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Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-06-28
snrrestIons fnr ,he Household.

Clean your plaster casts by making
some cold starch, and dipping them into
it, brushing them when dry.
The lustre Of morocco leather may
be restored by vanishing it over with
the white of an egg. which should be
applied with a sponge.
The soGtening effects of carbonate of
soda in hard water is greatly increased
il a half hour is allowed to elapse be-
fore the water is used. This gives time
for the separation of the lime and the
magnesia.
Give your oil-cloths light coat of
varnish when putting them down, re-
newing the varnish each time before
they get diugy. This care will keep
them bright, and they will also last
much longer.
When packing away furS, they should
be sprinkled literally with camphor
gum, and inclosed in paper bags, which
should be pasted up. Plush cloaks may
be treated in the same manner, or sewed
up carefully in a sheet.
Paper bags in which many articles are
sent from the grocers, should be saved
for use when backing a stove. The
hand can be slipped into one OF these,
and the brush handled just as we'll, and
the hands will not be soiied.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-06-28

A hostess who wants to make her dim
ners popular may have them as simple
as she likes, but there are some laws
she must observe as strictly and with
as much fear as were those OF the
Modes and Persians.
She must not have the napery
starcbed until the man with a young
mustache feels that every time he puts
his napkin to his lips he is risking the
pride Of his life.
She must not bake what ought to be
roasted, not serve Il fillet until nobody
knows whether il is a rubber shoe or a
piece of oilcloth.
She must not have a servant who is
interested in anything except good SER
vice. He shouldn't smile il the wittiest
man in the world told the funniest
story. nor should he appear interested
if political secret on which hinged
the future of Ireland was heard by
him.
She should count the sweets of the
least Importance, and not believe that
bad dinner can be bolstered up by a
very much decorated cake or pudding.
She should see that her coffee is as
clear as her conscience, and as strong as
| her love.
She should not ask anybody whether
| they will have cream or not, for people
who go out to dinner should learn to do
without it.
She should not attempt 10 elaborate
a menu, for she wishes each dish to
reach the height of perfection, and
when the successful dinner is achieved
she should give the cook large dose of
encouragement, medicine pleasant to
take.
The woman who understands the
art Of dinner-giving is the woman who
is past mistress of the art OF keeping
her husband at home.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-06-28
Fashion Note,.


Light cloth riding habits will be much
worn.
Silver gray will be the rage for walk
ing coats.
The ideality OF costume is greatly
owing to its trimmings. Women ought
TO invest in these with care and consid-
GRAFTON.
Jewels are worn artistically arranged
on a broad band or scarf of velvet pass
ing across the body from shoulder to
shoulder.
The most striking trimming Of the
seasons importation is the Tuscan straw
passementerie. IL is specially good on
cream, suede, violet or green materials.
Is considered vulgarly ostentatious on
black.
Suede, the new tone which is dis
placing both ecru and beige, will be
much trimmed with brown gold and
straw color An entire wool gown OF
il with brown bolero jacket and a
golden passementerie girdle Will be
effective.
Pale blue, rose and green is the daring
combination of bridesmaid dress. The
maid of honor wears the dress of all
| three tints, then follows bridesmaid ia
pale blue, second in old rose, and n
| third in delicate green, each carrying
flowers TO correspond.
Bodices still have the most elaborate
I fronts aud sleeves; in fact, the bodice
is by far the most important feature OF
tue modern gown, There are many
STYLES. but the jacket front. the pointed
front or the surplice front, Tapped from
side to side, remain the most effective.
An exquisite toilet Of the new Parma
| violet velvet is shown for dinners, with
full set OF amethysts 10 accompany
| IL. The gown is trimmed with pale
yellow. straw and gold ornaments, and
the Jewels set in an elaborate frame
work Of yellow gold, wrought in an an-
tique pattern.
The things which are coming out for
the spring are of the most delicate or
der with the exception of the gay plnlds.
Grays, yellows, violets, greens, suedesi
will prevail, and, although so dainty,
will be of more positive effect than the
neutral tinted cloths which usually ap
pear as the herald Of spring fashions.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-06-28
Mems Women.

'sWhat are mems women'T' asked
the most charming of her sex. Men
are forever saying Of so-and-so, whom,
oy the way, ] detest, that she is "a
mans woman Teach me how to be-
come one. please. Wherein lies the
charm? Must / smoke like your Vene-
tiaus; H--st talk horse? Must ] adopt
all the other OF your dreadful waysg'
Certainly not, dear madam. Yet il is
quite true that while one mans ideal
1iffers most fortuitously from anoth-
er's, as one star differeth from another
star in glory, there are those who are
known among us as "men's women"
for happy combination of qualities
somewhat difficult TO describe. "a
mans woman" TO begin with, is old
enough TO know the world thoroughly;
yet, though she need never have been
beautiful, she must have kept her
youth. She is ia no sense a light
woman, neither is she over-intsllectual;
she would not speak Greek even if she
could.
She is q creature OF infinite tact,
whom every being with the outward
semblauce of a man interests pro-
foundly. With him she is always at
her best, and she contrives TO get out OF
him the best there is. She listens we'll,
and grows sympathetic as she listens.
Has he special weakness? she halt
tempts him TO believe it is a virtue.
An adept in the subtlest forms of fiat.
terry, she would force the meauest of US
TO shine even when he is i'll at ease,
And vet, above all. she remains sincere.
Her interests in him is real, and sur
wives the fleeing moments. He is q
man; that is TO say, for her, the bright
| est page in natures book. She respect:
convention, knowing well when she
may venture TO be unconventional; ye'
she is unapproachable aud irreproach
able. In return he adoreS her.
This is all very well, you say, but
don't like that woman. Dear madam
as it never enters into her calculation
| that you should, she does not take sucl
pains with you. She makes dear foe
among you, of course. Sometimes
even, she does not escape calumny
/ But this. having no actual basis, fall
/ of its own weight, and in the end, a
you yourself will admit, you stand il
awe of her. Your question proves it
/ have tried to tell YOU why we like her
| and il YOU must have word of defini
ton, here il is: She is one who has tn
| gift to study men, and who, havin!
studied many, finds the process still
amusing. Ii you lack this primal re
quisite, abandon the unequal contest
You will never become like her by
servile imitation of her tricks and he
manners. In spite of these, which Sc
YOU so against her, let me entreat yo
TO believe her q deserving woma
indeed.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-06-28
Simnle and Devoted.

It is difficult to retain simplicity
oflife and devotion to religious duty
when burdened with business, fortune
and honor, but it can be done, for il
has been done.
Lord Hatherly was an eminent law
yer and learned lord chancellor, but
forforty years he was a Sunday schoo
teacher among the poor of Westmin
ster. Even while lord chancellor o
England he was to be found every
Sunday, seated among the poor work
ingmen's children reading and ex
planning to them the scriptures.
But the great mans life was as won
derful in its simplicity as in its devo
ton to duty. Once, 10y special invita-
ton of Queen Victoria, he visited heI
at Nindsorcastle. and remained ovel
night. On the morning of his de
parture, the queen said she wished h,
would stay another night ut the cas-
tie. Seeing that he seemed perplexed
she said:
"Why do you hesitate, my lord?'
"Your majesty" answered the lorC
chancellor, II have never, since wa
married, been parted from my wifi
for four and twenty hours before.
"Oh, won't keep you, then" eN
claimed the queen, with that read.
sympathy which is one of her traits
Lord Hatherly returned home, ant
when again the queen invited him Z
Windsor she was careful TO ask hin
to bring Lady Hatherly. Youth
Companion.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-06-28

Antony and Cleopatra.
II am dying. Egypt, dying;
Ebbs the crimson life.tIde fast;
And The dark, Plutonisn shadows
Gather on the evening blast;
Let thine arms, q, Queen enfold me,
Hush thy sObs and bow thine ear,
Listen 10 the great heartsecrets
Thou, and thou alone, must hear.
Though my Scared and veteran legions
Bear their eagles high no more,
And my wrecked and scattered galleys
Sirew dark Aetium's fatal shore
Though no glittering guards surround me
Prompt 70 do their masters viii,
Unjust perish like Roman
Die the great Triumyir still!
Let not Caesars serYile minions
Mark the lion thus laid low;
Twas no fOeman's arm that felled h1n,
Twas his own that struck the blows
His, who, pillowed on thy bosom,
Turned aside from glory's ray,
His, who. drunk with thy caresses,
Madly threw world away.
Should the base, plebeian rabble
Dare assail my name at Rome,
Where the noble spouse OctaYia
Weeps within her widowed home.
Seek her, says the gods bear witness
Affairs, augurs, rircl.ng wings
That her blood, with mine commingled,
Yet shall mount the throne Of kings.
And for thee, staT-eyed Egyptian,
Glorious sorceTess Of the Nile,
Light the path TO stygian horrors
With the splendors OF thy smile.
Give the Caesar crowns and arches,
Let his brow the laurel twlne,
can scorn the Senate's triumphs,
Triumphing in love like thine.
Il am dying, Egypt, dying"
Hank The insulting foeman's cry.
They are coming! Quick, my fglcbion-
Let me front them ere die!
All, no more amid the battle
81 al my heart eXulting swell;
Isis and Osiris guard thee,
Cleopatra, Rome, farewell!
GEN. LYTLr.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-06-28
snnllrl,t.

No article OF furniture that will not
stand sunlight should he put in room,
for every room in q dwelling should
time during the day the sunlight may
enter freely into the apartments. The
the sun freely 70 ali parts of our
dwellings, cannon be too highly es-
timated. Indeed, perfect health is near
IN as dependent on pure sunlight as IL
is on pure air. Sunlight should never
be excluded, except when so bright US
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-06-28

10 be uncomfortable to the eyes. And
walking should be in bright sunlight.
A sun.bath is Of mere Importance in
preserving healthy condition OF the
body than is generally understood. IL
is well.established fact that the people
who live much in the sun are generally
stronger and more healthy than those
whose occupation depriyes them Of sun
light Herald Of Heaifh.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-06-28
for Int.

Cross-ESamining Counsel-Isn't your
husband a burglarg
WitneSs-Y-e-s
Gross. Examining Counsel-And didn't
you know he was burglar when you
married himg
Witness-Yes; but l was getting a
little old, and l had to choose between
burglar and n lawyer, so what else
could doY
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-06-28

cit is n disgrace to civilized
state" snys the Chicago Herald,
shat careless, il not ignorant
state officer can imperil the health
gilmore than million people by
temporizing with such danger as
lumpy.iawed cattle, or nllowing them
to be mixed with cattle that are tC
be used for food"
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-06-28
His Moneys worth.

"Yell, vas gone off und got mar
ried, but dose tings cost me more as
foofty tollars."
81 hope, Jacob, your expense has not
been in vain.
"Ah, no. ] get my moneys wort.
Mine wife weighs more as two hundred
pounds"
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-06-28

Employer-"Miss Remington, will
YOU be NV wifeg' Miss R.-"Yes, Mr..
Lover; but must continue to do your
chine back TO the Office"
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-06-28
a NlatrImonlal Al.

A Bridgeport, Conn, newspaper re-
Gently printed the following advertise
ment: "Chu Fong would like smally
nice Mclean lady. She no have to
work, as Chu Fbng got big lot of
money, Chu Fong will do the washee
and tie cookie: wife she can dress up
every day. Prize; $40 for the best girl,
Chu Fong."
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-06-28
Rather Scarce.

"Wanted. reliable men," read Mrs.
Bascom from the advertising columns
of the paper. Then she raised her
glasses upon her forehead, looked Sc
verely at her husband. and remarked,
land the world'll wait considerable
number of centuries yet before it gets
EN-
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-06-28
For THE LADIES.
POSSESSED WOMEy-NECEsSITY
OF A GOOD CARRIAGE.

The Influence OF suniight-suggestlon
for the Household-fa siii ons for
spring-Pitiy Items.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-06-28

Husband (readiug paper)-I see they
have arrested some men for shooting
birds on the wing. Wife -Serves them
right. They should shoot them on the
head or on the foot. You have no idea
how ugly spoiled wing looks on u hat.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-06
The Screw Worm.


A description of this insect pest is IN
necessary. therefore We shall confine
what little We now propose saying on the
subject, to remedy discovered by us
some years ago while studying insects in
Texas.
The agent most commonly reSoFted TO
as remedy for screwwOrm is cRlomel.
1t will destroy the grubs, but is little
troublesome in its application, to say
nothing of the fact that it is rather too
corrosive in chaTacter-it often leaves
an ulcer. In our experimentation we
found in pyrethrum powder an effective
remedy. PyTethrum may be purchased
at almost any first-class drug store. 1t
is sometimes sold under the name of
Persian insect powder, and is not an ex
pensive material. There are no poison
Gus properties about it that could do
harm to either man or beast.
In our application of pyrethrum for the
screwworm we made the parts affected
sufficiently moist with water to cause
the dry powder to adhere, and then
sprinkled the parts freely with the pow
der. In some twenty experiments We
never had a single one to fail. In from
fifteen to thirty minutes the worms were
killed, after which the wound promptly
healed up.
The action of pyrethrum may be ex-
planned in few words. The powder Is
the dried and pulverized flowers of q
plant (Pyrethrum roseam), now extern
sively grown in California. No doubt it
could be just as easily grown in Texas.
The powder Is instant death to all man
ner of insect life, and the effective agent
in it is volatile oil. The screwworm
is an airbreather, and must get its air
through the openings to the surface.
This air enters loaded with the volatile
matter of the powder and hence at once
cooks its goose for the screwworm.
We regard this pyrethrum remedy for
screwworm as a most valuable discov-
cry, and one that ought to be in the
hands Of every Texas stockmau.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-06

trees; or trees about coming into bearing
or even hne young trees Just established
can Z you see how the right royal rep
utation of Texas peeans would make that
advertisement take the public eye? Why,
II would double the value of your land
IN the estimation OF many, and In our
honest opinion they would not be esti-
mating far wide Of the correct mark.
While the pecan will do we'll on any OF
the prairie lands In Texas, the alIuyial
lands along streams suit it best. ANY
valley lands, even though threaded b7
only dry runs, are entirely well adapted
TO its needs. The young trees begin
bearing IN from six to eight years from
seed, and come into profitable bearing In
from twelve TO fifteen years. For very
many years they VIII not at ali interfere
with any cultivated crop that It might be
desirable to grow upon the same land,
ana on pasture lands they will prove
more of an advantage than otherwise.
The pecan may be either grated or
oudded, 70 secure the best varieties, but
it is not an easy tree to propagate in this
way. No member OF tine hickory (Carya
family responds well 10 grating or oud-
ding. We'd always prefer risking seed
lings, and there is really not very much
risk in the case. for the pecan is apt 20
come reasonably true from seed-there Is
seldom much crossing OF varieties. 4
good paper-shell pecan planted, may be
rather safely depended upon to bring Z
tree that viii bear good paper-sheu pc
cans.
Transplanting young pecan tree is
usually OF disadvantage to it. Such az
operation will, to some extent, interfere
with the young tap-root, which will
ever afterwards be against the tree. Il
Is best, therefore, TO plant the nuts
where the tree is % tand, and never III
terfere with it afterwards We would
plant three OF four nuts in the hill, 20
insure stand, removing all but one
when the young trees were established,
that is, the second season.
The best time for planting pecans Is il
the fall, just as the puts are falling, but
IL will do to plant them later-even 20
late as the middle of April. In case OF
late planting, the nuts being dry, we'd
soak them in water for twenty-four hours
before putting them into the ground. Ii
the land is of waXy, clay character, 81
goodly sized "hill'' ought to be dug out
and filed with light and well rotted veg
etable mold. Pack it on the seed to pre-
vent drying out.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-06
The Spanish Chnfn.

Judging from letters that have lately
been published in some of the Texas pa
pers, there is a fellow behind the scenes
somewhere trying to get up ohufa boom
in order that he may make his jack SELL
ing the seed. In those letters the chufe
or earth almond, is held up as good for
everything. It is q most prodigious
yielder, supplying poultry, hogs and
other kinds of stock with more valuable
food to the acre than could be furnished
by four acres in corn. II is also painted
as a delicious nut with which the human
animal may regale himself in great de-
light, being ''better for eating purposes
than the best almonds.
Now we happen to know all about the
Spanish chufa, for we have grown il
pretty extensively. 1t is a right heavy
yielder, sure enough, and no doubt
would be worth considerable as food for
poultry and hogs, if it would only dig it
self. The rub comes in on the digging,
however-no man could make a living
digging chufas for less than 81 per bushel,
and we suppose bushel of chufas would
be worth about as much, for feeding
purposes, as one peck of shelled corn.
The idea is to turn hogs on the patch and
let them do their own digging. We've
tried that-they'n dig of more flesh
than the chufas will put on. Digging
chufas enough to keep him alive holds a
hog on the hustle from morning till
night. Turn razor back upon a patch
of them and in less than q week he'd
break the fence and go out on the wilds
to assuage the cravings of his stomach
on pine roots or Mexican persimmons
We have also tried eating the Spanish
chufa as a substitute for almonds, or
anything else we might happen to think
of at the time. For the correct infor-
nation OF such persons as have never
put it to test as an article of diet, we
may state that 1t is more like nice dish
of saW-dust and cream than anything
else We could possibly compare it to.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-06

lions of the country. The writer of
this once put that thing to fair test.
Some years ago while engaged on a scien-
titic commission in Texas, be made quite
q collection of native plants which he
transferred to point on the gulf coast
east OF the Mississippi river. He put
them out in his grounds early IN spring.
and through the summer following most
of them made a magnificent growth.
They seemed entirely at home.
The next winter was a comparatively
mild one-the temperature lacked many
degrees of going as low as he had seen
it in Texas, whence the plants had been
taken, and yet, strange as it may seem,
every Texas plant on bis grounds was
killed by the cold as dead as a door
nail.
This, in our opinion, argues much in
favor Of Texas as q great fruit country.
OF course, we know it to be such al
ready, but there are people away from
Texas who have heard fearful tales of
her fnorthers and sudden low temper
atures-tO such as these facts like the
foregoing may be entirely worthy OF
consideration.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-06
The Now Tannin Plant.

For q number of years much interest
has centered in piant discovered in New
Mexico that is known to be extremely
rich in tannin, and is now supposed to be
the coming substitute for oak and hem
lock bark for tanning leather. Analysis
has shown it TO be admirably adapted for
that purpose, and several practical tests
made have fully sustained the chemist
1t is called by the common name of Ca
naigre, pronounced ka- mayer. A para
graph now going the rounds of the press
says Of it:
The extensive cultivation OF the Ca
naigre plant, which is found growing
without cultivation or irrigation in many
portions of New Mexico, is contemplated.
The tubers produced by this plant yield
a large percentage of tannin superior to
that extracted from hemlock bark, and
not inferior to the oak bark product.
The botanical name of this new plant
is RuJ1eI hymenOsepGlIs, and is closely re-
lated to our common yard dock, also to
tie rhubarb or 'spie plant. The Dry
est seasons do not appear to interfere
with it in the least, aud any character of
land, unless a regular swamp, suits it.
attention are of the opinion that its Gull
ture in regions climatlcally adapted to its
growth might be made highly profitable
to the grower.
That this plant would succeed we'll in
Northern Texas is something beyond rsa-
sonable doubt. We ought to look after
it., for the probability exists that we
might make of it a valuable crop for
shipment. Then, it is exactly what we
need at home for working our great
abundance of raw material into leather,
Texas could almost supply the world with
leather, had she available some kind OF
good and cheap tannin material. Ship
ping orr hides away TO distant parts 70
be tanned, and then shipping back the
leather, either as sides or shoes, is GER
tainlY a great loss TO US. Texas viii
find great factor to her prosperity By
working up at home as much as possible
OF her immense surplus.