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Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1891-11-21

NEITHER in America nor elsewhere
does the civil government need to be
heatnenish in its disregard of religious
institutions and the varied religious
forces and agencies. The state and
the church each has need Of the other
and will do its own part best in help
ing to make for all life worth living
when each keeps to its own proper
place. Nobody sees more clearly than
Mr.. Gladstone the inevitableness of
the great disestablishmcnt movement
in England. How best to bring it
about is no easy problem. 1t is doubt
less the supreme question which con-
fronts English craftsmanship in the
near future.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1891-11-21
TWENTY YEARS AGO.

How wondPous are the changes
Since twenty years ago
When girls wore wooden dresses
And boys wore pants Of tow.
And shoes We're made of cowhide
And socks of homespun wool,
And children did a half days work
Before they went to school
The people rode to meeting
In sleds instead of sleighs,
And wagons rode as easy
AS buggies nowadays.
And oxen answered well for teams,
Tho now they'd be too slow.
For people lived not half so fast
Some twenty years ago.
oh. well do l remember
The Wilson patent stove
That father bought and paid for
In cloth the girls had wove.
And all the neighbors wondered
How we got the thing to go.
They said 'twould burst and kill US all
Some twenty years ago.
The girls took music lessons
Upon the spinning wheel
And practiced late and early
At spindle swift and reel.
The boys would ride the horse TO mill
A dozen miles or so,
And hurry off before twas day,
Some twenty years ago.
Yes, everything has altered so
l can not tell the cause,
For men are always tampering
With natures wondrous laws.
And what on earth we're coming to,
Does anybody know!
For everything has changed so much
Since twenty years ago.
New, YORK TrihuDe
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1891-11-21

The American idea Of total absti-
nence is not so much as dreampt of in
the temperance philosophy of conti-
mental Europe. 1t has some foothold
in Great Britain, but not much. In
this country also there is a powerful
temperance element which has no
sympathy with total abstinence, except
for those who have diseased appetites
and an abnormally developed taste for
strong drink.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1891-11-21
A Colonel BY Marriage.

A traveller in Texas says that he was
riding along a cattle trail near tho
New Mexico line when he met rather
pompous-looking native of the region,
who introduced himself as Colonel
Higgins, Of DEVILS River.
Were you colonel in the confed.
crate army?' / asked.
''No sah."
''On the union side, thenPn
No sab; nevah was in no wah."
Belong to the Texas Rangers9"
mo sab, / do not"
',Ah, see. You command one Of
the state militia regimentsP"
mo, sab. don't. Don't know moth,
ing about soldering"
Where, then, did you get the rank
OF colOnel?"
Use kunnel by marriage sab. y
by marriage?. How's thatP"
IL married the widow Of kunuel
sab; Kunnel Thompson OF Waco ~
Youths Companion.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1891-11-21

ONE Of the first duties OF an Ameri-
can citizen is to earn his own living,
without depending either on public or
private charity. The disposition to do
this is the quality of independence
which Americans have always been
proud &c claim for themselves. The
man who does not earn his own living
cannot be an independent American.
II he depends on the earnings OF others
for his livelihood, it may be his mis-
fortune, not his fault; but he is de-
pendent nevertheless, living on the
labor Of others and hindering them in
stead Of helping them. Every man
who is independent in the sense that
for present gain he gives present
service helps all others in helping
himself. This independence is the
basis Of all patriotism. There can
be no patriotism in the man who
IL willfully dependent when he can
be Independent.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1891-11-21

THE restlessness OF American peo-
pie is proverbial. There are very few
communities where generation has
succeeded related generation in the
ownership of land or the possession of
other property. Homes are broken up
and families scattered. In many in
stances the parents remain at the old
farm while the sons are in business in
the widely separated cities Of the
country. while one daughter may be
welded to an alien another perchance
is studying music in Boston.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1891-11-21

The race for distinction is almost as
eager as that for wealth. Boys are
told from their cradles that they are
possible presidents. The plan of life
which so often considers social public
and political distinction as ambitions
necessary TO happiness has misled
many thousands into inevitable disap-
pointment
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1891-11-21
Advantages Of sheep on the Farm.

Advantages OF Sheep on the Farm.
Observation and experience clearly
show that sheep are OF inestimnble
value in restoring and IN lintaining
the fertility OF the farm. In clearing
and renovating old fields the value OF
the flock cannot be oyerstated, and
there are many poor, briery, bushy
farms in the country whose value
could be greatly enhanced by letting
sheep roam over the fields.
Discussing this topic in the Indiana
Farmer, Mr.. c, r. Smith says that,
while sheep are OF great value in keep.
ingdown the briers. bushes and weeds,
the chief object Of keeping them is the
production OF wool and mutton,
although some farmers may be in
duced to keep few sheep for the good
which they do to their soil and lands.
With regard to the proper feeding of
sheep during the summer he says that
an important point is the relative
proportion OF water in the food re.
quired to get the best advantage.
This is u subject that many flock.
masters fail to think about. A good
fattening fodder must not be too
watery, and large quantities Of
brewers or distiller's grains, or
even OF roots, are OF far less benefit
to these animals than to cat.
tie. Feeding too heavily up.
on roots is not beneficial, for they
are very watery although the English
turnip plays an important part in the
founder of'the English system. In this
country, however, the roots have not
yet been fed in sufficient quantity to
do any harm, but on the contrary,
they have not been fed to sheep
enough.
Potatoes allow pretty fair ratio
between water and total dry matter.
and they should be fed along with
grains grass and hay. Sheep are
rather particular in their food and
they will not eat anything distasteful
to them until forced to it by hunger.
But with little judicious care the
odds and ends on the farm can be fed
to them in such way as to make n
good cheap fodder, II there is an
abundance Of small potatoes or roots
to give to them do not feed them too
literally to the exclusion ofgrass, hay
and grain, but feed them out gradual.
ly along with the other fodder. In
this way the flock will be made to do
better and many odds and ends will
be eaten up that must gather on every
farm.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1891-11-21
TALK ABOUT THE FARM.
VALUABLE INFORMATION FOR
THE FARMER.
Pasturing or Clipping clover--Ad-
vantages OF Sheep on the Farm
wide or Narrow Tires
For Increasing Polled
Cattle
Pasturlng or Clipping Glover.


Examination of the clover plant
will disclose the fact that the crown
forms Just at the surface of theground.
1t is well known also that clover, al.
though a vigorous grower, is very
tender plant. Taking account OF these
two facts, writer for the Practical
Farmer comes to the conclusion that
the greatest injury TO clover comes
from trampling by cattle pastured on
it. Consider, he says, the effect OF
placing from four hundred TO one
thousand pounds weight ON this ten
der crown; it is not surprising that
the plant is injured. Another obiec.
ton is that cattle will not Craze regu-
larry over the entire ground, but
where the clover is thinnest and needs
most care TO help it do it's best there
the stock Craze the closest.
Stock in grazing do not bite of all
the stems coming from one crown at
one time, Some will be left to con.
tinue spindling growth, and a plant
so treated will not stool and form
that thick, even growth necessary for
large crop the following year. This
writer has found by experience that
10 clip clover and leave i. on the
ground as mulch IS worth more than
all the pasture which can be got from
newly seeded clover; and this is true
whether the field is 20 be moved Tor
hay or pastured. II pays to keep
stock OF the young clover.
Aud yet it is an almost universal
practice among farmers to turn stock
into new seeded fields as soon as the
wheat or oats are taken OH, pastur.
ing the clover OF close 20 tho ground,
leaving tie tender crown and roots
exposed 10 hot sun and dry winds Tor
the rest ot the summer and fall, and
10 the tender mercies OF the elements
during winter. II We intend to cut n
crop OF cloyer.seed for hay, BY clip.
ping our clover the first year, instead
81 pasturlng il OIL, our clover is ready
TO cut for hay from ten days 10 two
weeks earlier, aud all who have exper-
fence IN growing clover seed know that
the earlier the hay is cut the better
the crop Of seed Il is probable that in
localities where it is impossible 10
raise clover seed on the account az the
clover nudge, II the clover was clipped
back, and everything left on the
ground for mulch to stimulate Il
rapid and early growth, so as 10 cut
the hHy early before the first crop OF
insects Matched, the seed would bloom
and be too for advanced for them to
iniure IL,
The difference in the yield OF clover
when clipping instead OF pasturing is
practiced is SO grent-often rs half q
ton OF poor quality TO three tons OF
tine hay to the acre-that il is sur
prIsing that farmers so seldom adopt
II. And then the fertilizing value of
a heavy growth OF clover is n matter
OF the highest moment TO the farmer
n matter TINT he cannot afford to ie-
more in these days OF sharp competi.
ton and small profits in agricultural
products.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1891-11-21
IDAHO.

WE commend a horse for his
strength and sureness of foot and not
for his rich caparisons; a greyhound
for his share of heels not for his
fine collar; a hawk for her wing.
not for her jesses and bells. Why in
like manner, do we not value man
for what is properly his own?
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1891-11-21

ow, and while doing so his attentio,
was attracted by the tracks made H.
a narrow.thed and wide.tired Wa
on respectively. The ditch cros.eS
both tracks, SO that the impression
made on the soil by each was clearly
revealed. The narrow tires cut com.
pletsly through the sod, leaving two
deep ruts, while the wide tires simnlv
depressed the surface a little, but dia
not cut through the sod and there
fore did little if any damage. The
weight OF the loads were about tina
same.
He discovered another thing. also
which has often been observed before
AT the time OF hauling he took no spec.
lal notice OF any difference in the mn.
ing, but learned afterward from his man
that the team which was attached n
the narrow.tlred wagon was much
more weary every night than the ope
that hauled the wide-tlred wagon an
though both teams are quite equally
matched These discoveries have IA
him 10 believe that narrow.tired
wagon for farm use is a downright
detriment TO any farmer.
The only condition under which A
wide-tired farm wagon is undesirable
Is where the roads are OF a elavey
character, and have been reduced ~
rains and the use OF narrow tires 70 a
tenacious mud OF the consistency 81
thick hasty pudding. iuto which even
the broad tires will sink to the hubs.
Such roads would make hard travel.
ing with a broad.tired vehicle. But
the time will come when farming com.
munities will see il for their interest
20 abolish such roads. and by com.
bined Efforts secure solid, well drained
highways. which will be improved by
every wide.tired wheel that passes
over them.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1891-11-21
The woIr,s skin.

Wolf skin rugs are obtained by 10
cruel u process that the knowledge OF
IL would destroy their beauty for sens
1.-Two souls. The Eskimo hunter puts
chunk OF fat on sharpcned flint and
fastens 1t TO wooden stake planted In
the ground. In licking of the fat the
wolf cuts his tongue, and, maddened
by the taste OF blood continues to lick
the sharp stone. Other wolves, at
tracted by the smell OF blood, gather
around and struggle for a place near
the flint In their fury they turn upon
each other and the end OF the fight is
like tho historic tragedy OF the Kilken-
ny cals-there are no survivors. All
the hunter has to do is 10 remove the
skins and rcbait his savage trap.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1891-11-21
RaIsIng Lames for ,he eutener..

Raising Lambs for tho Butchers.
Some iorethought is necessary in all
farming transactions. as well rs tn
mercantile and other pursuits. To
make the most OF lambs for tho
butchers, select a lot Of Merino orcom.
mon ewes during the latter part Of
summer and procure good healthy
ram Of either southdown or Cotswold
--full.bloodod, not n grade-ior
coupling with them, so as to have
lambs dropped from the middle OF
February 10 the middle Of March. A
twoyear old rnmis much better than
n yearling, and will get strong and
healthy lambs. From twenty ewes
well taken care of, thirty lambs. at
least, may DO expected, and will DO
iit Tor the butcher during the month
Of May. The ewes may then be led
OIL on good pasture and sold 10 tho
butcher IN August, in time to bring in
q new lot for the next years opera
ton. Sheep will be more healthy and
do better on upland Low, mnrshy
land is not suitable for this branch Of
business; IL is not congeual TO the
constitution and habits OF the
animal.
Many n small farmer might turn
little capital TO good advantage in
this way, that is entirely neglected,
Tor want Of littleforrthought. Well,
there may be one other thing in the
way-prejudice. IL is hard to get
some people out OF the well.beaten
track OF their forefnthers, even after
they have been made to see that 1.-THE
world moves" They say "my father
made money on this farm by raising
grain, and why can not | do it2"--
Practical Farmer.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1891-11-21
Wide or Marrow TIres7

A Wisconsin farmer recently had oc-
casion to dig ditch through mead.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1891-11-21

Edwin Booth has won his suit for Sl5,-
900 against the Long Point hotel owners
The suit was based on the foreclosure Of a
mortgage.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1891-11-21
Farlnereaslng PoIlea cattle.

~ increasing FoliSd Cattle.
An association has been formed IN
Indiana for the purpose OF advancing
the breeding OF polled cattle Of an
varieties, without essentially modify.
ing the characteristics Of the breed
operated upon, The transformation
is 70 be effected. not By mutilation,
but by breeding Of the horns. This
can be done. as experience has ds.
monstrHtei. in "a few years time. 50
that the pollcd character will 10
fixed in the breed while leaving the.
other traits Of the animal intact.
Thus there will be herds oi polled
shorthorus, TIcrrtords Jersey, etc,
equal in their special qualities TO their
horned ancestors.
The accomplishing OF this object is
much 10 be desired Dehoruing with
instruments should Dc regarded a. on.
" "A temporary cxpedirut to insure
the present safety 81 man aud beast.
What IS wanted Is breeds from which
the horns have been removed forever,
These weapons Of oiIcu-a aud defense
are too much like tile tuihan's pistol.
ready Tor Use on the slightest provOca.
ton. Cattle ARE much more gpntIeand
tractablc without than with them II
- true that a powerful bull without
horns may still do mischief with his
MASSIVE head, but the poilpd beast Is
q good deal less likely 10 show ugly
temper than n horned animal, aud Is
more easily managed when aroused.
The advocate., 1891-06-17

Passengers travelling in any direction viii con-
suit their own interests and promote their own
comfort by taking the Chicago Il Alton Railroad
whenever that line can he used for the whole OK
part OF journey. The Chicago h Alton Rail-
road is the only completely stone balasted line
running between the cities OF St. Louis, Kansas
City and Chicago This line has the proud record
Of being the first road In the world TO adopt Pull
man Sleeping Cars, Dining Cars and Reclining
Chair Carsahd the first road to incorporate these
three luxurious features OF modern travel I'm yes
tlbnled trains. The Chicago Il Alton Railroad
makes no extra charge for seats In lts magnifl-
cent and Injurious Palace Reclining Chair Cars,
which are run in all through trains, day and
night, nor for passage In any OF Its fast, famous
and solid
VESTIBULED LIMITED TRAINS,
CONSIsTING OF
q NEW SMOKING CARS, ] 9
! PALACE RECLINING CHAIR CARS,
2 PULLMAN BUFFET SLEEPING CARS 3
PALACE DINING CARS,
running through. without change, between
ST. LOUIS AND KANSAS CITY,
ST. LOUIS AND CHICAGO,
KANSAS CITY AND CHICAGO,
DENVER AND CHIC AGO.
ALSO NFW AND SUPERB
PULLMAN PARLOR BUFFET CARS
ON DAY TRAINS,
AND NEW AND UNEQUALLED
PULLMAN COMPARTMENT SLEEPING
CARS
oNNIGHT TRAINS
BETWEEN ST. LOUIS AND CHICAGO.
The best and Burest connections are made IN
Union DepOts In st. Louis, East st. Louis, Kan
sas City, Chicago and Bloomington.
Ask your own Home Ticket Agent for tickets
via the Chicago & Alton Railroad, and thus So
cure the lowest rates, the quickest time, and the
best accommodations.
Chicago & Alton Railroad Ticket 0fIcssr
st. IOuls-2l6 North Broadway, near Olive
Street and Union Depot.
East st. LOuis-Relay Depot.
Kansas City-Sl4 Main Street; 1893 Union
Avenue (0ppoSlte Union Depot, and Union De-
pot.
Chleago-1S5 South Clark Street, and West
Side Union Depot.
Information as tOrates time, connections, etc.,
will be cheeIfully furnished on application %
ID. B0WkA,
GenI Western Passenger Agent
2l6 North Broadway, sc Louis, Mo.
The advocate., 1891-06-17
LEADING RESTAURANT.

Go to the Ladies' and Gents Restaurant 100
West Sixth street, known as the Ladies' Ex-
change" New MANAGEMENT, splendid meals,
popular prices. Alliance people cordially In
M. e. MATTESON, Prop.
The advocate., 1891-06-17

Please remember 70 mention THE ADVOCATE
when doing business with our advertisers.
The advocate., 1891-06-17

We win cOnGder It Q personal favor Il OuRread-
ere WIN mention TEN ADVOCATE when doina
Duslnols Win cur advssslprA
The advocate., 1891-06-17
PILES ! PILES ! PILES !

DIR. Williams Indian Pile Ointment viii cure
Blind, Bleeding and Itching Piles when all other
OintmentS have failed. It absOrbs the tumOrs,
aayS the itching at once, acts as pOultIce, gives
instant relief. DR.. Williams Indian Pile Olnt-
ment is prepared only for Piles and Itching OF
the private parts, and nothing else. Every box
is warranted. Sold by druggists, or sent by mail
on receipt Of price. 50c and 81 per box.
WILLIAMS MFG CO., Props,
Cleveland, O.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-12-10
The Jubilee in Permanent Form.

The ceremonies incident to the OBJ
servance of the Sacerdotal Silver Jubi-
lee of Rt. Rev. John j. Kahn, ID. D.,
Bishop OF Wheeling, on July 2, 1891,
have been compiled in book form by RI.
Rev. John T. Sullivan, V. c., and pub
lshed, which insures the preservation
of the addresses, etc, they being for the
first time gathered into perma
neut form. Mgr. Sullivan compli'
ments the press Of the city by a
liberal use Of the reports OF
the morning papers, the account
OF the conservation services Of the RI
Rev. Bishop being taken from the
IatelJigencer of May 81, 1875, and the
account of the Silver Jubilee from the
REGISTER of July 3. 1891.
The compilation presenting as it does,
in consecutive form, all the incidents OF
the Jubilee ceremony, is happy idea,
well carried out, and the volume will be
highly priced by all who may secure q
copy.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-12-10
ADANGEROUS PRACTICE.
George Deiters Has His Foot Mashed by
an Electric Motor.

George DeIterS ttdS HIS EOot ny
an Electric Motor.
George Deiters, an eight-year-old lad,
whose parents reside on South Huron
street, was the victim Of painful &C.
cident yesterday afternoon about one
o'clock. He ran in front OF a west
bound motor, and fell, the wheels pass
ing over his toes, and badly MASKING
them. He was taken to Williams drug
store, and afterward TO his home, where
DR.. Best dressed the wounds.
The operators and conductors COM
plain frequently about the small boys
who jump on the motors upon to Isl
and and in Ktnayille, to the gre at an
nOyance Of the employees and positive
danger to themselves. Notwithstanding
the accident of yesterday afternoon,
which should have served as a
warning to the boys, last evening
boy jumped upon the front platform OF
the same motor, and missing his footing
was dragged for some distance before
the operator could get the car under
control. Had he released his hold of
the railing he would have been crushed
beneath the wheels. One operator car
EiesS. a u:e.lub to keen-tRe hnYS-nt7r che
platform while the conductor is inside,
and If he happens to be watching will
hold to the windows and stand upon the
projecting parts above the trucks.
Parents on the Island and in Etnavllle
should see that their children keep OIL
the motors, as it is only matter OF time
until a fatal accident will result from
the habit.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-12-10

THE REGISTER is glad to note the IN
teLligencer is experiencing a change OF
heart in the matter Of the city furnish
ing private consumers with electric
light. II is better late than never,
neighbor, to get of the side track
and Join the grand procession. This
community must make and furnish
electricity for both public and private
use. In a few years from now one
won't be able to find a person in the city
who thinks otherwise.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-12-10
PUBLIC SAFE
OF
Real PropertyI

10y VIRTUE OF A DEED OF Tprsr,.-
- by George G. Hannah and VIE ~ - AOk
O'Brien, dated on the 2sth dAy OF v,y 80, ssao1"
recorded In the Office Of the Clcrk 81 - a, d
Court, In Deed OF Trust Book 80 ps,. q, ~ laiy
OF an order Of the Circuit Court OF Oh, al
West Virginia. made on the ST. d., \, ll3,
Der, A. ID. 1921, substituting the unds-. - ~
trustee In the said deed Of tru,t ir sue -'' -
the said Thomas 0'Brien. will. on f-A'7 u
SATURDAY, JANUARY 9th 100,
beginning AZ 10 O'Clock a. m. sell A. p,,..,.
ton, at the front door OF the Court III ~. acc
Ohio county, the following dcScribai r..1 ss 81
erty. that Is 10 say: Lots numbered tvs-,f ',l
and twenty-five. in square numbe,., y ~
aud lots numbered twtnty-seycn Ana ,-..'
eight; and also lot twenty nice. I'm S5p.,'-aN'
bered four, in Gilchrists addltien r., qua
three 70 the city OF Wheeling, in Ohio c,,,,-'
West Virginia. ''11'!
TERMS OF SALE-Onethird OF the nus,
money. and so much more as the nr,.. -
may elect, cash on the day Of sale. .bs 49,
idus In two equal iustalments. r,v,i.. -
spectiyely in one aud two years fr1n IN.
OF sale, with interest from that day n. A!
chaser giving his nots for the deferred -. zoe
ments, secured by deed OF trust ma -.
property. HENRY NJ. RUSS ~
Otofl Irt.t..