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The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-04-27
THE CITY COUNCIL.

The city council held a regular ad-
journed meeting Tuesday night, with
five members present and Mayor Peck
presiding, who stated the object of the
meeting was to determine the width Of
sidewalks to be constructed for the paw
ing district.
Councilman Bergman, chairman of
the Improvement committee, reported
that he had seen all of the property
owners in the proposed Improvement
district and they had all signified their
willingness to replace the present 12-
foot sidewalks ON Main street with 90
foot walks. He further stated that he
could not get a conference with the
Oregon Short Line Railroad company
to ascertain what they were willing to
do; that they had made and broken
several engagements with him, and
were materially delaying the proposed
Improvement. The matter was left in
the hands of the committee for further
investigation.
Mr.. Kirkpatrick appeared before the
council and accused them Of giving the
idaho Lumber Company permission to
practically destroy his ditch, which they
had done, and threatened to sue the
city for damages if it was not replaced
when he wanted it for irrigation. He
was assured by Councilman Stephens
that the lumber company would restore
his ditch in time for the irrigating sea-
son, and Mr.. Kirkpatrick went away
satisfied, stating that was all that he
wanted.
The location Of the water main on
Bridge street is said to be on the prop
erty Of Ben Lyons and Mark Farmer,
on account of which they refuse to
obey the paving mandate Of the city
council. A reference to the franchise
granted the Blackfoot Water Works
Company disclosed the startling inform
alton that they had the right to lay
their water mains and pipes on all the
alleys, streets and public highways Of
the city of Blackfoot and it seemed to
the council that if sidewalks are con
sidered public highways the water com
pany will not be compelled to move
their pipes.
Complaint was made against the nu.
merous and gigantic manure piles on
the alley running south from East Ju-
dicial, between Shilling and University
avenues, and it was threatened if the
city could not make the citizens Of
Blackfoo remove these unsightly and
unsanitary nuisances, the state author.
tiles could and would without favorit
ism or mercy.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-04-27
BUYING BEES.

Roy Adams, who lives north of Wap
lilo, has bought up about forty colonies
+ bees, and as they were in all kinds
IF hives and boxes, he is going to trans
fer them all into good new hives with
movable frames, to comply with the
idaho state bee laws.
Mr.. Adams bought his bees in immov-
able frame hives for from 81 to $3.50
per hive, and when they are transferred
o the new hives they will be worth Sc
per hive. Mr.. Adams has joined the
Idaho Honey Producers Association, and
will cooperate with them in selling his
honey and beeswax, and in buying cans.
We wish him success and hope he
don't get stung, as many others have
been.
Many bee-keepers find it more con.
venient to sell their bees than to bother
with transferring them to movable
:rame hives, since the law compcls them
to do SO if they want to keep bees.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-04-27
The Fats Challenge
''Slim'' Ball Tossers
Acceptance.

To the people-may they rule:
II has come to our attention that 1
few fat,heads terming themselves the
rat Base Ball Team," and posing a.
large representative body Of the cor
pulent element of this burg, has issued
challenge to the slender and more act
i've citizenship, to appear at the fair
grounds next Sunday April 80, at 2:3C
and cross bats to determine which cle
ment is superior in the nationol game
of base ball. We believe that to ac.
cept this challenge would be an insult
to our talent; in fact, the challenge it.
self An insult, and in olden times would
be satisfied at the point of the sword.
The laws of the land only prevent III
from using this measure. We are
therefore compelled to accept their chal
lenge and will vindicate our honor OIL
the ball field, watching the fat slob.
waddle after our long flies and go pant
ing after some slow grOunder. Thei,
sweat will turn to blood and their fat
to grease ere Sundays 8 sun sets in the
west.
Be it recorded on the sands Of time
that our team is:
G. v. Fisher-Walter Johnson's I'm
derstudy.
D. L. O'Neal-One season with Wap
clio Busters.
B. F. Pennington-Saw a ping pong
game once, and thinks he can play base
ball.
Pee-Knuckle Ike-Greatest Jew base
ball player in captivity.
Charles Clarke--lntends to use a
plumber s friend' to suck in the
balls.
Max Smith-A twister-never had
hit made off his pitching.
Frank Garvin-With Detroit all his
life.
Hartong -World-known paving catch
er.
M. M. Farmer-Chief hot air peddler;
wOuld-be manager of this team.
Howard Henderson-Played with the
famous Blackfoot team nineteen years
ago.
Beeny Stevenson-Ex- Giant star
bench warmer.
Watch us lick 'em!
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-04-27
From the All-Star Fats,

We, the Fat Base Ball team OF
blackfoot, Idaho, realizing our superi
| ority, both mentally and physically
but being of condescending, magnani.
nous and benevolent nature, and desir.
ing that the public may again witness
our undisputed prowess, do hereby
challenge the "Skinnies Of Blackfoot
to game of base ball, at $3.50 p. M.
Sunday, the 30th day Of the current
month, 1916.
In issuing this challenge, we feel
that we have stepped below our dig
nifty, but it appears that some chair
Drained lean" has presumed to init.
mate that the "Skinnies'' know some.
thing about the national game; and to
again convince them of their error, it
becomes necessary for us to engage in
CORY combat at the fair grounds dia-
mond.
No regular or amateur players al
lowed on either side.
Our regular lineup is as follows, to.
wit:
Haynes-Formerly pitcher and book
keeper for the New York Americans.
Hilliard-Five seasons substitute
catcher with the Philadelphia Ameri-
cans.
Dustin-Twelve seasons second base
man and hot air artist Of the Boston
Green Socks.
Biethan- -Shortstop, five seasons Le-
land Stanford.
Boyle-Forty seasons, Leland Stan
ford.
Sanders-Bull Moose star outfield,
eighteen seasons.
Simmons-Played four seasons Fast
Side New York High Flyers.
Martel-Twelve seasons with Ha-
waiian Stars
Andersen-Nineteen years terrible
Swede first baseman for Minneapolis,
Hoffman-Twelve seasons with the
Kaiser's All-Stars.
Wilson-Nineteen years champion
base-runner for Idaho State Life, near
stars.
Come all. and witness an exhibition
of real skill by the all-stars.
Admission 25 cents. Proceeds to the
Blackfoot regular base ball team.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-04-27
j. M. Franklin Dead.

Word was received on Lost Rive,
last week that Mr.. J. NJ. Franklin, who
formerly lived few miles below Mac.
kay, had died at Pennington, New
Mexico. The Franklins moved from
this vicinity several years ago, but
there still remains in the valley one
daughter, Mrs. Richardson, and three
sons, also daughter at Blackfoot, Mrs
Henry Vanderwood. The many friends
Of the Franklin family will be grieved
to learn of Mr.. Franklin's death
Mackay Miner.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-04-27
Cash Market for Poultry and Eggs.

Mr.. F. H. Sloan, one of the firm of
the Montana Poultry Exchange, of
Butte. Mont, is here and will open a
warehouse for the purpose Of establish
ing a farmers cash market for poul-
try and eggs and at present is paying
IA cents for fat hens-the highest price
ever paid for poultry in this vicinity.
Will pay market price for eggs in cash
or trade
For further information apply to the
undersigned at the Commercial Hotel, or
phone ~.
F. II. SLOAN,
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-04-27
James Gibbs Sells Out.

Jack Stone has resigned his $1,G0
fcGcral situation in the local postoffice,
and has bought James Gibbs interest
in the Club cigar store, business to
which he il no stranger, having been
once employed in the Murphy store
where he was quite a drawing earl.
Fied Girtch, another of Murphy's ex-
employees, IS also now employed in the
Clab. Mr.. Gibbs will 60 to Burley,
where he will engage in business.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-04-27
FALLS FROM HORSE

Millard Boice was thrown from his
horse last Saturday and knocked un-
conscious, receiving several cuts in the
head and numerous other bruises. He
happened to fall while near the High
School building, and was taken care of
by Professor Vincent until he was able
to be moved. At last reports he was
said to be slowly improving.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-04-27

DR.. II. H. Scarborough,
the eye-sight specialist, will
be at the Cottage Hotel, on
regular professional visit,
Tuesday, May 2.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-04-27
WANTED,

Bright, energetic single man to travel
with manager as salesman. Country
man preferred. Good advancement to
right party. References. Apply to Mr.
Bowers, Carson Hotel, Saturday 2 to 4.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-04-27

The Bee Hive Girls of the First Ward
mormon church, held meeting in the
church Wednesday evening and elected
officers for the next three months, all
the members were present.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-04-27

Jos. Cutler and wife leave Monday
for Los Angeles, where the latter will
remain indefinitely for the benefit of
her health. Mr.. Cutler will return IN
few weeks
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-01-01
BEST FERN FOR LIVING ROOM
BY J. r. GRANGER.

The best fern for the living room
depends on the temperature of your
living room. If your room is heated
with hot water you can grow ferns
in it that would soon die If kept in a
room heated by steam, or hot air. or
woad fire. For such room would
advise Whitman's, one of the most
beautiful varieties of recent introduc-
ton.
1t is a sprout from the old Boston
fern. 1t has shorter fronds than that
variety. but they are broader and the
leaflets on them are developed into
miniature fronds, thus making it u
most graceful plant, when we'll grown.
It's fronds have a plumelike effect that
make fino specimen Of one of the
most ornamental Of decorative plants.
Give it a soil of leaf-Inold, or turfy
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-01-01
Its Appropriateness Has the Effect Of
Making or Marrins Any Kind
of Costume.

Starched linen and pique collars are
attractive below round. youthful faces,
but they are hopelessly trying on thin.
faced women and on women past the
freshness of youth. With these child
ish collars are worn knotted ties of
soft silk in striped black and white
or dotted black and white effects; or
OF crepe de chine in somber shad
ings. The effect with one OF the
mannishiy tailored suits is very
smart indeed. but women of mature
years do best to contine themselves
to a more formal type of collar. of
handkerchief lawn or batiste. touched
with a little hand embroidery or lin
ished with hemstitching A collar OF
some sort. however, must turn ove-
on the dark tailored coat. to give it
the correct and up.to-date air. Small
snap fasteners attached under the col
lar and to the collar of the coat will
hold these detachable bits of neck
wear in trim position.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-01-01
THE CHRYSANTHEMUM

No flower can boast of more aristo-
cratic ancestry than the chrysanthe-
mum. There is reason for it's naughty
demeanor and often insolent expires.
sion. For the golden f1aring yellow
beauty is able to trace its lineage back
to the royal gardens of some forgotten
mikado, who admired it's forefathers
many centuries ago.
! The origin of the flower as the pet
of royalty is lost in the early twilight
of eastern history; it was probably
cultivated in the early days of Confu-
cius, and has certainly been treasured
in the Orient from time immemorial
The emblem and crest of the mikado
of Japan are the leaf and flower of the
chrysanthemum.
The first appearance of the flower
! in Europe was probably in 1854, when
specimens found their way to the boz
| tanical gardens in old Chelsea, Eng
land. These were only small yellow
| things and did not arouse much en-
| thusiasm. Not very much was done
with the chrysanthemum in England
until about 1896
Method of chrysanthemum culture
given by a leading horticulturist is as
| follows: To produce the best results,
! the young shoots should be planted in
three-inch pots early in the spring, and
in six weeks transferred to five-inch
| pots. AS soon as the plants have at
/ tanned height of nine or ten inches
/ they should be 'pinched back" that is,
! an inch or so of the center Of the plant
/ should be pinched off. This causes
I the plants to become "bushy,'' as it
/ checks the tendency Of an upward,
/ spindly growth. If fine plants are de-
sired this pinchng back process
should be repeated every two weeks
until August. The plants will by that
/ time have attained height of about
/ two feet. By October they will have
increased another foot in height and
each plant will have from fifteen to
/ thirty shoots.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-01-01
E%a9ew W.: !! t !t


reaches the plain where the Cossack
army is on the march The war-god
has claimed his own. Day by day
Marienka watches for the return Of
her sweetheart, and at last the army
comes back. But Ostap is no longer
alive. Marienka takes one look at
the corpse, brought back with full
honors. She smiles sadly, signs, falls
and expires.
For to Cossacks the war passion Is
even stronger than that of love. Most
of the regular Cossacks, Pascal tells
us, form really celibatory corpora
ton. Not that this should betoken
any confluence on their part. 1t is
the freedom from domestic ties rather
than any absence of sensuality which
is thus denoted. Cossacks on the war
path indulge in every caprice of lust.
The Cossack trinity, in fact, would
seem to be Whisky, Tobacco and
Girls.
So strong is the appetite for drink
that to crafty it a Cossack is often
led to sell his horse. And their
horses are really part of their very
selves.
But mere plumber is not for the Co.'S
sack. For he has written somewhere:
He who desires nothing has nothing.
Let the Tartar be content with simple
pillage. AS for the Cossack, he must
astonish the world. If there were a
ladder to heaven itself, or a staircase
to hell, the Cossack would find his
way thither and revel in his con-
quests!"
While the Cossacks were still on
good terms with Poland they not only
furnished useful contingents to the
enemy in time of war, but they acted
as the policemen of the steppes,
against the ravages of the Tartars.
Tartar incursions were frequent, and
were warded off by bands of Cossacks
numbering two or three hundred. All
might long they would sweep the
steppes and in the morning hide in
the ravines to snatch bit of sleep.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-01-01
SOME NOTES IN SEASON

Better spend little money for gar
den tools and keep a box or two handy
where you can keep odds and ends
of bolts. burrs, staples, scrapiron, etc
Little helps that save money and a
trip to town.
If you want good neighbors be one
yourself. One of the best ways to
show neighborliness is to keep your
chickens and stock at home and look
after your part of the line fence.
There is no secret about the sue
cess Of a man who adopts the best
methods and works for them.
Mixing compost rough for flower
pots means without sitting it,
Roman hyacinths are best for late
potting, as they come into bloom
much earlier than the Dutch varieties.
Each bulb throws up several flower
spikes.
Fall planting is hest for peonies.
Don't be too severe on your plants
in summer, but at the same time let
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-01-01
GET THE RIGHT Nj CkWEAR

Foreheads have always been consid-
cred GOOD form with old Mother Ma.
ture: she'd never think of asking any-
one to get on without that very neces.
sary feature, but it's different with
the Mother of Modes-for years she's
been concealing lovely womans fore
head behind bangs and ringle,s and
huffs and such. Now all of a sudden
she's changed her mind. She's made
allies with the old masters. and she Is
enlisted the hairdressers and between
them they've brought the forehead
back to its place of glory.
For the new styles in hairdressing
women are studying the old masters
-Gainsborough, whose women owe
half their beauty to high marble.
white foreheads; the Vatican women.
whose eyebrows like aerial bows
were never concealed by curls. or the
fair maids and danes of the directoire
period. when Tortez and other noted
painters drew just the tiniest seal
lop OF ha-r down upon the forehead,
but with the effect of emphasizing it's
whiteness and smoothness, rather than
yelling its beauty.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-01-01
USE FOR THE OLD RAlNCOAT
Can Be Utilized to Make Satisfactory
Bathing Suit for Use Next
Summer.

Save your old silk raincoat to make
a nice bathing suit for next summer.
Cut the blouse and skirt from the
best part and make the boomers
from what is left over, or from mo-
hair.
Trim it with bright braid and
make tie and cap from the spare
pieces. Another use for that old coat
is to make it into waterproof bags
which are very handy for carrying rub
bers or slippers to school this winter.
These bags are made in the shape
of envelopes ana are half yard long
and nearly as wide. Bind all around
with tape and fasten with a snap. At
the top and at each end fasten braid
a yard long. This makes it con-
venient to sling the bag over the
shoulder and carry in this manner.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-01-01

A Cossack on horseback, says Pascal,
is like man on wings. There is a
veritable speed-mapia that is not at
all dissimilar from the automobile
and aeroplane counterparts which
modern civilization has developed
Sorcerers and Supersttons.
There was among the Cossacks no
constitution or legislative body for
the steppe. Custom was the only
guide. A conference usually elected
the chief. They are firm believers in
magic and sorcery, and not even the
introduction of Christianity has
wholly succeeded in stamping out su-
perstition. In Czajkowski's Cossack
tales there is a characteristic scene
where witch is visited for informa-
ton. We find her with her associ.
ates, Maruska the cat, and a rooster.
Fire and wax complete the magic out.
1t She lights fire in the cave and
calls the cat forward. Maruska makes
circle around the fire, all the time
mewing softly. The witch then melts
her yellow wax and places the ques-
toner in the magic circle described
by the cat. Strange letters are writ.
ten down, followed by a good deal of
hocus pocus, and while the rooster
crows and the cat sinks into cor
ner, the witch pronounces a terrible
horoscope Of love, blood and damna-
ton.
The steppe is the symbol of silence,
OF dreams and melancholy The Cos
sacks have their type of lyric effu-
sion. which represents, as Chojecki
has written. bitter voluptuousness Of
suffering intoxicated with itself" But
this is true, concludes Pascal. only of
the more intimate songs. For their
warrior ballads reveal the true Cos.
sack. with their wild pulsation of the
JOY of combat, and their ardent pas
sion for the life of strife.
This in a way is a farewell appre-
citation of the Cossack. Tor the pres
ent war has demonstrated the com.
parative uselessness of cavalry, and
the Cossack soldier is above all things
cavalryman.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-01-01

added pleasure of knowing that it will
be of service
The underwear should be just as
fine and simple as possible and only
narrow frill at the bottom is per
Missile, or an embroidery scalop or
a hemstitched or featherstitched hem
If you cannot embroider the edges
OF the flannel sacque there are a mum
Der OF small braids used for purposes
of applique that look as well as lovely
as hand embroidery. Washington
Star
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-01-01
GARMENTS FOR BABY
COLLECTION THAT is SURE TO
PLEASE ANY MOTHER.
Almost Impossible That She Should
Have Too Great a Supply on
Hand, So That 1t Will Be
Always Welcome.

Can you think of any more accept
able birthday gift to a mother than
just a useful and dainty collection of
garments for the baby? There can
never be too many of Them for child
wears out it's clothes so quickly and
outgrows them as fast, and it is a
comfort for the neat mother to have a
large wardrobe for her little one.
When you plan making presents to a
mother, don't embroider a pincushion,
or decorate laundry bag, or add to
her collection of whiskbroom holders
unless she is not near enough to
you to be able to accept a more useful
gift. Just think how you would like
some pretty little garment for your
little one and make one or a set for
your friend
For child of the age of one and a
half to three years the best materials
for making this wardrobe would be
nainsook or cambria for the under
wear; the same of fine linen for the
dress and nice quality of flannel for
the little sacque. Pink and blue fan
mel are the favorite tints for little ones
sacques, because white, while most
fashionable for young children. often
turns yellow when washed. and it is
not always easy to clean white flannel
with gasoline. Besides. dry cleaning
is expensive
The dress is nothing more than the
customary yoke and skirt for small
children. but how attractive the bit OF
yoke may be made with delicate en-
broidery and narrow Valenciennes
lace; or how sweet a little needle.
work looks upon a child's garment.
There is so little to sew and the effect
is so charming that one has all the fun
OF making a dolls garment with the
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-01-01
COS SACKS OF TIE DON

Joined side by side in a fight against
Bohdan Chmielnicki Q64S-1657) is the
subject of Sienkiewicz's widely-read
novel, "By Fire and Sword" The
Cossacks of the Don gave Russia no
little trouble. Under the leadership
of Stenka Razine, who promised free
dom to all who would follow his
standard, the Cossacks rallied faith
fully to battle. AS with all such fig
ures. legends have grown up around
Razine, one of which imputes to him
a felt cap which rendered him invis-
ible. He was finally captured in 1911,
dying by torture without so much
as murmur.
For a long time the death of the
famors leader was doubted. and le-
gend has it that he made various ap-
pearances, now among Russian sail
ors, among Persian prisoners and on
the Caspian sea. He is here repre-
scented as white-haired old man.
One hundred years later it was be-
lieved that Pougatcheff. who then
played a role similar to that OF Ra-
zine, was really an incarnation of the
adventurous bandit and good fellow.
Soldiers First of All.
Felicien Pascal, writing in one of
the leading European magazines of
the Cossacks and their effects upon
the literature of the surrounding ma
&c hot ,,n -
the Pole Michael Czajkowski, entitled,
The Zaporog's Sweetheart" the life
of the Cossack and the ideals for
which he lives finds one of it's most
effective and realistic settings.
First of all, as one by this time may
easily guess, the Cossack is a soldier.
For battle he is born, and in battle he
finds his most glorious death. To la
Dor is calamity, and work is looked
down upon. Every true Cossack must
bristlo with a fierce independence,
must burn with a passion for war
And thus in the tale of the Cossack
and his sweetheart, when we find Os-
tap ready to thrust aside the sword
for the love of Marienka, we must
SEQ in his abandonment of the fight
the greatest sacrifice possible to
Cossack. We come to the marriage
of Ostap and Marienka. At this mo-
ment troop Of Cossacks is going by,
within Ostap's hearing. The latter,
despite all vows, seizes his white
steed. jumps on his back and makes
mad dash across hedges, bitches and