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Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-09-14
A Waste Of Eggs.


Railway pigs do not always secure
happiness for themselves by making
their fellow passengers comfortable,
writes Boston correspondent
friend Of your correspondent CHANGED
TO witness melancholy adventure
which befell two Of the breed on sub
urban train the other day. Pig No.
was unjustiiably occupying two seats
while other persons were compelled TO
stand for want of sitting room. To
keep the second place at his side he
had deposited thereon a good-sized
paper bag full OF something. The
train drew up at station on its way
into town and pig No. 2 entered the
car with slam. Pig No. ! was sell
fish pig. whereas pig no two was an
aggressive pig. Both varieties are
only 100 familiar. Now ensued trag-
edy in one act Pig No. 2 made his
way along the aisle until he came to
the bench occupied by pig No. l. for
the accommodation OF himself and his
paper bag. Then he paused and glared.
Doubtless if he had asked pig No. 1.
to remove the offending parcel and
make room for him, he would have 40
quiesced and all would have bee
peaceful aud lovely. Pig No. 2, how
ever, did not choose to make any such
polite request He simply spread his
coat tails and sat down upon the pa
/ per bag with the ponderous emphasis
OF about 180 pounds. ayordupois.
Squash! Pigs Nos. l aud 2 leaped TO
their feet simultaneously. On the
countenance Of the former was an ex-
preston OF pardonab!e anger. on that
OF the latter were written emotions of
horror and alarm. At the same time,
the passengers near by observed that
pig No. ? was literally covered as to
his rear with a fluid OF chrome yellow
tint, which trickled down the legs of
his trousers to the floor. The seat he
had so suddenly vacated was a puddle
OF the same.
"Sir! exclaimed pig No. /. wrath
fully, .'how dare you smash my eggs?"
"Jackass!" replied pig No. ?, with
equal heat. ''what do you mean by set
ting trap with your internal hen
fruit for decent people to sit down up
on?''
Two dozen and half. fresh laid
said pig No. l. I'm thank you to pay
me for them."
"A brand new pair OF fourteen dol
lar pantalooas. reioineI pig No. ?.
Replace them or fight"
II WIS the brakeman who interfered
and put IA untimely stop to what prom
Used to be an unusually interesting
scrimmage. At the last view the
writer's friend had OF the comba.alts,
as the train came to full stop in the
Boston depot, pig No, / was leaving
the ear breathing awful threats OF
action for assault, while pig No. wa:
being wiped Of with newspapers by
the brakeman Aforesaid. Most of the
passengers. strange to say. appearei
20 be grievel that the two hal no
been unmolostsd. There are p.eaty o.
railroad pigs TO spare in these parts.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-09-14
Easy TO Tell a Diamond.

'It doesn't require an expert" said
DR.. d. Menil. Ito tell whether dia-
mond is genuine or not The test is
very simple. and can be made in any
place. and in a moment All you
need is a piece of paper and a lead
pencil. With the latter make a small
dot on tho paper, then look at it
through the diamond.
IF you can see but one dot you can
depend upon it that the stone is genu-
inc, but il tho mark is scattered or
shows more than one, you will be per-
fectly safe in refusing to pay 10 cents
for a stone that may be offered you al
$500. st Louis Globe. Democrat
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-09-14


Thssv t. a uldp differences Of opinion
= q how deep Il il noe1.tary o. batt
% sur tho so.l In culiivatlng ths grow
tx crops Thcrc arc throo items 70
b secured 1t lsaat ;ho destruction Of
'As uccls avoiding iha uaaoce ssary
Iros6iag q tho soil 81 available plant
io0t Tart wilt lss taken up and useI by
hs wseisi tusIioWtn and ioossHing up
tAa SOL 70 that tho roots can penetrate
'eiaily a1d rendering available plant
Tod that i already IN tha soil. but
NEEDS tho action Of tho light and air %
cake |, available.
u iho cultivation Il commanccl 10
gooi season. tho weeds arc very easily
lc''roysd without tho necessity for
disturbing the soil moro than or 3
inches II tho soil ha. boon properly
brought into = good filth. ~ should DO
zone before tho crop IL planted. Il
,aoald be sufficiently luose ard mellow
'0F Tie roots to penetrate. without tho
ao0essiiy. after tho plants have com.
ucoced TO grow. Of looscuing an 80
'Aes me roots can pormoate. To a
greater or less extent the natural
.garso OF all manure Is downward, and.
applied on tho surface and thorough
cultivation Is given. IL will incorporate
peA with tho soil, aud the rains will
Usually carry the soluble portions suf-
sclen,ly deep, so that tho roots will
y aolo TO secure the necessary supply
!" Keep up vigorous growth.
mere Is another point that should
as ~. oe considered and that Il II tho
wi Is stirred deep there must Of NO
,"sl'y DO more or loss disturbance OF
os roots, Tho roots furnish good
W cent Of the food that enables the
saas 70 grow, and II those are dis
ssspea or broken there must Of neccs-
" % lcssoning of the supply.
""true that plants. like animals,
"a rule, heal all cuts or wounds nat
iy' and II IN cultiyating. tho roots
~ sut or bruised tho damage will DO
.spNred, There Is In addition, an
susay Of strength that il unnecessary
s"u could DO avoided. Fully as good
growth and yield can DO secured
y Stirring tho soil deep and thorough
NJ. = plowing, then working into n good
'a and planting tho seed. and then
\ 'ar as possible, commencing tho cul-
walton In good season, so that only
e surface Is stirred. This will be
~, TO keep down tho weeds, and
Ha '' Is one principal point in cultiva-
.ya' The work, too. can be done
~, as'et and more economically than "a
N, TN sOe soil deep at every cultivation.
l''e may, indeed, be times when II
necessary 10 sAr che soil deop, but
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-09-14

bake Immediately. This bread Ia saia
10 be easily digested.
BAKED Squash. Cut the squash
into halves or quarters, according to
size. Remove the seeds. place in a
baking pan, the skin side down. and
bake until thoroughly done, then re-
move from the pan, sprinkle with salt
and pepper and spread sweet butter
over IT,
OKRA.-A very nice way to cook it
while young and tender Is TO put the
pods into boiling waite. in which you
have put enough salt 70 give it de.
eidedly salty taste. Let it boil for
twenty minutes, drain from the water.
season with cream, butter. pepper
and salt After taking it from the fire
cut the pods into several slices.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-09-14
What an Observing Boy
Learned.

"Papa," said the son OF railroad
conductor who was accompanying his
father on n short run, "who in that
thin, siclxly looking man in the front
Of the carp"
He's agent for patent medicine
that is.warranted to cure every disease
that was ever known and restore any
body TO perfect health"
"who is that big, fat jolly looking
fellow in the seat behind him?"
Hes an undertaken"
"Oh, What does that little bit OF a
fellow with the duster on doe"
Hes going to play Macbeth in the
next town.
"who Is that man with the sad eyes
and the lonely look on his faceP Hasn't
he got any triendsp"
Mot many; he writes funny things
for tho newspaper. Merchant Tray
eler.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-09-14

Gov peas may be grown bet the
hills Of corn. As tho same cultivation
for one crop i suitable for the other.
sall the young geese 10 prcseronce 10
the old oaeA Old geese make the
best bssajarA ara moro careful with
ihclr young and give large supply Of
feathers Whsn plncked.
Tho blackberry IL persistent weed
and nuisance II allowed 70 securs
stand 90 n piece Of ground where Il Is
40. wanted Every piece Of root that
l. Gus On iaakas now plana
Keep tho bardocks down. They de.
Heb, 10 plca;y Of food. and plaat Of
batd lck win rob the So, .os yards
around Is base. As fast as they show
l..olr shoots above tho ground they
should be chopped OF.
Dig n trench and Gil Il nearly full.
cover wish earth. and leave Il FOR your
next setting down Of asparagus roots.
Il viii have time 10 dccompose. espec-
tally Il occasionally moistensd with
soap snda
4 dead limb on / :rsc should never
be ailowad 10 remain. Tho sooner all
limb. aud branches that show signs Of
decay arc Gu, Oh the better. The tree
wl.l thrive better and the new wood
on The Other portions Of tho irco make
raorc growth.
whcn the second crop Of clover
Is cut place Il aside for the use
Of tho pigs and poultry next winter.
Ii /. chopped zine. scaldod. sprinSled
with ground grain and fed literally.
II will save food. and both pigs and
poultry will thrive on II.
Bostt. rrots and parsnips must
Be vol cultivated ut this time. as the
warm days will hasten the growth oil
,ras, aud weeds TO such an extent as
10 crowd out tho young plants II the
ground IL not clean. They should be
cultivated after each rain.
/ Give the early sweet corn a
thorough hoeing rs soon as Il is high
enough. The frat working Is the mos'
4 ,rnn,rtani ~ Il loosans the soil, keeps
Tho weed. back AMI gives the plants
m opportunity 10 pash ahead before
tho next crop OF weeds can interfere
/ with thcm.
Melons win grow rapidly now, an
a.be. are excellent for them. Scatter
Tho ashes on tho surface Of the ground
no, too close to the hills, and thin Out
tho plants SO as to leave only two
On tho hill. DO not grow melons OF
nnmpllns near each other. as the,
viii hybridize.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-09-14
On the Death Of a Pet Bird

The song is hushed, aud the singer
Silent foroyermore;
The stiffness steals upon you,
AS you near the well known door.
The gilded Gags In the window
Swings high 10 the morning air;
But the tiny house is empty
There Is no birding there.
no yellow-throated birding,
Whose life was a gush OF song,
That pealed like 10y bells ringing
The busy days along.
Scarce sadder would our hearts be,
Scarce heavier with care,
We're there an empty cradle,
Or tiny vacant chair.
Whist wonder II the no: tears
Rise fast and overflow,
When we think the song was ended
by sudden cruel blow.
Is there no heaven for birdlinzsi
No land Of blooming flowers,
Where they may sing forever.
Through happy golden hoursl
Surely their lives and sorrows
Are 10 the Father known,
Without whom not one sparrow
FElls 10 the ground alone.
So fair and pure our bindings,
think Il well may be
The strain so rudely broken
Shall reach eternity.
New Orleans Plcaynne.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-09-14
A P,cket Fence over a Hill.

..R. ID. C." asks II IL will take more
pickets TO build n fence through hill
than over it, the pickets to be set two
inches apart and to be two inches
wide in both cases. II will depend on
how the pickets are set II in both
cases they are set perpendicularly to
the plane of the hill the same number
will be required in both cases. But II
the piekets over the hill are set perpen-
dicularly to the surface Of the hill 1t
will require more, but how many
more will depend upon the difference
in distance over and through tho hill.
Chicago News.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-09-14
y y the exception rather THAI the
rule-Pralrle Farmer


haymalslng and Care OF Meadow.
In making hay. farmers are AMI 20
become too much hurried with draw.
ing IN SO that they do not give the
hay time enough 10 cure and sweat.
hence II becomes NOV burnt musty
aud dlssolored. II has been my az.
seryation that the best way TO harvest
hay Is 20 cut early, so as TO Sc .ure 4
good green color Let the hay lie ana
have plenty Of time 70 dry; use The
tedder, and then rake aud cjck Il
Loading from the window 4 a bal
practice. Tho hay may appear dry
after the hot rays OF the sun have
poured on il five or SIX hours, but il il
SO only on the outside. II should be
cooked up and have tims to sweat be-
fore II Is put In larger masses. The
market, demand hay OF good color. aud
II pays well 70 use extra efforts 20 Sc
cure such. Hay that Is cut early will
bring ~ per ton more than that cut
later and allowed 70 become yeilowlsh.
Though haymakIng is important,
the care Of the meadow is elu4liy II
not more 20. Il Is best 10 seed with
fall crops, At the time OF sowing o. In
the ensuing spring. DO not pasture
much. aud II tho meadow is seeded 70
timothy don't pasture at all. or the
meadow will soon run out" Pastur-
Ing will cause June grass % start. and
there will soon be- 40 timothy. know
OF meadows ten 10 twelve years old
that Yielded from ons and d halt 70
two toas per acre last year. They
were nava- pastured. last spring wore
narrowed. aad. where tain. new seed
was soan. Every two OF three years
quantity Of phosphate was sown. a.
the rats Of few dollars worth per
acre- This enriches the Land aud
gives n good growth Of grass. II the
fall l. We, there viii b. quite growth
alter cutting. In spring. whers this
autumn growth dried. il is barat over.
This warns tbs ground and gets rid Of
the old daAd grass. which would other
wise bs ralSsd up and spoil the sale OF
the has. American Agricnltnrlst
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-09-14
ElRN AND HOME.


Al HONNAAhA -
. ..,em Of farming is said 10 be
w. mat does not include grass as
IA crops in rotation. Green
r. !" makes mors beef. more milk,
- WOOL. and greater growth OF
- .,ock than any other food that
0u "o,vsS. in proportion TO cost. as II
W.. W. plentiful at a season OF tho
II nv. '.sn the demand Of the animals
Il I" .noplylng warmth aad repair Of
1 II w 4 Al is loves; degree. and also
L e 49, the animals harvest II them.
i .,rs. by grazing. Il is tbs grazing
,,so Grass by the animals that re-
NJ cost, compared with grain
Il y b.y that adds 70 it, value. aad
M. reason tho farmer can afford
u $50 gra.s for his stock alone. But
-, rsr.orms another function. IL
n. u The fertility OF this soil. A
r., a. clover sends its roots deep
H,".,, into the slbsoil and apprOprl-
y, soOd tina. Is far bsyoai tbs reach
/ !, .,ytsee..eedlng plants, This stored
] ,,,,ll,y, which is just as much beyond
] ,Ss reach Of tbs farmer as though on
Il sslghbOrlng farm. i traasmittsi 70
I gsyy portion OF tas plants. and the
,s.i,ases il tins find their way baex
4 he iisld In the shape Of manure,
- farmer. ihereioys, enriehas his
s.n through tho agency Of eloger By
u ,,,,glsg from bsgoW the fertility OF
,.s ,absoll aad transferring I. 70 Iha
#sosL
M, thers aro other sources OF tertll-
N % which clover plants apply.
vsLeh il the nitrogen Of the soil
l,osgh, down by tbs ralas as ammonla
Y sl.r.e acid. and large proportion
] y tho ni,rogen is stored ia tho roots.
#SAleh. vhea the laad Is plOwed. leaves
n lsr.s amount oi available plaat.to Cd
No. tho grain crop that may follow.
clsyeg, however. draws worry little
r.,rosea from III soil i.seli. a. IL pro.
Bisn potash. bui {, leaves for tho next
crop 4 certain food nol necessary for
si.ssll. ba, highly important ioT grala.
NJ. plsco oiland i Kept continually IN
e.srrF tho land becomes clover sick. .
Alha indicating thai though plaHt :.
si1ol s1lsn that u moro slliaolo for
8gralr. sh7rr Is 90 longer an abundance
\ !, lAsi preferred BY clover. Hence
pc cd large yis.di Of grala on land
#l5ras-.y occlploI ~ clorar, iha Land.
IL be eoirse Of ten years. b. !adicl-
ess usa,lon Of crops adapting isseli
H. clover agala.
~ properly r3laLag eTopL making
c.sfeg. uheas, cora. oats Anl POI ai9as
io3.gw each oghos. OF b. any other pre-,
is'rg4 sytlrm 81 rotation. tho land
Ut sirea bel,rr cultivation. goweI
sscls spssag up anl lhs
Saoll il not exhausted Of cor
,ila eIemcats q, tho cIpeasg 81 dImin
i'hlsg ~ fertility though pientli0lly
Fruviaei 9Th other elements By ~
iliioa q crops ,ho loss o! shs lngsN u.
'aii o. PlA4i food is moro aveaiy bal.
'aosd. asi each crop will yield moro
,Aaa zhcl tbs Aad il davotli oxslu.
ass.y 10 QUO crop tor several success
iiFs Seasons Philadelphia Record.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-09-14
Cd Stories. But Good.

The Rev. DR. Joshua Peser6in is
perennial la hpmor. as he is in good
ness. One OF his anecdotes in the
Episcopal council was that during a
Hood In the Ohio Valley relief boat
went to submerged house and found
the thriftless owner peunei up in the
second story. Supplies were handel
in to him through an upper window.
when he broke forth: Thank the
Lord; don't know what should have
done but for this blessed fool" An
other was where a good Methodist
brother had preached about the bene-
fits OF humility and poverty; and when
he called on one OF mis- devout flock to
lead in prayer the latter turned the
doctrine Of the sermon on his astonish.
ed pastor in this unexpected manner:
Lord, you keep him humble and we'll
keep him poor, "-Lynchburg Virgin
ian
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-09-14
A ContradiotorY woman.

She (after quarreD-"You are
hrutel i never want to see your face
.oain I'm going home to my mother,
and I hope you will never have any
luck as long as you live"
He--"Ahl Then you have alread Y
changed your mind and will nst go
home. The Th.s
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-09-14
The Man for thu Place.

Mr.. Oldchap-"Yes, have conclud-
cd TO apprentice my son to barber.'
Friend-"Has he a bent that Way"
"well, no; but think he'll be popu-
lar. He doesn't like onions. New
York Weekly.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-09-14
He Got His Bath Free.

A good story is told on Baily Magrud-
or. keeper OF bath house at Sanford.
Fla. A boy applied to him for bath
but as he had no money he was told
that he could not get one. However.
upon reflection. Bailey said to him: Il
viii tell you what will do. Hyou go
and get six other boys / viii let you
have your bath free" The boy agreed
10 the proposition, and went and got
the requisite six boys and all were adj
mitted TO the bath room. Mr.. Magrud-
CIR told the attendant OF the agreement.
and told him not TO charge the boy
any thing for his bath. After waiting
awhile the attendant went in to collect
fares. What was his surprise to see
the six boys perched upon the benches
watching the one boy take his free
bath.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-09-14
Be Good

Pretty Marie Jansen hasn't very
much TO do in Francis Wilson's new
opera al the Broadway Theatre. New
York, but she has certainly created a
sensation with her new song entitled
BE Good. md controversy Is tn reat-
cned over the question whether or not
the song may not be too suggestive
for the kind Of audiences which Mr.
Wilson ia The oolah has attracted
since tho opening night One OF the
verses IN tho song describes how a
young man carrcsses his sweetheart
aud dallles with her tresses. the tress-
cs rhyming with caresses, OF course.
and the young girl thus tenderly treat
Ga demonstrates with him and insists
that he must "bo good" And Miss
Jansen ut:ers the phrase with subtle
ana humorous suggestlvenos' tina;
gives TO It its fullest possible signih-
cameo. TX.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-09-14
The yellow Fever in New York


Society has the yellow fever. Not
the scourge. but IN in Suitable taste for
the color. The fancy has been raging
for some time and still the cry is more,
Palms are displayed in windows, cor
ners and Railways and in nothing but
yellow ;ardiniere is the beauty of
color and foliage so effectively brought
out. No ca binet is considered reliev-
ed without bit OF yellow porcelain,
and drop lamp or pedestal burner of
orange china, with trimmings Of black
ened iron, is the very acme of artistic
taste. Then there Is the kings blue
candlestick. with the candle of gilded
yellow was: and how can You imagine
bunch Of mignonette more poetic than
when displayed in smooth bowl of
underglazed yellow? These craze coll
orists. who are law unto themselves,
go so far as TO worship the marigold.
'.that molten thing OF beauty" which
the florists were obliged to force and
which brings as good returns as the
queen OF flowers, the rose. But think
of putting yellow marigolds in yell
low bowl, and then say who dictates
in chromatics. New York Sun.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-12-12
No Escape from an InquIsltive
Yankee.

Many years ago Mr.. Brown, ofLon
don, Conn, was about to erect a
fence around one of his lots in that
city, and in order to save himself
from the daily interrogatories which
he knew would be made by his neigh
bors and passers-by he had n sign
painted on which he displayed all the
information in regard to the fence
which he fancied could possibly be
desired or demanded. He narrated
concisely who was the owner of the
land; why he fenced it in; how much
lumber the fence was to contain;
where he bought and how much IL
foot he paid tor it; the quantity of
nails to be used; the name of the
builder and the exact amount ofland
to be inclosed.
Self-satisfied that he had answered
all the questions that could be asked
in regard to the fence, Mr.. Brown was
quite happy at the idea that he had
freed himself entirely from impertin-
ent inquiries.
But one night, orrather very early
on very disagreeable morning, Mr..
Brown was awakened from u deep
sleep by loud knocking at his front
door. The call appeared to be SO
urgent that Mr.. Brown thrust his
head out of the window and demand
ed in no very gentle tone. "What
in blazes is the natter" Standing
shivering in his only garment Mr..
Brown held the following colloquy
with the intruder:
"Does Mr.. Brown live here?"
eyes. What do you want?"
"Mr. Josiah F. BROWNE"
eyes; Josiah F. Brown"
'Is it the Mr.. Brown who is build
ing the fence on James street,"
eyes, yes; certainly. What of it?"
"Well, Mr.. Josiah +. Brown, have
called to inquire ifyou intend to
paint that fence or will you white
wash it?"
The answer and the window went
down together and Mr. Brown retired
to bed fully satisfied there could be
no escape from Yankee inquisitive-
ness.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-12-12
An Attack OF Mill Fit.

A self sufficient regular" who
took the business of a physician and
pretended to deep knowledge of the
healing art, was called to visit a
young man afflicted with apoplexy.
Bolus gBzed long and fixedly, ielt his
pulse and pockets, and finely gave
vent to the following sublime opinion:
81 think he's gone feller."
"No, nor exclaimed the sorrowful
wife, "do not say that"
eyes" returned Bolus, lifting his
hat and eyes heavenward at the
same time. eyes, l do say 80; there
amt no hope, not the least mite:
he's got an attack of nihil fit in his
lost trontis."
"Where?" cried the startled wife.
Gin his lost frontis: and he can't
he cured without trouble and a great
deal of pains. You see, his whole
planetary system is deranged. Fust-
ly, his vox populi is pressing on to
his advalorum; secondly, his cuta-
carpal cutaneous has swelled con-
siderably, if not more; thirdly, and
lastly, his solar ribs are in a con-
cussed state; and finally, he amt
got any money, consequently he is
bound to die"