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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-21

Boy or girl, don't think that because your pet dog is a dog that he can 'cat any old thing and sleep in any old place." for dogs are most sensitive ani- mals and should have care and kind consideration from their young masters and mistresses. There Is no truer friend than a good dog. and he should always have the best of treatment.
 If you have no clean, snug place in a big barn or outhouse for doggies bed. then you must of necessity build him little house all to himself And you must see to 1t that doggie's house is kept in neat order And his food should be good wholesome and in plenty, fed to him from a clean pan or dish, Doggie's drink Ing vessel should be kept clean and full of fresh water During the summer months give him fresh cold water every hour or two. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, as goes the old adage, and If you will observe this rule your dog will not get sick during the hot season. And remember that a dog needs and loves-water on the outside as well as on the inside. So see that he has his baths. If you have swimming place in the river or pond take your four footed chum along and watch him enjoy desporting in the water.
 A dog seems born to comrade boy f; Indeed, no boys life Is complete without a dog for chum. And 1t is not always the dne-blooded dog that makes the best pet or learns the rarest tricks. The writer has seen the poorest little mon grel strays taken in hand by loving boys, fed, caressed and trained until they be- came most valued little pets and most affectionate friends
 Never keep your pet dog tied up; 1t Is cruel. If during the dog days he shows symtoms of Illness call in some older person to look him over and prescribe a course of treatment-which in the cases of well fed and watered dogs Is always simple. Unless 1t Is thought absolutely necessary to tie up or muzzle doggie dur ing those scarecrow days called the ''dog-days" allow him all liberty, for often the rope, chain or muzzle will make the dog, so used to sweet freedom of action, quite i'll and restless, thus creating a sort of panic among his two- footed friends to whom he cannot appeal in any way save by barking, whining and fighting against his restraint.
 But too much caution cannot be ob- served in the matter of allowing your pet dog to run about with every four footed Tom, Dick and Harry that hap pens to come proving around during the very hot weather, for a hght-which Is liable to occur between the pet and the tramp-might result In something serious, for dog bites-even when In dog fiesh-might prove very troublesome if not dangerous.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-21

strikes an obstruction so as to give 1t a resounding blow, 1t files to pieces with q sharp pop, and a cloud of the spires fly In all directions. They shoot into the flesh of any animal that happens to be within range and cling and irrltate for many days. It is the plants device for propagating Itself and for getting carried Into new territory, and 1t Is certainly most effective. But the spines of the pop weed are anything but pleasant to the creatures that are made the common carriers of them against their wills Cat tie will flee In terror before a rolling pop ball. because they have learned by experience how painful they may be- come"
 And do the Indians fight the pop weedT' asked Paul. anxious to get at once to the exciting part of the story.
 ''They used to hold pitched battles with the pop weed once q year; but Indians are not so plentiful now as in the early days. and the custom has passed out with the passing of the red men. When l was in Dakota in the sixties, I attended one of these battles, for it was made a festival by the Indians. The ob-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-21

"Howevsr she stood 1t I don't know"
 '~why, 1t was then she proved herself a hero"
 "A shero," corrected Edna softly, then she added in louder tone, "By all means tell us about it.''
 Selma turned away the face of Ara bella May. ''Shs Is SO modest" she ex- piained-
 Well, when the storm was at itv worst a poor little drowning bird was beaten from the tree and whirled down right against Arabella May. The child was frightened, of course. but, with wonderful presence of mind, she under stood that unless something was done the poor little bird would perish It wns then she did her heroic act The little dear. with utter unselnshness, rolled over on her side in such away that her body sheltered the bird and saved Its life. There the poor baby lay ale night, with the rain soaking into her and loos- ening the top of her head. but she never failed in her duty for one moment This morning we found the bird under her body, almost dry and warm"
 Why, Arabella May, you old dearl" cried Edna. snatching up the dilapidated doll and kissing 1t fondiy. You are the most beautiful creature I ever saw. Why, Selma, she was never 50 hand some as now. She ought to have a medal for her noble deed"
 T think of writing on to sec if some thing can't be done," said Selma.
 T would by all means. Why. that story ought to be made into a gramma. |" tEdna meant drama, but she is not the only person in tho world who Is some. times unable to say just what she means.
 And what about the little bird that Arabella May saved7'
 We turned 1t loose, but 1t was a most ungrateful thing" responded Selma. Tt never said so much as thank you, and has never been back since. It might at least have returned and asked how Ara bella May was getting along. The poor child suffered dreadfully, and 1t was a long time before we knew whether she would live with that great hole in her head.'
 But just then from the boughs of the apple tree above them rang a clear note
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-21

tinued Edna, as she carefully arranged her own bright doll by her side. See what shero Arabello May proved her self to be, and try if you can to be like her. Only do be careful and don't get your paint washed off," she added as an afterthought.
 "Yes, the poor dear was so frightened when she awakened and found herself out doors and 1t was dark, began Selma. But what could she do? There she had to lie all alone while the thun- der was rattling and the lightning roll ing up the sky-just like grandma wrinkles her forehead-and lights every thing in a flash, and the wind stirred the trees and made the leaves sound just like whispering, while the long limbs bent down like they were alive and wanted to get Arabella May. Ine poor child was frightened out of her
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they saw the boys preparing to meet their enemy without a shield"
 Grandpa, what became of the boys who had deserted7" asked Paul
 ''They had missed the prize"
 And what was the prize7''
 Some trifie at the time, but ultimately 1t meant that they had proven them selves unworthy to become chieftains; for, you know, that savage people place great stress on the power to withstand pain"
 Well, tho boys rushed at those ap- preaching pop balls with something like frenzy. Each of the three still on the ground seemed intept on smashing the most balla. For time the reports of the exploding balls sounded like an American observance of July 4th, and the flying arrows looked like smoke. Half the time the youths were hidden in the clouds of spires by which they were enveloped. When at last the pop balls had all been met and exploded, and the boys came limping and staggering to the neighborhood of the lookerson. they were indeed red men. being covered with blood from head to foot. And which of the three who endured to the end of the battle do you suppose received the first prizeP'
 ''The one who was bloodlest," sup pose, answered Paul.
 Tt would have been hard to decide which was the bloodier," resumed Grand pa, flor all were badly wounded in the onesided battle; for you must remem- Der the pop balls only furthered their natural purposes of propagation ns they were exploded. l suppose that fin this battle over hundred acres had been hopelessly seeded with the pests, But there was another test left that was to determine which was the winner of the novel battle. The exertion in the fierce heat of the last part of the battle had caused the youths to presplre freely, and now the pain from their wounds was well-nigh uncomfortable. Two of tho boys could stand 1t no longer, but put themselves in the hands of their friends to have the small arrows picked from their flesh one by one and to be rubbed with a salve which the Indians had pre- pared in advance. The third proudly de. clined this assistance but walked forth bearing still the arrows until nature should cast them out by fostering. They say he came nearly dying. and for many days was q loathsome sight with his body filled with sores. But at last he recovered, all marked with the irritating wounds, and became recognized leader, a candidate for chieftainship. Of course, children, these crude people had missed the wiser way, because fin trying to con quer the pop weed they had really given 1t, through lack of wisdom, the power
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-21

of conquering their land, and then. they were exposing themselves to pain and danger unnecessary, which is certainly foolish, yet the endurance they developed was a great quality and l need hardly tell you that the youth who won the non ors in thls contest afterward won wide reputation as warrior. You would recog- nize him as terror to the white people If I should mention his name"
 Why, who was he, Grandpa?" h. quired Paul
 And Grandpa said: He was afterwar1 known as Sitting Bull"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-21
The Heroic Doll.

bald, with a great hole in the back of her head and with palid lips and cheeks.
 "Arabella May is not at all well,' ex- plained Selma. "The poor dear took such a frightful cold the night l forgot and locked her out in the ran.'
 You careless woman," exclaimed Edna. You surely didn't leave that dell cate child out In the rain all night?"
 Isn't 1t a shamel' cried Selma. catch ing Arabella May in her arms and giving her a good hug.
 And to think that the sweet little dear braved those dangers all alone in the night, and proved herself a hero"
 You mean shero, of course," cor rected Edna. 'Tel us all about 1t, just as she told 1t to you"
 By ''us' Edna meant to include her own doll. There are people who say dolls cannot talk unless they have a phono- graphic attachment, but little girls know better They understand their dolls, just as mothers understand the goo-goos of their babies, that to the average man mean nothing.
 ''Now sit still. Sweet Marie." con
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-21

wits, but, though she tried to call me. she says she couldn't utter a word"
 How the little thing must have suf- feredp' exclaimed Edna In sympa- thetic voice.
 ''To make 1t all the worse," continued the Little Mother, ''the wind shook leaves down on Arabella May, and sons- thing Qt may have been a ra0 ran right over her face. Aren't you afraid of rats?"
 "Dreadfully," assented Edna.
 "Then the rain began. There that little child lay all alone in the dark. while the big drops battered on her, and while the limbs were reaching down as If to grab her and the thunder was booming !"
 Selma wiped her eyes The Little Mother was crying
 Then the dear child could hear the cries of others who were distressed by the storm, and she didn't know but that the whole world was being de- stroyed. She had never been out all night before. and 1t seemed to her 1t must be worse than Jonahs flood. [She meant Noah, of course. but little errors like that must be overlooked.l The little
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-21

ject of 1t was to prove the hardihood and endurance of the Indian boys Hun dreds of Indians and white people were gathered on a great plain, and a mass of pop balls were piled at one side of the plain. in charge of some of the braves Near the other end of the field were about a dozen Indian boys, ranging in age from 10 to 15 years, all stripped naked except for moccasins and breech cloths However. each of them carried a blanket on his arm. A brisk wind was blowing from the pile of pop balls toward the boys When all was In readl- ness, dozen pop balls were thrown lightly forward, and, gathering the wind, they went rolling toward the boys, gaining constantly in speed. The youngsters advanced to meet them, each bearing n club, and each trying to cover himself with the blanket
 As the pop balls came within range, the boys dealt them blows with the clubs, causing them to explode and scatter their spires in cloud of minute arrows
 In spite of the blankets with which the youths tried to protect themselves, hun dreds of the spires shot Into their flesh,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-21

chickens were peeplng, and the old hen was clucking, and Arabella May said there was a sound of breaking and tear ing that frightened her so much. It must have been when the limb broke of the big maple"
 Isn't 1t dreadful! Oh, I should hate i. to sleep out all night In the dark"
 Especially If 1t was raining. But real people like us could have gone In on the porch and found shelter there. but this little innocent had to He out In the rain and take it all. Arabella May could hear Daffy Down billy begging the rain to come easy, and even the big tiger lily growled because the wind ana rain were beating him down. Johnny-Jump-up lay fiat on the ground and moaned in terror. May Appleblossom was torn from the tree and scattered in fragments all around my poor frightened baby"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-21
LETTER ENIGMA.

My first Is in sleep, but not in wake; My second Is in wrlthe, but not In snake; My third is in iron. but not in ore; My fourth Is in merchant, but not h store My fifth Is in musket, but not in shell; My sixth is in ring, but not in bell; My seventh Is in green but not In blue; My eighth is in great, but not In true; My ninth iB in heart, but not fin beat; My tenth Is in oven, but not in heat My eleventh is fin link, but not in chain; My twelfth is in wheat, but not h grain
 My whole spells a spot
 To all boys most dear,
 Where they go very often
 At this time of year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-21

and trili of beauty. The little girls had no difficulty iu understanding It. It was the little bird that Arabela May had saved, and now 1t was singing its thanks. Perhaps, If you had been there you would not have known 1t, but the little girls understood. It said; Give, give. give,
 Either your life or a song; Be brave in the night,
 Ready to die for the right. And so you will live
 Ever and ever so long. Sweet, sweet, sweet
 Is service, and very high; And all things that are
 Are surprisingly fair: But most beautiful, most complete,
 Are they who for others die. The world does not know,
 And the voice of man has not told The deeds that cause earth to glow, And the hidden thoughts that are gold.
 God knows, though we may not know.
 Do you hear that. Sweet Marisi
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-21
The Usefulness of the
 Hedgehog.

Persons who are inclined to a feeling of enmity toward those little animals, the hedgehogs, should stop to consider some of their characteristics before condemning them to destruction, for in many ways they are of great usefulness. Gardeners tell us that hedgehog in the garden will destroy all the ruinous insects that make such ravages on the fresh young vege- tables, and the worms, slugs and snails cannot live where the hedgehog has full liberty. In the kitchen and cellar the little animal is also of great benefit, as he keeps them clear of black beetles and many other annoying insects that are a menace to the good housekeeper.
 So stay your hand before injuring the harmless little animal that may be of value to you
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-21
WAS NOT kFRAID.

Once there was a tyrannlcal king. wno gave 60 pieces of silver to every barber who shaved him well. But the barhci who drew drop of blood on him during the process of shaving was executed lnl mediately. One day he employed uew barber who shaved him very successfully After the ordeal the king asked: Were you not afraid, barber, that you'd draw drop of blood on mel" No" answered the barber. Had I done so l would at once have cut your throat"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-21
BY NORA ARDENE.

Edna and Selma were having tea in the shade of the old apple tree. Play tea, 1t was. In reality the menu was sliced apples, uncooked and decidedly unripe, and water. Edna, the visitor, the guest of honor. held a new wax doll. elegantly gowned, and anon she would instruct the young lady as to the proper table manners. Selma, the hostess, had a doll on chair by her side but 1t was far from new. The fact Is, Arabella May had been left out doors all night in the spring by her fond, but rather forgetful. mother, and the hard rain that had fallen had washed all color from her face and loosened the glue that held her hair in place, so that she was totally
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-21

Games of chess and draughts for tray. elers on long journeys have been lntro- duced by the English Midland Railway Company. There Is no charge made by the company, and when the game is no- ishsd tho conductor collects the piecea
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-21
Conundruns

When Is tapestry like fowls7 When 1t Is Gobelin. When are wines like gunsf When barreled. Why are the clouds like sponges7 They both hold water.
 When are a man and a crab alikef When "deviled." What part of a mans attire Is like ( .arn-out hoe? A darned sock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-21
new the bird would not forget" cried

"oh, you dear, dear Arabella May" ex. claimed Selma, as she caught her doll In her arms and fondly kissed It's white lips and cheeks.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-01-25
Promptly "
FUNERAL DIRECTORS
UNDERTAKING EkBALNM0.
EnAd = IN ss'AA' Brown-Eldredge Furniture Co.

Harold c. Dippel, dentist, Anderson
Block. 29-ti
Mrs. J. P. Porter has been quite i'll
lately.
A. ]. Snyder was up from Sprinfeld
Monday.
L. r. Aldrich was at Twin Falls the
first of the week.
Don't pay too much. Use Tupper's
5 and 10 cent counters. EST
Finest oranges the market affords al
Kinney Bros Phone 124. 29-tf
Mr.. Callahan of the Cash Store has
been here for a few days.
The old shoes are easiest. Kinney re
pairs them on Bridge street.
Stamp photos at Granville & Cutters
during the month Of February. 3lti
Plenty of money to loan on easy terms
at 8 per cent. Enquire of Barnhart
Stone u Parkinson. 4ltf.
H. G. DIPPED and wife and Adolph
johnson left Sunday night for thirty
days trip thru California.
Miss Clara Faulkner, formerly OF
this place, is now living at number 20
Bourbon Place, San Francisco.
N. Tanner, Jr, was up from his fish
ranch at Tilden the first of the week and
reports all quiet in the bottoms
Fay McClintock, niece of DR.. |. Fl
Moore, was here with him last week on
her way to Seattle to stay year.
The Misses MCGOWAN and kallen-
berger, who engaged in the millinery
business here for few weeks, are now
in California.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-01-25
The high school has program this

The high school has program this
afternoon.
McCracken's local option bill is not
likely to pass the house.
Watch for the novelty feature street
parade Wednesday, Jan. 30.
e. M. Kennedy leaves Monday with q
carload of horses for Los Angeles.
Al Auttey the funniest of all balancers
and jugglers, at the Armory Jan, 30.
G. Lote Silver, the worlds greatest
song illustrator, at the Armory Jan. 30
M. L. Hanes of the Hamilton Mercan
tile Co. was up from Aberdeen Wednes
day.
Miss Shaw is trying to find two teach
ers to go to Irwin in Swan Valley, at $6C
and $40.
w. d. Hutfaker, formerly county com
missioner, was down from Idaho Falls
Wednesday.
G. E. Thumm and wife were up from
Ross Fork for the Hart Rowles party
Thursday evening,
Mr.. and Mrs. o. f. Smith have gone
to La Grande to prove up on Mrs
Smiths timber land
7. M. Callahan, manager of the Cash
Store, returned to his home at Long.
mont a few days ago.
An 8-pound boy arrived at the home
of J. e. Elsen and wife Thursday morn
ing. 1t looks just like its dad.
Some good live statesmen wanted to
sell live stock insurance, for the Pacific
Live Stock Association of spokane. W.
G. Young, Blackfoot.
st. Anthony had a $4,000 fire at T.
B. Miles Livery Barn Wednesday, and
the house OF Melvin Moon on Elgin
Bench was also burned. One child was
lost at Moons.
The old Opera House, which is being
remodeled into fine dance hall, will
open next Tuesday night with free
dance. The new floor is fine and every
body is invited.
Jesse Astle was arrested at Idaho
Falls this week for the theft of blankets,
etc, from the 2nd Regiment Armory.
He has implicated others in the theft;
among them, j. h. Lee, prominent
livery man.
Miss Ryan, local manager of the Cash
Store, left Thursday for Her home in
Lincoln Nebraska where she will visit a
few days and then go to st. Louis. There
she will join party of six or eight man
ayers of the Calanhan Stores. who will
60 to New York City to buy goods for
the spring trade. They will be in the
metropolis for over month, buying for
the various stores of this company, and
Miss Ryan will be back here some time
in March.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-01-25
Go to ''The Gem
For Fine Liquors, Cigars, hot TamaIes,
Chile, WinneWorsts and Sandwiches

Notary Public at the Standrod Bank
FOR SALE-A saddle horse. Kinney
Bros. 21tf.
Harold c. DIPPED, dentist, Anderson
Block. 29-tf
R. G. Geddes was up from Oxford
last week,
Mrs. H. w. Kiefer came down from
Idaho Falls Sunday.
DIR. Jones and wife left Sunday for
trip to Malad and Salt Lake.
Fresh butter and eggs always-John
Oborn delivers them. Phone II. If
Remember that the First National Bank
wants to buy your County Warrants.
All kinds of second hand goods bought
and sold at Tupper's Bargain Store. 2Stf
Mrs. Jas. Stevens and her sister Mrs
Geo. M. Snow came in from Boise Sun
day.
All kinds of floor coverings laid with
out extra charge. The Brown Eldredge
Furniture Co. Ltd. loft
T. j. Caldwell was down from Swan
Valley last week and reports only ten
inches of snow there.
One tenth off on all shoes, for cash
down, that means money for you Come
and see for yourself at ID. II. Biethans.
Mrs. Will Thompson and children
have been visiting here since Christmas,
but went to their home at Pocatello
Sunday.
Joseph Hutchinson, formerly of Ba-
salt, was here the first of the week on
his way to Mackay and Couer d Alene.
He has been off on three months trip
thru the sunny south.
David Hutchinson has moved in from
the ranch, and is doing police duty dur
ing the absence of Marshal Hllliard, who
is at Salt Lake as a witness in the case
of Gesas VS.. the O. S. l..
No clothing torn, no buttons pinched
off; we use the rotary steam cylinder
process for washing, and the lightning
rotary process for drying. Let us have
your work and your clothes will last
longer. Blackfoot Steam Laundry. 20 tt
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-01-25
The N. Y. Ministries

G. Lote Silver's Big New York Min
strels,-a company of Americans
foremost comedians, having played all
the cities from the Atlantic to the
Pacific, and everywhere this company
has appeared there has been nothing
but praise. This is an entire white
company. No old and rusty jokes;
no wornout coon songs; no threadbare
ballads, but erything new and up to-
date. Watch for the Street Parade.
Seats are now on sale at the usual place.
Prices so and rs cents. Don't forget
the date, Wednesday Jan 80.