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Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-07-18
Waste-Baskets.

An almost indispensable article in
every room il waste-basket, and
when a very pretty and serviceable
one can be- made at Il cost not to ex.
coed 25c there is no good reason for
going without it.
An ordinary hali-bushel peach
basket. which will cost about Sc Il
there are not half dozen about the
house that oneis glad to be rid Of will
do. This may be lined with colorel
cambria. fastened ia places By mp
hoistery tacks The outside should
be covered with cambria Of contrast,
ing color, or the sameiipreierrrd. The
outside can be- shirred on and finish.
"a aith loops and ends Of worstod
braid 20 match ia color. 4 basket 81
This sort lined Mithcambrir and paint.
"a on the outside Is very pretty, or
the outside may hc gilded
Another useful and very durable re.
ccptAcle Il made from an ordinary
butter tub. A very pretty oneis made
by painting the inside and the outside
81 the tub pure white, When
thoroughly dry finish the hoops il
gold paint Make holes ia either side
aud put ia handles oi MANILA rope
painted and gildpd and with inssels 81
the rope iring,si AZ the ends. 4 pretty
~ sic has three or four rows Of hole,
all around through which ropes ar,
passed. loops hcing lcit for handles
The ropes are gildrsi ID several shades
Of bronze powder. after which they
may ia vanished In several coats
Clear shcilar yarnish Is best IN, \
1 Ledger.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-07-18
uouaehold Hints.

HoopfSa CouGH.-Take powdered
cantharides, powdered camphor, OF
each one scruple; extract of bark,
three drachms. Rub these well to-
pether, and into powders OF eight
Grains each. Dose-one every three
ar fonr hours. TO be used only IN adj
yanced stages OF the disease.
poon AUTHORS pUDDiNe.-Flayor a
quart Of new milk by boiling in it Tor
n few minutes half stock OF well.
bruised cinnamon, or the thin rind OF
a small lemon; add q few grains OF
salt and three ounces OF sugar, ana
turn the whole into deep BASIN when
Il Il cold, stir TO it three well-beaten
aocs and strain the mixture into q
nie.dish. Cover the top entirely with
Slices OF bread free from crust, and
half nm inch thick, cut so as TO ION
neatly. and buttered on eoth Sides
bake The pudding in moderate oven
for half an hour, or in Dutch over
before the fire.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-07-18
SCIENCE AND PROGRESS.
INTERESTING DISCOVERIES IN
THE WORLD OF SCIENCE.
The Sanitary Aspect of Electric
lighting Making Watch Glasses
--Train Speed Indicator
Ground Ice in Swiss
Rivers.
The Sanitary Aspect of Electric
Lighting.

The Sanitary Aspect of Electric
Lighting.
One advantage which electric arc
lights have over all other means of
is that they give of a
very large proportion OF chemical
rays, and in this manner simulate the
effects Of sunlight. Dark rooms, cell
lars. and other places where sunlight
does not come, and which are usually
unhealthful, may, therefore, be ex-
pected to he quite as healthful and 10
be as easily protected from foulness
when arc lights are used, as rooms
where sunlight can freely enter. In
dark stores and counting-rooms the
introduction OF the are light ought,
therefore, have very decidedly bene-
fetal effect upon thehealth Of employ
ees and, 10 "A considerable extent, re-
lieve them from the attacks ofdiseases
produced by want of sunlight. II a
demonstration of this power OF the
arc light be needed, one has only to
remain for short time in close prox-
unity TO large light 10 find that all
the effects OF a sunburn can be pro-
duced.
As bearing out this view Of the
healthinl influence Of the are light, a
current news paragraph, evidently
Of English origin. states that the good
effects Of the light are apparent from
the statistics ofthe attendance ofwork.
ing people in factories and in other
places where are lighting has been in.
troduced Thus, IN one London es'
Establishment. where ! 200 persons are
employed, the absences from illness
are said 70 have been so far reduced
that the extra labor gained has beer
sufficient 10 pay for the electric light
While il may he questioned by some
whether results quite so far-reachinI
as this one are attainable, il j. ad
mitted, generally. that the good, sani
tary bearing Of the light is an import
ant one.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-07-18

Mr.. Carson, in foreign publication.
describes a peculiar kind OF ground ice
found in rivers in the Jura region. In
clear cold nights crystals form at the
bottom, and rise in groups to the sur
face They consist OF small needles
and lamellm OF ice held by mutual at
traction, but not adherent to each
other. They offer no resistance TO
boats or oars, but may sometimes
cause much Inconvenience: thus they
accumulate and stop water-wheels; or
rapidly collecting on dam, they may
cause flooding NJ. Franger, an Alsat-
ian cngineer-points out that all cir
cumstances unfavorable 10 radiation
from a river bed, are also against for
nation of ground ice, which is rarely,
il ever, met with in stream that is
muddy or too deep, so as not to
transmit the heat rays, or where the
motion is sluggish enough for surface
ice to form, and for gravel at the bot
tom to be covered with sediment.
At the sluices, near Maigrange, ac-
cording to NJ. Cuony, ground ice forms
about the iron work largely used in
the sluicis, and is got rid OF by
heating the upper part OF the struet-
IRE with wood fires. NJ. Cuony has
produced ground ice eSperimentally,
by cooling an iron bar 10 degrees to
. degrees below zero c.. aud plunging
il in cold water; thus illustrating the
part played by the piles of bridges.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-07-18

Mayer has calculated that if the mo-
ton of the earth were suddenly ar
rested the temperature produced
would be sufficient to melt and even
volatilize il.
The reduced price Of incandescent
lamps permits them to be run at a
higher efficiency, and, though the re-
newals are more frequent, the total
cost OF operation il reduced.
Prof. J. j. Thompson, using the
method OF the revolving mirror, has
measured the velocity OF the electric
discharge in vacuum, and finds it to
be about half the velocity of light.
Watercress is said to contain very
sanitary qualities. A curious chara-
acteristic OF it is that if grown in a
ferruginous stream it absorbs FIVE
times the amount Of iron that any
other plant does.
A remarkable instance of local mag
netic disturbance due to the presence
OF magnetic rocks was observed near
Cossack, Northwest Australia, where
steady DETECTION OF the compass of
800 was recorded.
The want Of absolute silence on the
telephone wires between London and
Paris is thought to be due to an i'm
proper application OF the well-known
I
twist system for preventing inductive
disturbances.
Since the ice age there is evidence,
in thefossil faunas and fioras OF marine
| deposits and peat boys, that North.
western Europe has experienced for
some time q climate considerably
warmer than that of the present day
While clouds, especially the higher
forms, have a general tendency to
move in the same direction as
storms, that is, from west TO east, il
has been decided that they are very
poor guide TO follow in special in
stances, and they fail especially al
times when such assistance is the
most needed.
The agreeable odor of the soil, thu
earthly smell, has been traced By
VI. Bertheiot, the distinguished
French chemist, to minute trace o
camphorated body. He also con
cludes that the occasional presenc
Of alcohol is due to exceptional case
Of spontaneous fermentation of yege
table matter.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-07-18
FARM FIELD AND GARDEN.
USEFUL INFORMATION FOR OUR
RURAL READERS.
Adulterating Seeds--Protect the
Fruit From Frost--Good
Water and Salt
For Stock.
AdulteratIng Seed.

One OF the grayest offences against
the farming interests Of this or any
country is the adulteration of seed.
This is one OF the forms Of iniquity
against which farmers and gardeners
need to be constantly on their guard.
The necessity for watchfulness is rec
ognized by every careful farmer who
realizes that his margin of profit is so
small that it may easily be wiped out
by the use Of inferior seed. But there
are forms OF adulteration which it is
extremely difficult to guard against.
One OF these is exposed by Mr.. j. J.
Gregory, the well-known MaIblehead
scotsman.
Hesaid in recent address before
the Boston Market Gardners' As
ISOLATION that one ofthe worst of the
many disreputable things done in
the seed trade is theh habit, quite com
mon in Europe, of baking cheap or in
ferior seed in order TO destroy its vi
tally and then mixing it with good
seed of the same or a similar appear
/ ing variety. He had known OF stale
cabbage seed being baked and mixed
with costly caulifiower seed, and the
buyer could not detect the fraud AK
| cept in the small percentage of seed
that terminated. As one means of
circumventing these frauds it was sug-
gested that the seed trade should have
| its recognized grades-A No. i, A No
| 2. etc. the same as the grain trade.
This would be great Improvement
on the present uniform standard,
which is in reality no standard at all.
Some further observations of Mr..
Gregory on the subject OF seeds are
worthy of note. Seeds ripened in a
dry season, he said, are best and keep
vitality longest. 1t is better TO keep
seeds OF the vine family where they
will not freeze. When they lose life the
oil in them becomes rancid. The seeds
OF the vines often fail from too cold or
wet weather after planting. Good
seed, even in the hands OF skillful
gardeners, viii not always grow.
A hot, drying mud win sometimes
prevent termination, though this, il
should be said, may be generally pre-.
vented by thoroughly comDacting the
soil after planting. "Firming the soil
was one of the prescriptions for sue
cessful termination on which the late
Peter Henderson laid great stress. II
puts the soil, if thorough tillage has
prepared it properly for the seed, in
the best possible condition to promote
growth.
MIR. Gergory said lac had known
| saOqr,lps nj onion seed TO terminate
up to 96 and even 100 per cent; but q
fair average is SIS o90per cent; The
average for cabbage seed is 50 PEI
cent; the same for sweet corn; fol
beans about 20 per cent. The wrinkl
ed peas are not SO sure to germmat'
: as the hard varieties.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-07-18

never allow your temper to show IL.
self, and remember the old adage,
sugar catches more flies than VIM
egar." l.astly-but not least by any
means--do not go into business unless
you are actually forced to. II there
Is maninyouriamilyd do not attempt
TO help make the living unless you are
deprived of actual necessities, for men
become careless and neglect women
when they see they can do so; better
try to live on his moderate income
than increase ii with your own labor,
which In time decreases his admiration
for you. Help him in many wa-,.,
look after his clothes that they mas
last longer look after the grocery and
other bills necessary, and keep them
in accordance with your husband i
income, and you will be more cheerful
help than We're you TO go out in bust
ness life. Have always a cheerful
smile when his business goes wrong;
say TO him, Don't bother Your head,
dear, can do with little less" In
this way the help is more satisfactory,
and will IN every case bring more
happiness and lighter hearts than all
the wages you may be able 10 earn.
speak from experience. Wants oi
Women.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-07-18
Making watch Glasses.

In the manufacture ofwatch glasses,
the workman gathers with the blow
ing tube several Kilograms of glass
Soltening this by holding il TO the end
OF the tube into communication with
a reservoir OF compressed mir, and q
big sphere is blown. Ii is, OF course,
necessary to get the exact proportion
OF material at the commencement of
the operation, accompanied by pc.
culiar twist of the hand, and an
amazing skillfulness.
The sphere ought to be produced
without rents, and in such dimensions
that il is of the exquisite thickness.
Out OF these balls the workman cuts
convex disks OF the required size. This
is a delicate operation. A "tour-
nette," kind OF compass furnished
with diamond in one OF its branches
is used. The diamond having traced
thecircle, the glass is struck ON the in
terror and exterior sides with a stick,
and the piece is detached. The disks,
which are afterward traced, are OBJ
tanned very easily. They are seized
by the thumb, passed through the
aperture already made, and detached
by the pressure of two fingers. An
able workman win cut 5000 glasses
a day.--Pittsburgh Dispatch.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-07-18
HctiIn Mni.Inn nrnnr.

Some anr who wet not has deter.
mulrl ~ push I'd a. fad in walking
DIV with tho result That L the pre-.
laga'.on 81 most ~ the leading Lon.
don r.othtrrs ARE taken iull advan.
'ac 4 . thorouehiare like the
ssrani seem from above. will rrscln.
ble swarm 81 rc,i ants making for
some gigantic sugar.howl.
i y just that nasty sandy red
vhirh has been piiche,l lpon-.lisht
brown !. you will. but still red IN effect
-vbirh makes blonde English.
man look hidcoua. will harmonic
WITH no vet invented tore Of furnish.
ihg goods. IL laughed at by Contin.
entails, and will never be wenrable a
second season or even all Of the
first
England has been thought 70 have
gotten hrayely over that crazefor loud
AMI 81 aREerated styles OF raimont
which ng 20 ten years ago made her
tourists sharks for the charicature Of
the world. but this brick.red costume
2 return TO barbhrism. / hope IL
WI not be seen in New York.
inc range Of striped trouserings now
oelnR exhibited are something truly
APPALLING, There will be. nevertheless,
ntlle favor given to strongly contrast
ln2 stripes, but light and dark stripes
o. thc same hue, alternating will find
much better appreciation. There is "A
great amount OF light blue and dark
que light and dark gray, dark gray
ana black, etc, to Toe seen. Blue enters
enormously into the composition OF
tfouserlngs this season, and after that
range OF grays from light slate and
p p to almost black. --Clothier and
Furnisher.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-07-18
Protect the Fruit From Frost.

The fruit bloom of all kinds was
never fuller, in this section, than now.
The unusually warm weather has
forced it out to early we fear, and we
recommend that precautions be taken
to prevent the disastrous effects Of
frost. We give ous own plan for this
purpose. Near themiddle of our plum
and pear orchard we have pit foot
or more deep, and about four feet in
diameter, and have filled it with chips
and other rubbish. When the signal
service reports, or the falling of the
mercury in our thermometer indicates
a frost, we shall set fire to the pile,
and after it is well started, shall part
IN smother it with earth and thus
keep column of smoke and heated
air rising through the night. The
effect is TO start the air in the vicinity
into motion, and thus prevent the
frost from taking effect on the young
fruit. We recommend Others to try
the plan. Unless the frost is very
heavy, amounting to freeze, we think
it viii provee Decentralization Farm
er.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-07-18
A Word About Spraying.

Unless a heavy rain should follow
the first spraying of apple trees with
Paris green solution it is not necessary
to repeat the operation if the first one
has been thoroughly done. With a
good force pump the spray may be
thrown upon the treein such way as
to lodge little of the poison on the
blossom end of every apple, where it
is needed, Not more than one pound
of the poison to 200 gallons of water
should be used, and the two should bs
kept thoroughly mixed in order to ac-
compiish the intended object. The
spraying of various copper solutions
for the saving of fruit crops is now a
recognized necessity, and an appara-
tus OF some kind for doing it easily
and well is an essential part of the
equipment of every fruit grower.
IL should always be remembered,
however, that while a necessary oper-
alton, spraying with copper solutions
is dangerous one, unless great care is
exercised by the operator. These sol
utions are strong poisons, even IN the
proportions used for spraying, and
whoever does the work should becare-
full TO keep on the windward side of
the trees, so that he viii be IN no
danger ofinhaling the poisonous spray.
The package of poison should also be
kept in a secure place, under lock and
key if possible
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-07-18
A New Food plant.

The choco plant, sechium edule, is
being grown in Santa Barbara coun-
ty, Cal. This is a valuable Fruit
Grower, the seeds of which were pro-
cured from Samoa. Both the tubers
of the vine and the squash like fruits
are eaten. The fruit is said to resem-
BILE the chestnut in flavor, and will
under favorable conditions weigh some
three pounds, The tubers, which are
somewhat similar in flavor to the
yam, sometimes weigh as much as
twenty pounds. One OF its peculiari-
ties is the sprouting of the seeds in the
blossom end while the fruit still hangs
upon the vine. The plants under
favorable conditions fruit in about
three months. They do not seem to
be very particular as TO soil or locali-
ty. Just about what amount of cold
they win stand has not as yet been
determined,
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-07-18
MnrrlaRa n sumatra.

Among kul,us 81 sumatra the ten
der passion Is mos, prosnieaiiy dealt
with Il would seem that delicate
susceptibiIitics have but Sigh, chance
az development among so I'M
tidy 10 thriitlcss = people Their
lives are seldom marked by progress:
they seem content 10 60 on their ways
exactly a. their iorcfathers and fore.
mothers have Travelled
Very simple indeed j. the marriage
ceremony. 4 Kubu youth, having
settled IN his own mind his choice. in.
tcrviews the parents Of the maiden,
mentioning what he can offer in return.
II late bargains with the itinerant
trader have bccn gratifying. he may
have in hand 4 knife. spear, or some
strips Of gray cloth-possihly money,
II he has acted as guide or burden.
bearer 10 travellers. there may also he
dnmmar and heeswsx, rare fruits
and iavorite animals for food Ia
dainty snake or nimble wiZard), all
most acceptable in the eyes OF the
father and house-mothcr. Should
this queer endowment fund be salts.
iactorily large, neighhors are called
together. who are seated with due
iormality nndcr a tree. The father OF
the maiden then publicly announces
his consent TO the betrothal. shows
the presents received from the young
man, and expresses his pleasure. e.
Harper's Bazaar,
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-07-18
n THE WORLD OF WOMEN.
TIERS OF INTEREST TO OUR
mN LADY READERS.
,,assmaking Hlnts--Red In Walking
press - Business Women
Waste Observation-Disclosures
In Sumatra.
nraaamaI<InR Eilnts.

wealth Of dainty, exquisite ma
,erial ii silk, linen, zephyr and lawn,
ami 4 fancy for simple, quaint designs
!, costumes, simplifies this season the
,goyk Of the home dressmaker and Sc
,,res even 10 the neophite a modicum
u success. New lacy, iiower-strewn
fabrics would have a picturesque air
ifonly wrapped about women fair in
rnent swathing folds, after thefashion
ofcleopatras robes. The first thing
II remember il that skirts ARE longer,
and longer, and when bias are four
Yards ii width and are hung over a
foundation skirt; when straight are
three ana a hall yards at the foot
and considerably sloped away
al tie top, even ia cotton goods
~ soit. wool-like challie or berege,
which latter is one Of the most
n.rln aad durable ot the new arrivals.
These skirts may BE- simply hemmed,
ANA tucked gathered into two or three
lssto0ns over the peiticoat, or trim.
mel h ans fashion known 70 past or
nytssns modes. Three orfour rows Of
Ssloehon Id. OF Jewels ornament
son,e dresses. seven or nine rows OF
btr,s. leads seNed on ia consecutive
row.. graduated ilounces, iestOonrd
toungg- 81 embroidery or lace, looped
With 5mptred bows sewrd liza, against
I'M sksrt, tiny ruiiirs, very full and
sargFly more than m inch III width
uttn finished, pile,l one above the
other. and ribbon and embroidery
al, on 10 an endless variety III styles.
A, lor sleeves take the pir,r 81 any
thing 90 hapuen 20 hAyein the house
81 laft ID. \ Up GA barsniucounter
pni Fl. lfsll IL, make tins top II one
thiRs anA the botttom at Rn.
OTHER. aui sou have quite the
moe. approved thing. simplr
bishop sleeves. however. arr much
l.ktsl FL lawns. muNiins and gnghams,
AHl ,ty nation lex. much Nriuklrd,
lot.g. aud edged with frills failing on
the hand Il tMNpFtir Tor soft silks
AMI isnlliiea and other thin materials.
Tie latest ntim IL 70 have the fall
s~ge .gi, rttiray upssn up tie back
seau. = reveal iho arm, mode ahict
has uv,u invented for Wnu4rn with
pretty arms. bat Will not brsomg very
generally woru Tie bodice may y,
anything from straight piece 81
gOo,is gathered abou, thr ur,k and a,
the uh.st 90 the regularly fitted and
houpj cont with trimmings ~ velvet
and aEr. though the material BE- 1T 4
EiuA aH.h may ~ lAuudrisi III,
lH!r.N a' sbesc thiu ami ineRpeusiV,
s1afA should - silk. II yon can afford
i nv i cooler ami has the peruliai
suegi and swing which distinguishes
Tue fashionable gown. and, besides
ibe DELICIOUS rustic Which women dot
ON
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-07-18
GOOD Water and Salt for stock.

Let your stock have plenty of salt
and good running water, and they will
give better return in growth, milk and
butter that they win to drink dead
and stagnant water from some old
slough-hole and have craving for
salt. IT'S a good plan to provide a
box, under the shed from the storm
and damp weather, filed with salt, so
that they can help themselves freely
as appetite or craving demands. Ills
lust as essential that cattle should
have salt two or three times week,
during the spring or summer, as food
and water. / have seen COWS come
within an ace of dying, Just for the
need of salt. The owner thought, as
many Others do, that the cattle could
live and thrive without salt.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-07-18
Helplna chIoks From EaRs.

Sometimes have helped chicks OUT
OF the shells, and sometimes they lived,
and sometimes they didn't. Once,
after tile hens had left the nest, /
found one chick that had his head out
part way, and there he stuck-or
rather the shell stuck closer than a
brother. Those eggs cost So a sitting.
and as the chick would die if didn't
get him out, and could not do any.
worse than die If / did, / concluded TO
extricate him. got dish of warm
water, rag, sat down by the kitchen
stove where / could keep the water
and the chick warm, and just soaked
the shell of him, bit by bit, until it
was all off. 1t was a slow job--took
me full two hours, but did it without
drawing blood, and the chick lived,
grew up to be a rooster that sold for
S3.-Fanny Field.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-07-18
Business Women.

There are few thoroughly successful
business women, chiefly because they
aspire to something unattainable,
ha'nely--a position in society, and as
a result, naturally meet rebuff. II
= woman starting in business will at
,end to II carefully, seeking nothing
out a money gain there will be but
Jew failures. Another idea is to seek
the administration Of woman. not Of
~, man; i woman loves woman, so will
, Hrley be admired by the other sex.
mere Y nothing so lovablo in a WON.
On as the gentle dignity which says.
IN AZ woman in woman's place, and
sne mere matter OF not seeking admir-.
zion ati makes her oil the more sought
slVer Never try TO attract attention
- y public place; never speak OF being
/. ~ :, business woman in street car or
saa.Vtrogghfare. Simply drawing puplic
IGNITION no. isnot drawing public regard.
Meep IN woman's place although you
"se occupying q mans position. New
Mn, ali'9W social pleasures to interfere
NM, l BUSINESS during business hours;
NV mays preserve q reserved APP
,ppooa,.,ancei always be agreeable,
,as discourteous; n complaints
o'e made, try g repair the wrong