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Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-06-01
THE EMPIRE SANDAL.

The Parisienne is always highly crit
seal about the dressing of her feet,
and with the vogue of empire fashions
the little empire sandals have been
worn In Paris during the winter with
empire gowns for both evening and
day wear. They are adorable things
that no coquette with a foot OF any
prettiness, certainly no Partisan belle,
can afford to miss. No one knows bet
ter than Parisienne the 1.-THE and
sinuously gliding walk that may be
achieved from heelless slipper. The
concert hall singers have long been
divided In opinion between fiat ankle
Tie and the highest OF Louis XIV.
shoes. Fashion In the French capital
has this past season put her seal OF
approval, at least for occasions, upon
the heelless sandal. which was so
Fetching an accessory OF the toilette at
the beginning of the nineteenth CEN
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-06-01
A sORDID MERCHANT.

Something you want2" queried the
grocer, as he went ont to the old
man who had been standing around
the door for several minutes.
Il see you have washtubs,.' was the
reply.
YES, sir; large assortment. What
size would you like?"
II dunno. l was Jest goin' to ask
you question. Hey you ever come
across piece Of poetry beginnin' 1t
was the schooner of Hesperus which
sailed the ragin' main'?''
mo. sir"
You'd remember it IL you had, |
suppose?"
Probably would. have three
sizes of tubs. The largest IS
Eyes, / know; but let's settle this
thing first. She sailed the ragin' main.
4 There's the first two lines, but to save
my neck ! can't think Of no more.
| Must be more of course. Yes. them
/ washtubs are all right, but I'm more
interested in the schooner jest now.
Never come across the piece, eh?"
mo, sir. Any -four, potatoes or
II
squashes to-day?"
"Mebbe SO, but let's follow the Hes
perus. She sailed the ragin' main.
Where was she saiiin' to? What was
her object? What happened to her as
she sailed? Let's go in and igger II
ont"
Il have nothing to do with the
schooner Hesperus or any Other
schooner" said the groceryman as he
turned away.
You look like that kind of man.
exclaimed the poetry hunter as hi
backed off
'.You go on!" shouted the grocery
man.
"All you think of is tubs and pail
and squashes. I don't believe yol
know line of THE Star Spanglet
Banner"
Didn't / tell you to go on? If 70,
make a fuss around here I'll have yol
arrested"
"oh, I'll go on" growled the oil
man as he backed away. But I wan
to say to you that if / had your sordi
| soul
. cit along,"
He moved down in front of the mex
, store and finished.
, I'D shred it up with Goldfish an
! sell 1t at 6 cents pound. 1t was tn
! schooner Hesperus which sailed LAX
, Erie DER, and when the hurricane cam
: on she bumped herself fur shore, an
, I'll find some one else to tell me tn
rest of it,
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-06-01

II must lay in stock of the little
Japanese hand stoves" remarked a
New York woman. recently. "A pair
of them. with box Of ginger, Is what
send to any OF my friends sailing for
Europe. | tind from my own expert
ence and their testimony that no sim
pie bon voyage gift is more acceptable.
With the two little stoves one can
spend hours in a steamer chair on deck
on day that would otherwise permit
only brief and active airing. In the
travelling outfit. too. after reaching the
other side, these handy little hotboxes
ara worth their weight In gold. says
the Dssroit Free Press. One friend
who by mischance lost hers soon after
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-06-01
These Nyomen share.

One part of Egypt shows where the
outward and visible evidences of the
aboriginal have been softened down
with a veneer which the softeners
fondly imagined is indicative OF in
ward and spiritual grace. This is along
S50-mile stretch of the White Nile,
where the Shilluks live and move and
have their being. Now, the Shilluks
are picturesque and promising peo-
pie. They have their Fashoda for a
capital and their memories of Lord
Kitchener, OF Khartoum, which no
man may take from them. Wherefore.
what matters it that they have lost
turbulence and their cheerful speciality
of roasting the enemy on the point of
the spitg Now the Shilluks are SO civ.
ilized they carry short, wooden clubs
after the fashion of the Broadway po.
lieeman, aud occasionally brandish a
long spear in true light opera style
They lead an enviable life, these Shil.
luks: nothing to do all the livelona
day but lie on the messy bank and
spear the horny-hided hippopotamus
as he glides within range, or make a
dead crocodile of live one by the
simple expedient of happening him
through his vitals. AS for work, that
is for woman. and my lord of the Shil-
luks never puts his hand to IL. Agri-
culture is yet an undeveloped indus
try, and what little developing has al
ready taken place has been at the in
stance and hands off the wives. The
Shilluk country is not the birthplace of
the seven Brotherhood sisters OF glor-
ious hirsute memory. All the women
of the tribe shave their heads.-New
York Herald.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-06-01
FASHIONS prnrIoS.

The word charming" as applied to
men. women. music. books and wealth
err. has gone out with the century.
Like the black velvet bows for the
hair and the pulley belts. 1t became
common. and therefore has been
dropped from the vocabulary OF so.
eiety small talk. Attractive is the
smart word now-if 1t happens TO be
appropriate. II not. there is choice
OF expressions. the simpler the better,
says the Philadelphia Inquirer. In
fact. society seems 10 be striving after
simplicity In speech. II no longer says
yacht" instead we hear the simpler
word boat: playhouse where we form
erly heard theater. and so on ad in
fnitum. by these earmarks ones So
cial status Is easily recognized.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-06-01

his bull fight, and to the Frenchman
nothing appeals but the duel. Com
pared with the insect fight, However,
all these are tame, in the opinion OF
the Chinaman.
The insect used by the Chinese for
these fights is known as the mantis.
The carnivorous propensities of this
tribe OF insects are SO great that they
are even exercised on their own kind.
The Chinese take advantage of the
pugnacity of these insects, and keep
them separate. in bamboo cages, for
fighting exhibitions, as some Ameri-
cans do game cocks. The fight takes
place in glass case, the NANTES hav-
ing first been denied food for some
hours.
Two insects are put in the case at a
time. No sooner do they spy each
other than both remain stiff and mo-
tionless, fixing their eyes on each 9TH
er. In this condition they continue a
long time while the spectators tap on
the glass and use every expedient to
urge them ON. Suddenly the whole
| frame of each becomes violently agi-
tated, the neck is stretched out, the
wings expand and fiutter, while the
rest of the body and tail culver with
apparent emotion.
/ They rush toward each other with
the utmost fury. and hew away with
their sharp saber-like feet with such
ferocfty that It is seldom that they
quit their hold without bringing ava,
at the same time limb or some othei
part OF the body of their antagonist
The usual termination of these fight
is the death of both of the combat
ants, neither Of them hardly eve
surviving the fray.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-06-01

This Is probably the most unique
production of nature. 1t is a native
of Guatemala.
The name is truly descriptive. Its
bud has the perfect shape OF goose,
with head and neck proudly arched,
as If floating in the water The ave-
rage length of a bud is sixteen inches.
AS it bursts into bloom, the breast
opens, showing delicate. cone-shaped
orifice. lined with a rich purple. vel
vety surface, simply exquisite in coll
oring and tracing. In full bloom 1t re-
sembles an enormous leaf about fifty
inches in circumference 1t has long,
string-like tail two feet six inches in
length. In some respects 1t resem-
bles the night-blooming cereus II
makes its growth during the night,
and all bloom is put forth during the
silence of darkness. Further, 1t blooms
but to fade. The bud expands into full
bloom in three days, but the flower
withers in a day.
!. Its perfume, however, is decidedly
different from that of the queen OF
the night. The bud has no odor but
that of the bloom is an almost unbear-
able stencil, exactly like that of decay
Ing meat. 1t attracts the regular blue
bottle, or carrion-fy, and swarms OF
them are buzzing about the strangely
beautiful though repulsive flower
These flies are its agents of fertilixa.
ton. 1t is carrier plant. The odol
of decaying meat lures the flies to the
orifice of the flower. On and on they
walk. deep into the throat of the flow.
er-never to escape. The deep mar
lining of the orifice inclines down into
the throat OF the blossom. Consequent.
ly. the flies find 1t very easy and com.
Portable walking In; but IL they wish
to come out, or to retrace their way
they strike snags. Once in, there Il
high, curved phalanS which makes
escape hopeless.
The leaves, roots, stems, in fact al
parts of the plant. are an infallible an
tidote against the bites of all poison
Gus insects and reptiles. The People.
Home Journal.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-06-01
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swer, My perception Of things II you
ask In what form would cast my pres
emit perception OF things. / say, With
out doubt poem"
"You arc able to carry both sides
Of conversation. have not asked any
of these"
You ask why stay. am explain
ing
The Iady's attitude relaxed its stiff
ness by shade, her half smile became
a degree more balmy.
writer"
You touch the point, I" he said, slow
ly. Il am not. am hungry and prob
ably houseless. And worse than that,
| find hunger and houselessness are
sordid. tame. The taste OF them In
the mouth is fiat. like stale beer. 10
is not like the bitter tang OF new ex-
perience, but like something the world
shows its WEAKNESS of in me-
The amused smile vanished I'm large
eyed surprise, and something more
than surprise, as II his words gave
her some intimate, personal informa-
ton.
You say strange things in a strange
way. And you came in by an acct
dent?"
And an impulse"
Il don't understand. But you must
sit down. and | can find you more to
eat, if this isn't enough"
FREE FOR ALL
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-06-01
Those Business women"

Those Business Women"
A club of business women
Existed In town
And everything was up'to date,
From high officials down.
The president was gracious,
AS also was the vice:
The secretary was peach;
The rest were extra nice.
Although they wildly chartered
Whenever they CHANGED TO meet.
At clubs headquarters. on car.
Or In the crowded street.
They never failed to let you know
That they were business. This is so.
Yet when these business. women
AT luncheon came together
For 10. these girls restaurant
Conducted in high feather
The milk. they said. was glorious
The coffee was a dream;
The pie was simply exquisite"
And splendid" was the cream.
The soup was cute" they murmured;
The pudding was divine"
And yet they tried to preach to me,
These charming friends OF mine.
That they are business" Yet know
That nature never made them so.
st. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-06-01
nressn net,le. s., rrn,rl.. At,re.

Investigations into the causes of the
numerous prairie fires in the cattle
ranges of Montana and Western Da-
kota seem to show strong reasons for
the belief that many of them, at least,
owe their origin. to the presence OF
<foken bottles that are scattered freely
along the trails and wagon roads OF
that section. It is reported that in
many cases The origin has been di-
rectly traced to this source. thu evil
dence pointing clearly to the theory
that the suns rays, focused through
the curved glass, have caused ignition
of the dry prairie grass, from which
the fires have spread, and assumed
their tremendous proportions before
they were discovered. Nor did the bot
ties contain "fire-water" either.--San
Francisco Bulletin.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-06-01

a pear-shaped stone. preferably dia-
mond. the setting almost invisible, the
eireiet very thin. II colored stone
la chosen instead of diamond, the
accommodating ieweler will surround
II with the tiniest of diamonds, maxi
Ing brilliant line of white fire, but
the individual stones so small as to
have the effect rather than the appear
ance OF gems, says the New York Com
mercal Advertiser, A row OF FIVE dia-
monds, encircled with tiny rubies, is
also favorite engagement ring.
Rubes mean Felicity In love" and dia-
monds-or at least to own them
signify good luck, II goes without say
Ing.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-06-01

reaching Europe. wrote back to me
begging that would forward another
pair to her in Persia. which was her
objective point" 1t may be added that
these stoves find considerable sale
among artists, whose work sometimes
on chilly day in the open air be-
numbs the hands, and civil engineers
handling cold chains find in the same
way their easily dispersed warmth
most grateful.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-06-01

Two pounds of halibut made into
outlets are required for good dish of
baked fish. Put the outlets in baking
dish. Mince one small onion and mix
II with two sliced tomatoes or with
an equal amount of canned tomatoes.
Add two teaspoonfuls of butter and
one-half teaspoonful of salt. Cut one
green pepper into shreds. remove all
tho seeds and add the pepper to the
other ingredients. Have ready some
blanched almonds and add them, finely
chopped. Nine or ten of the almonds
will be sufficient, Cover the fish with
this mixture and let 1t bake for full
hour. Serve with the sauce from the
pan.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-06-01

rnsee. r,rht,uc I, chinese s,ort
The Anglo-Saxon likes his prize fight
and his cock fight. the spaniard enjoys
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-06-01
IN THE ODD CORNER.
QUEER AND CURIOUS THINGS
AND EVENTS.

Strange Animal Appears at Newport
Landing. caL, Frightening the In
habitants---Twenty-F Five Feet In Length,
IT Is . Mot Remarkable Cresturs-
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-06-01

A fee simple is money given to the
Quack doctor.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-06-01

fury, says the Philadelphia Times
These new little slippers. gracing many
a boudoir hearthrug and peeping from
beneath the dragging folds of empire
dinner gowns. are built OF panne. OF
satin. OF suede. OF softest kid, and they
mould the foot In the prettiest OF sup
pie lines. After the artificiaiity Of the
Louis XIV. shoe. which has held its
fashionable sway so long. this foot COW
ering is singularly bewitching. and
very fiattering. provided YOU have .
weil-shaped foot. II is tied on with a
narrow ribbon. which twists about the
ankle. the ends bowed. or fastened
with tiny jewelled clasp.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-06-01

dix lOuu6Ts Ion I veil SO."l
Get closer to the instrument" Don't
talk SO far away-can't hear word;
you say" are some of the messages
sent by people who use the telephone
to the person at the other end OF the
line. The words are often accompan-
led with evidences of Ill win and i'm
patience, at which the telephone oper-i
ators smile.
Every time hear remark OF that
kind" said the manager OF a large
exchange, Il am confirmed In the be-
lief that, despite its popularity, every,
body does not know how to use the
telephone"
One of the mistakes made by many
people who use the telephone is that
they do not place the lips close enough
to the instrument, says the New York
Tribune. Some people make this error
because they can't forget the old-style
instrument. In order to obtain the
best results with 1t 1t was necessary to
keep the lips few inches from the
box and to speak across the opening.
and not into It, Get further away
from the phone" was the cry when the
old-style instrument was in use. and
some old subscribers have this dis
tant habit" as the telephone people
call 1t. and they are usually told by
the one at the other end to talk loud
err"
IF were to lay down a rule or
speaking on the telephone | should
say: Keep the chin well raised and
speak with large amount OF air in
the chest. artieulate slowly and dis
tinctly and use the lips-that is. place
the voice in the front nf the mouth
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-06-01
EDITORIAL AMENITIES

Why is woman like an umbrella7"i
asked the exchange editor.
Because she's made of ribs and att
taehed to stick" replied the informa-:
ton editor. why is"
Wrong. Guess again.
Because she always has to be shut
up when
Nav. You fatigue me-"
Because she stands in the hall
and"
Nav. It's nothing about standing
in the hall"
"A woman is like an umbrella be-
cause nobody ever gets the right one.
Why is'i
Ring on. That isn't the answer.
either"
It's better one than you have
Don't you reckon l know whether,
it is or not? Whose conundrum is this
yours or mine?'i
Why, she's like an umbrella becausei
lit isn't because she fades with age, is
it?'
you ought to be ashamed of your
self"
Il am. Is 1t because you have to put
up when its cloudy and threatening
no, that can't be it. Because she's q
good thing to have in the house. Why
is"
You're not within four counties OF
it."
Because you can't find any pocket
in either. Why is"
No choice. Vote again.
Il won't. A woman isn't like an um-
brella. There is not the slightest re-
semblance. You go on with your work.
and let me alone.
Il knew you couldn't guess it. It's
becarse she's accustomed to reign"
Then the information editor rose in
his wrath, and they were only prevent
ed from doing mischief to each other.
| by prompt-and wholly unexpected
work on the part of the labor editor.
Evening journal., 1901-09-09
CASE OF TRE PRESIDENT
Ills Grave Peril Will Not be Over Until
"Wednesday

Despite all the encouraging reports,
and the heartfelt prayers OF the nation
Tor the recovery of the President, the
iact remains that his condition Is most
serious. and there are grave danger
and critical peril between him and re-
,overy. The danger OF septic poison
ing began on Saturday night, and Will
not be over untr Wednesday.
In the case of the President the bull
LET passed through the mid-stomach at
a point free from the great blood YES
sc's. IL cut none OF them behind the
stomach and. apparently, did not pene-
trate the liver, or hemorrhage would
have followed. Neither did il reach
the vertebrae nor the spinal cord they
contain. nor cut any OF the greater
nerves, thereby paralyzing some i'm
portant organ
But there remains the local infiam-
nation at the points where the bullet
has pierced the peritoneum, or the
great sack which holds the stomach.
viscera and intestines. and where IL
has ruptured the coats of the stomach
or pushed its way through the yielding
Tissues. The local Inflammation sets in
after the first twelve hours succeeding
the wound. and it was responsible for
the rise in temperature on Saturday
morning
Local Inflammation may die away
with decreasing temperature, or.at any
time within FIVE days. it may be sue
ceeded by septic Inflammation popular
ly and inaccurately known as blood
poisoning. This produces a rise In
temperature from twenty-four q
thirty-six hours after the original
wound.
Accidents always are possible. anC
a stitch. even by hands as careful a:
those which attend the President, may
give way. causing a new centre OF in
flammation. Some obscure poisone,
lsDot may be dormant for several days
Many hidden perils hedge the progres,
to recovery through the first five day.
or more in which septic Inflammation
may begin
Until the Presidents condition per
miis the use of the Roentsen ray tn,
bullets exact position cannot b,
known. II may have carried in with i
a fragment Of partially digested food a
other foreign substance. and this ma,
remain for ten dsys to come before A.
= burrowing pus shows its effect and re
veals a source of septic cOntagion. Fo
, ten or twelve days this peril will ne
r main.
Evening journal., 1901-09-09
EVERY PRECAUTION TAKEN
TO AVERT TRAGEDY

Buffalo. Sept. 9.-Secretary WilsonI
desires the country to understand that
every possible precaution was taken toI
prevent the awful tragedy of Friday
The Secretary made the followingI
statement to an Associated Press cor
respondent.
Last Thursday night, when the
President witnessed the grand illumi-
nation at the Exposition, / was inn
pressed with the ease with which some
evil-disposed person might have crept
up in the darkness between tho flashes
OF the pyrotechnics and have done the
President bodily harm. Secretary
Cortelyou was similarly impressed.
and we talked the matter over at great
length as we sat on the benches watch
ing the display confess that much
Of my pleasure was destroyed by the
dread OF what might happen. Secretary
CortelyOu and / went over carefully
the precautions which are always
taken with the public appearance Of
The President. and he said If any other
precautions could be suggested or de-
vised he would employ them.
I'VE spoke OF the reception at the
Temple OF Music which had been al
ranged for the next day. We both
agreed that the only danger which
might exist would be from organized
Anarchists or someone actually de-
mented and irresponsible, hut the pos
sibility OF Just such a tragedy as oc-
Cured we could not but admit Tho
only thing we realized would not dc
was to dissuade the President from
holding the reception, and with Tn,
memory u this conversation In his
mind Secretary Cortelyou took specia
precautions. Detectives. guards anC
/ soldiers were employed Nothing tha
foresight could imagine was omitted
and yet the dastardly crime was com
mitted.
ut was warm. many people wer'
mopping their brows with their hand
kerchiefs and all the detectives wh'
were watching vigilantly for a posi-
BILE weapon in the hand Of a wouldb'
assassin had no suspicion OF what Ia!
concealed in what apparently was th'
bandaged hand OF Czolgosz.
"All the Secret Service had been os
pecially cautioned desire to hay
this statement made public, not cnl.
that the people may understand tina
the assault cannot be attributed L
carelessness, but also in justice to Sec
rotary Cortelyou, who. with a faithful
ness and loyalty seldom paralleled. ha
striven with all his energy upon all oc
casions to safeguard the life Of tn
President"
Secretary Cortelyou telegraphed hi
rector General Buchanan from Canto
10 make careful police arrangements I
protect the President during his sta,
and subsequently wrote him 10 th
same effect Instead of two Secret Ser
vice men who usually accompany tn
President on trips of this character
Secretary Cortelyou had a third maj
detailed.
Evening journal., 1901-09-09

GETTYSBURG. LURAY AND WASH
INGTON observation-disclosures
ED TOUR VIA PENNSYLVANIA
: RAILROAD.
This early Autumn tour covers a
section of the country at once inter
testing and attractive. The battlefield
OF Gettysburg, with its hundreds OF
monuments; the picturesque Blue
Mountains. touched with the first
breath of frost; the Shenandoah Val
ley, reminiscent of Sheridan's Ride;
the Caverns of Luray, one of Natures
wonder places, and Washington, the
capital and political centre of the
United States, offer a program of de-
Hight.
The tour will leave New York and
Philadelphia Saturday, September IA,
in charge Of one OF the company &
Tourist agents, and will cover a period
of five days. A chsperon. whose es-
lpecial charge will be unescsrted
ladies. will accompany the party
lthroughout the trip. Round-trip tick
cts. covering transportation. carriage
rives. and hotel accommodations, viii.
Q sold at the extremely low rate of
S25 from New York, s24 from Trenton,
s22 from Philadelphia, and proportion
ate rates from other points.
For itineraries and full information.
apply to ticket agents; Tourist Agent
1886 Broadway, New York; Court
treet, Brooklyn; 7S9 Broad street.
Newark. N. j.. or address George W.
Boyd, Assistant General Passenger
Agent. Broad Street station, Philadel-
hia.