, he had kept the court wait
ing half an hour. while at the bed
side OF a patient so i'll that he could
not safely be left. Said the judge: 1T
is better that patient should die than
that the court should be treated with
contempt"
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-04-17

On the Interoceanic railway OF
Mexico part Of the track has been
laid on ties Of jarrah wood imported
from Australia for this purpose. The
jarrah wood is obtained from one Of
the largest tress OF the forests Of Aus
tralia, which grows to an average
height OF two hundred feet, and il
about four feet in diameter at the
trunk. There Is usually an interval Of
$50 feet to the first branch. These
trees furnish timber which Is sound in
every respect. there being an absence
OF dry rot, gum veins and other de-
fects that often characterize large
trees.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-04-17

William X. Vanderbilt has ordered
new automobile in France that Will
be nearly SO per cent more powerful
than his famous White Chest His
present machine has road record OF
fifty miles an hour. but the new
one viii be Of forty-two horse power,
aad able to go at rate OF seventy
! seven miles an hour 1t viii cost sl2.-
600.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-04-17
..,,.s 70, ra,ra Of cen,ary'

Sir Joseph sykes Rymer' las III 4
mayor OF York. has been 9 iie .a,ra 81
that ancient corporation for tn, y : !
4 century. He was sheriff from .,syor,
50. and has been twice lord s y IND
in 1878. and in ises-isOu' -, = me
year 1883 twas he who pres ','"s, Va.
freedom Of York TO Prince A,pe'i "a 10
Tor. and Last June Il fell 70 ne ,.a n
make the Prince OF Wales = - from
of the famous historic strohs snvas III.
which tho Duke Of York 'aa''
title.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-04-17

Mrs. Elizabeth Lidy, so years old, six
times married and five times divorced,
has been adjudged insane at Peters
burg. Ind. She began her matrimonial
ventures while still girl and she
continued through life discarding one
husband after another. hopeful that
she would find an ideal one. A COM
mission decided that this hopeless am
bition was evidence Of insanity and
ruled accordingly.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-04-17

been maintained in connection with
the Peruvian station Of the Harvard
college observatory. With the excep-
ton Of the station at Arequipa itself
all are TO be given up. the objects for
which they were established having
been in large part attained.
Observations have been made con-
tinuously for more than decade, and
since the phenomena OF climate and
weather are so much more stable. TAX
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-04-17

CALIFORNIA; presidential electors cast
their vote In the largest hall In sacra-
mento IN the presence Of an immense
assembIage. Including the pupils Of the
public schools.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-04-17

ing one year with another, In Peru
than in country like our own, II Is
believed that they will furnish basis
for q fairly complete knowledge OF the
meteorological conditions prevailing
throughout this region OF the Andes,
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-04-17
meteorological ~|cience.

able as being the highest point u
which continuous meteorological op-
servations have ever been taken
1920 feet above the level OF the sea
The station is On the summit OF the
mountain: $500 feet lower Is the Mont
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-04-17

The New Hampshire legislature viii
be asked for an appropriation for the
erection on the Capitol grounds OF q
statue Of Franklin Pierce, the only
New Hampshire man who has bssn
president OF the United States. The
body of MIR. Pierce rests in Concord,
in the old North Cemetery.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-04-17

wEAT sTATIoNT IN THEw

Blanc station. being at the same aiti-
tude as Mont Blanc In Switzerland.
where the observatory at Meudon. as
sisted by the French Academy. for q
time tried to maintain observations.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-04-17

At the coronation of Edward VII, the
duke of Norfolk will be the stage
manager" His ancestors have been
masters of ceremonies at all corona
tons for centuries. He is entitled 10
drinking cup of pure gold. either
from King Edward or somebody else.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-04-17

Announcement has lately been made
OF the abandonment OF the remarkable
system OF meteorological stations, ex-
tending in chain from the Pacific
over both Cordilleras OF the Andes to
the valley of the Amazon, which have
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-04-17

Horses In their Wild state live to the
age Of thirty-slx normally, being still
fresh and hearty at that age In the
desert.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-04-17

The peanut seems to be playing the
part Of "ciyiIizer" in some OF the for
eign possessions in tropical Africa.
Traders give a negro bushel Of nuts
for seed on condition that he returns
four bushels from his crop, and since
the yield in good years is twenty-fold,
the black man generally has surplus
which he can sell at the r@te of shill-
ing bnshel, From a single station in
Senegambia there were shipped, in
1898, Twenty-Five thousand tons. Small
boys and scientists have long been In
agreement touching the value Of the
peanut; now statesmen also will have
to do 1t honor, since IT seems likely to
lead the native African into the paths
of agriculture.
The superior quIekness of American
workmen was strikingly illustrated not
long ago. when number of them were
sent TO Europe with a shipment of
American locomotives. With previous
consIgnments only foreman and his
assistant had been sent. nd IL 81
labor was relied upon for all the work
save superintendent but the foreign
workmen were so leisurely in their
habits that II took them twice as long
ms the same force OF Americans re-
quired for the task. Hence II was
cheaper to send all the men necessary
TO set ND the locomotives.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1901-08-03

Beggars are unknown in HAWAII,
and there is NO need for poorhouses
Missouri Valley times., 1901-10-31

City Passenger Agent Halleck
Of the Northern Pacific road in
Chicago recently received mum.
ber of mammoth potatoes from
Washington. After exhibiting
them awhile he turned them over
to the janitor of the building, who
swept them out. Ia some way
they found their way into the sew
er. In cleaning out the latter
employees of the city found the big
potatoes and turned them over to
a policeman, who gave them to a
reporter for an afternoon paper.
The reporter Immediately wrote a
half column article, elaborately
illustrated, on Nam moth potatoes
grow in q sewer"
Missouri Valley times., 1901-10-31
DETERMINED TO DIE.
Stomach Pump Saves John
Fetter From Possible Sui
eide.

John Fetter, young man en-
ployed as clerk in the drug store
of @ 81 Brown until a few days
ago, created sensation Sunday
night by announcing that he had
taken morphine with intent to
commit suicide. The announce
ment was made to his brother,
Earl Fetter. He was taken to
the Office of DR. n ] Rice, on South
Main street, where a stomach
pump was used and whatever
poison remained, if any had been
taken, was pumped out. After the
operation, Fetter insisted that he
would make way with himself,
and it is stated, visited several
places to obtain morphine, but
was refused. the police were no.
tilted, and Fetter finally consented
to go to the home of a family
named Worley, where he spent
the night.
Fetter lost his position, it is
stated, because of his use of liq.
uor, and became Respondent. He
had been drinking during Sun
day evening, and the doctor was
inclined to believe his condition
was mainly, if not entirely, due to
liquor. It is stated he had los,
previous positions for simila,
causes and had declared his in.
tention to kill himself If he should
again be discharged for drunken
ness. His family live in Omaha
10. B. dept. World Herald.
Mr. Fetter was for seyera
months clerk in Shiley's drug
store in this city, this season, and
lost his position on account of The
use Of liquor.
Missouri Valley times., 1901-10-31
i. q. TYLER,

Our candidate for County Survey
or, is an old citizen of Harrison
County, having lived here 81
years. and is regular graduated
Civil Engineer, and taught sur
veying in the college at Ames at
one time. Mr. Tyler has never
been candidate before the peo.
pie of Harrison county and is not,
at this time, candidate by his
own solicitation, having been
nominated without his solicitation.
While there is no political sig.
nificance in the Office of surveyor
it is an honor to serve the people
of the county in public position,
and feeling as we do, that vote
for EG Tyler ls vote for a good
man, and one who is we'll qualified
for the position for which he
stands,
We, therefore, take great pleas
ure in commencing Mr. Tyler to
the people of Harrison county as
worthy the vote of every citizen
in the county, and ifelected, to he
competent to discharge the duties
of the Office to the credit of the
friends who vote for him and the
honor of the county whose officer
he will be. Vote for E g Tyler
for Surveyor.
Missouri Valley times., 1901-10-31

The Old Method Far Safer
An effort to electrocute three
rats at the Electric Light Station
early this morning came near re.
sulting rather seriously for M c
Burbank and DR. Gasson of this
city.
When Mr. Burbank opened the
store this morning he found the
three rats in the trap and was de,
batting as to the course to be pur.
sued in the execution of the ro.
dents when DR. Gasson suggested
that they be electrocuted. Ac.
oordingly the trap and inmates
were taken to the station. In
making an attempt to attach a live
wire leading from the dynamo ia
the steel trap the man In charge
of the station allowed the wire to
come in contact with another wire
and straightway the fireworks
commenced,
Although considerably shocked
and temporarily stunned none OF
the party sustained injuries Of a
serloas nature, After the trouble
was all over they paid a kid ten
cents to kill the rats with a club,
Missouri Valley times., 1901-10-31
Orders a Quarantine Estab.
liahed.

DR. Tamisiea today ordered the
health authorities of CINCINNATI
township to establish a quarantine
against the farm home of the Hon
George Richardson on account of
small pox in the family, Mr. Rich
ardson, who has been i'll for sew
eral days past, coming down with
the dread disease yesterday. Mr.
Richardson visited Council Bluffs
two weeks ago and has been ailiDg
ever since his return. During a
trip to this city the latter part of
last week Mr. Richardson was
taken sick and upon the advice of
a physician remained in town at
the home of his daughter until
Saturday. He then went to his
home in the country and the small
pox developed in most violent
form. Every precaution is being
taken by the authorities of Gin
cinnatti township to prevent the
spread of the disease ard the
quarantine will be rigidly en-
forced.
Missouri Valley times., 1901-10-31
Democratic State Platform.

I'VE, the democratic Of Iowa. in Convention
assembled, hereby reafiirm the principles of the
democratic national platform adopted at Kan
sas City. July 5, 1900, and without surrendering
our convictions or abating our loyalty to our
national policies, We believe this compaiRu to
be particularly one that should be confined to
state issues.
RESOLVED, That the fundamental principle
of democracy, equal rights to all and special
privileges to none" applies in full force to the
subject of taxation. The democratic party be-
lieves that the burdens of taxation should be
born equally by all taxable property. We
pledge our members of the general assembly to
formulate and urge the adoption of such Law
a. will compell the burden of taxation to reat
on corporate ard individual property alike
without favor or exemption of any interests.
I'VE demand economy in the administration
of state offairs, the repeal of the mllct law. the
enactment of a local option law, and the aboli-
tion of the offices of state printer and state bin.
der and the contracting for supplies for the
state with the lowest responsible-bidder.
I'VE cordially invite all honest men of the
state to unite with us in securing the enactment
of these principles into law"
Missouri Valley times., 1901-10-31

A person apprehensive of dan
ger from lightning, who happens
to be during a severe storm in a
house not secured by lightning
conductors. would do we'll to avoid
sitting near the chimney, near q
looking-glass, or any gilt pictures
or wainscot, The safest place is
in the middle of the room, sitting
in one chair and putting the feet
up on another.
Missouri Valley times., 1901-10-31

The least learned are aware
that there are many languages in
the world. but the actual number
is probably beyond the dreams of
the ordinary people. The geog-
rapher Balbi enumerated 500
which are entitled to be consider
ed as distinct languages, and 500
which may be regarded as dialects.
Another modern writer on this
subject reckons up 3,064 Language
es and dialects existing and which
have existed.
Missouri Valley times., 1901-10-31
BOWLING.
Elites Defeat the Regulars in
a Close Game.

A decided surprise was in store
for the members of the regular
Missouri Valley bowling team in
their contest with the Elites, at
B 9 jacks bowling alleys last
night, the victory being won by
the Elites by majority of 81.
Following appears the work of the
members of the teams contesting:
Missouri Valley times., 1901-10-31
The Beautiful Spectacular
Opera Meta.

The Beautiful Spectacular
Opera Meta.
Will be given at the Opera
House on next Monday and Tues
day evenings, Nov, 4th and 5th,
under the auspices Of the Christ
ian Endeavor of the Christian
church, Rehearsals have been
going on for the past ten days and
promises to bring good results,
The leading soloists Of the city are
IN the cast, aud our people are
promised a rare treat, The solo,
lats ara supported by a chorus OF
100 voices, including fairies, gyp-
sles, gnomes, imps and the whole
effect will he most pleasing to the
car and q beautiful picture for the
eye,
Missouri Valley times., 1901-10-31
ELITES.
: Majority for Elites 81.

The s o Goodman family left
this afternoon for Council Bluffs,
where they go to take up their
future residence, Mr. Goodman's
run having been changed so as to
necessitate the removal.
Missouri Valley times., 1901-10-31

F NJ Varnes returned this
morning from few days trip to
Denver and nearby points. Dur
ing his trip he purchased several
sections of Colorado farm land
but does not intend to leave Har-
rison county, for the time being
at least.
Missouri Valley times., 1901-10-31
SEEK TO ExPEDIATE
FREIGHT.
Railroad Officials Confer on
Means of Handling Trat-

During the past week their
have been conferences between
d vision superintendents and man.
aging officers of several of the
largest systems of roads operating
west from Chicago for the pur.
pose of devising ways and means
for handling the big traffic now
offered in the most expeditions
manner.
The superintendents of all div.
isions of the Milwaukee and 81
Paul road were called to Chicago
last week and conferred with the
general freight agents and with
President Earling regarding i'm
proved methods for handling
freight quickly.
On the Burlington orders have
been given that through freight
trains make as few stops as pos
sible, cutting out stops at all but
the Important points. On this line
all through cars will be put in
trains that will make few stops,
and these trains will be followed
by others that will attend to the
"pick-ups."