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Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-12-17
The Cow In Augn.t.

About the worst month in the va.
for the dairy cow is August, saws ~
Live Stock and Western Farm ,Journs,
On the greater numoer OF farms ~
pastures are shorter than they ougs,
TO De for the good OF the owns
pocket book, the days are disagree,
DIV warm. and with insect pests ~
cows lite is not a very enjoyable ors
The milk yield decreases and with !,
OF course the pounds OF butter n,
and also the cheek the dairyman r..
ceives for mis- milk. All farmers AZ
not have things arranged so that ,hsv
can make the cows as comfortahls
during the warm weather as tnev wa,a
in the spring and early summer weeks
out all can do something toward mil
eating the evil effects OF short paslurs
II nothing else. A COW cannot Keen
up her milk supply II she is compelle5
10 work all day in the hot sun-aeb,
ing dies meanwhile--and then Il ~
able 10 satisfy her hunger Inc rem.
edy Is 10 supply some food in addition
70 her pasture. Green corn fodder "A
a great help Before long il will q
time 10 feed roasting ears 70 the plgs.
Save the fodder for the coWA keeu
nay 10 the racks In the yard or Das.
tuFe. Il will help. Any palalabe
food that Is al hand will heip the COW
tide over the most trying mon,h ia The
year.
Where there are comfortable ana
we'll yeaillated barns IL will 10 found
profitable To Garkea them ana keep
the dairy herd ia doors duripg the hot
DAYS Harms are useful Ia the sum.
mer as vel as Ia the winter. Almost
anything that can be done 90 maze
the dairy COW comfortable. il will pas
her owner 10 do.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-12-17

The order runs along our line to
hold our fire until they are checked by
the hell trap. They know that our
battle line is here, but they cannot see
a man of US. They are within easy
musket range when the order is given
to charge, and they advance with yells
and hurrahs. Had we been in double
line without protection that living
wedge would have driven its way
through us to the rear of the army.
Not a shot was fired until they
had recoiled from the abatis. 1t
broke their formation at once and they
were a mob after that. Some flung
down their muskets and sought TO pull
up the stakes; others fred standing
there exposed; some there were who
broke back to the rear, but these were
few in number.
We called it war then, and next day
our skeleton regiment was compli-
mented in general orders for having
saved the left wing. As one remem-
bers it now he half fears to be charged
with murder. They were brave men,
but they had no show. The Jaws of
the hell trap held officer and private
fast while the muskets under the head
logs famed and cracked and sent
death into the confused and helpless
crowd. They ought to have had the
order to fall back at our first volley,
but it was not given. Again, and again,
and again the red flames leaped almost
into their faces, and by and by, when
the lifting smoke disclosed them scat
tering back, we rose up and cheered.
They believed it was for the victory
we had won, but it was not so. 1t was
tribute to their bravery and endur-
ance--a shout of rejoicing that the
jaws of the hell trap had opened to
spare some Of them little longer
And when the smoke had entirely
cleared and we looked down over that
abatis the sight was something to
make the oldest veteran shudder. The
dead and wounded-ten dead to one
wounded-were lying in heaps, three
or four upon each other. There were
rivulets of blood running over the
short, green grass; there were stains
and spatters of blood over stake and
limb and bush-blood and horrible
wounds and dead faces until we who
had created the spectacle turned away
in horror.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-12-17

Surgeons L. W. Andrews and c. w.
Crary of the Medical Board of Pension
Examiners have performed n remark
able surgical operation on Maj. o. G..
Townc, the veteran who has been
under their charge for some time. Mai.
Towne resides at Argyle Park, and has
been confined to his bed for nearly a
year from growing abscess in his
right lung. Two months ago the lung
was opened and the abscess cut and
drained. Maj. Towne began to recover
rapidly, but recently his condition be-
came worse, a continual discharge from
the lung battling the skill Of the sur
geons, says the Chicago Tribune.
Last Sunday DIR. Andrews deter
mined on another operation. lie pro-
posed opening the cavity in the lung
TO better drain the diseased spot. After
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-12-17
Doc. i re % ILaI.c lrnr.e..

This question was asked me a few
days since. After answering itin the
affirmative | thought the matter over
carefully. and here are the results:
l. | am working a farm OF 40
acres and need three horses to do
everything conveniently.
2. 1t does not need any more CAP.
ital to have two OF the three horses
brood mares
2. Judiciously managed / need not
lose weeks work of either OF them
on the farm in the year because OF
their foaling colt
4. 1t does not require any extra
help on the farm TO care for the colts
as IL does with an increased number
OF cows.
Now, as to how ! managed the
breeding, etc. have two mares NJ
the present time-one foaled her
colt the lst OF May. the other will
foal hers about the LIST OF September.
In this way | have one OF them in
shape for heavy work in the spring
and the colt weaned from the other
ready for the fall ploughing and Other
heavy work. There Is often Il mis-.
take made in thinking that 20 breed
good horses the mares must not be
worked. My own experience proves
this, as have tried both methods.
When to sell? have always sold
when somebody wanted to buy badly
enough TO pay my price whether it
be for four months. year. or what
ever age 1t might be when the custom.
err comes. 1t has always been nv
plan to ask for colt just what I
would be willing TO give for IL were |
wanting to buy. and up TO the age OF
two or three or four years nothing
short OF that price would buy. This
matter OF selling is where many make
a mistake and really make the breed
ing OF horses an Improbable business
Another thing-when find that |
am using sire that makes q good
cross with dam am perfectly salts
fled to keep on raising that kind OF a
horse. Another great mistake is
nearly always made-that Of breeding
worn out. unsound and many times
vicious mares. Don't use such as
these, but have young. sound, gentle.
we'll trained mares, and your colts
will then inherit only good qualities
and will make class Of horses that
will never go begging customer.
Brother farmers. don't be afraid 10
breed horses: there will always be u
demand. and no horse sells better than
good horse. Just think OF it New
York city alone loses by death about
fourteen thousand horses annually
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-12-17
A Conts,lsrnts.s Claim.

II. t. Bird, sth Iowa Cav, Mt. Pleas
ant, Iowa, says: I'm an article copied
from the Atlanta Journal, see one
Charles Montgomery (Confederate)
makes claim to firing the last shot dur
ing the war, placing the date April 10,
1865. by referring to my army Journal
find that our regiment had two men
killed and two wounded April 70, 1865,
and we did not receive news of the
armistice until the 25th instant. Our
regiment belonged to Croxton's Bril-
gade, and was styled the lost brigade
in our Generals (Wilson's) official re-
port, having been detached from the
main command early in the campaign
and ordered off towards Tuscaloosa.
Our commander finding it impossible
to join the main army mapped ont u
campaign Of his own, and after finish
ing up Tuscaloosa marched off towards
Talladega and destroyed the iron
works in that vicinity We encountered
Gen. Hill in this part of Alabama and
suspect the last fighting was done by
our joint forces. At least we were a
week later than Montgomery who
makes the claim in the said journal. .
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-12-17
rhInnlng stone Frults.

Improved methods OF doing business
in ali kinds OF husbandry are being
adopted every day. The writer in
youth, used the sickle then the now
ing machine then the reaper then
the reaper and raker. Now my neigh
Dor sits on his reaper and binder and
turns the standing grain out in bound
bundles. The most noticeable Is the
improved method OF planting and car
ing for fruit trees especially peach
trees
Only a few years ago fruit grover
in our successful peach belt Oceana
county. told me one OF his peach trees
commenced TO bear at three; when
six years old il bore so many peaches
it died. Ho said with much emphasis
that he was we'll satisfied With that
tree. ii had paid for itself over ana
over again. Now We do not lot our
trees bear themselves to death. We
thin them. BY thinning, We mean
pick of the green peaches when quite
small
Ii you have small orchard pick
tutm on tspoCldLty tHVy Wv wv
hang very full. II a large orchard i
is a slow process. II heavily loaded
trim the tree tolerably severe espec.
tally when the twigs stand close to-
gether cut some OF them out; II some
limbs are stretching out ahead OF the
rest cut them back. aud the limb that
hangs directly over another limb full
OF fruit lnstead Of picking them OF
use a pair OF shears; 10 that way they
can DO cut OF very fast After you
have thinned as high up into the tree
as you can reach drive light wagon
under the tree and stand on or In that
This should be done two or three
times In fact you should 20 through
your orchard to every tree as often
as once In two weeks not Only 10 thin
them but TO trim. bolt grub them
etc. They should not DO nearer
than four inches In some cases
five inches Is better thin them thor.
oughly this year aud next year you
will thin them still more. Have had
ten years experience and have A 900
fruit trees In the village --Coleman's
Rural World.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-12-17

the surgeons had made an incision
they found almost the entire lung dis
eased, and accordingly went further
than they at first intended and removed
the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh
ribs. This opening was large enough
to admit the surgeons two hands. In
this cavity the surgeons found great
quantity of stony substance, some of
the pieces being as large as marbles
and as hard as stone, while that which
was in the bottom of the cavity was as
fine as sand. The walls of the cavity
We're also covered with the stony sub
stance. Every particle of the stone
was removed and the wound covered
up and dressed, and the Major is now
rapidly recovering.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-12-17
A Georgia Anarchist.

Mr. Cox, third party man, is re-
ported as having used the following
language in a speech in Clayton county,
Ga, recently: Mr.. Chairman: If
nobody else win follow Mr.. Miner, /
will. Mr.. Miner said that there would
likely be another war. had a good
time during the war, and | want to see
another. want to kill these moneyed
men and get their money had rather
see another war than see the sun rise. /
tell you, ] would be one OF twenty
men to take black flag in one hand, a
scythe blade in the other, and 20 to
killing them and take their money. /
want to kill old Jess BlaloclS first, and
then Frank and the rest of them, and
get their money. tell you, boys, we
would have good time then. Hurrah
for the third party! When | plough
with plough a while, want to
throw it away and put on new one.
ECheers.l
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-12-17
A Mnnumenta1 snrne..

The Washington Monument Is Ger.
tainly success. 1t was opened early
in October, 1888, and since that time
over 100000 persons have visited it. 1t
is matter Of regret that not all of
them have been free from that spirit of
vandalism which is so strong in the
minds even of many cultivated persons.
When shall we advance to that point
in civilization where men and women
will refrain from breaking things in
order to carry off souvenirs, and like
wise resist the temptation to carve
their names in the public places? It
is not believed that the ancients had
acquired this habit. Their example is
certainly worthy Of imitation in this
respect.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-12-17
oUR ST. LOUIS LETTER.
Faradss aad TshIsaa the Fashisn--A
Chance for the local Agriealturiat

earadss sad TsbIsaa the Faahioa--A
Chance Tor the Local Agrieulturist
ST, L0UIs. sept. ia.-An the great
shows ". Louis is 10 have this winter
seem 20 group themselves about the
month ~ the Fall Festivities. The
crowd already here has arrived lust
IN time 20 see the big labor day parade.
which filled the streets with marching
men, flying banners and music. ,hl
week. The celebration Of German DAY
will take place before the people leave
the city. This i u festival peculiar toSt
Louis, which other large cities In the
United States areaFranging % initiate.
Theirs Is parade oftabieaux On floats
second il beauty only 20 the Neilrsl
Prophets procession. and an 0nen air
entertainment in the afternoon at the
Fair Grounds, where national nmnse.
ments hold the ground titl a late hour
From twenty 10 thirty thousand people
are in the parade, and ager
tifty thousand 60 ont 20 the Fair
Grounds, ~ say nothing nt the thou.
sands who ride out there % look al The
scene from curiosity.
Farmers IN tho Southwestern states
who have little CORNERS ~ land which
they cant plant with anything profit
ably would make good deal - money
easily IL they would follow the Auggrs.
tian 10 them In the combination lust
effected Nv the castor OF mills M ~
Louis. This city makes over haIf1tajl
the castor oil In the United States, aud
U" companies have got tired o. the
fluctuations Ia price brought about IS
competition. They will now az
the price 81 both tho bean
and the oil, and the farmer
can make contracts for al the ls'ans
he can raise NJ very good profit. The
new price ~ the bean will not b. lower
than sli0 q hushsl. and NJ this price
~ culture Will be very rcmupeEatise
10 western farmers who 20 into the
business systematically, md contract
ahead for all they raise. The demand
y constantly Increasing. and pro
tcctivc tariff will keep III market
from being flooded by the bean ~ In.
din, which In tho only other country
which can compete with this ia the
supply.
During the cool weather which
came on 81 Louis just rs September
entered, there was n short and violent
thundcrstorm one afternoon. ana the
Observers up In the signal Office hastily
dropped all their work. and bringing
out all their instruments took ntserva'
tons during every minute while the
outburst lasted. The ucxt day they
compared their notes with those re-.
rcivcd from other parts Of the country
which were taken during the storm'
and were disappointed.
The Agricultural Department =
bending all It's original investigation
now ~ the task uf finding ont where
these sudden local storms come from,
said Observer u. ]. Hcrndon, ''and -
fHr we are not succeeding very welt
They drop Down from nowhere, and We
emit trace them on weather map ~
all. Yet they do great damage SOME
times. and II Is important for rs 70 as.
certain something of their habits, 81
,te can warn the towns and villages
In their track. We cant follow local
storm now fifty miles while we can
follow he track of other storms
twenty.four hours before they get 70 2
given point"
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-12-17
BY. f. II. CHASE.

Footsore and weary he trudged Ger the street,
Blown by the east wind, and drenched by the
sleet;
Homeless and weary, and hungry. and sad,
Wondering why there were others so glad;
Watching the CLEAN of the fitful sunlight:
Stunning the gardens in purple and white:
Trembling at glimpses of soft golden hair,
Broken, and haggard a sign OF despair
\ soldier, It's true,
In his raiment of blue,
And his dream OF day that was fair.
An the day long in the wind audahe sleet
Finding no rest for trayel-wOrn feet
He trampe1 up and down, ever seeking face
OF pity, and help, aud the gift OF place
Where there was food and treasure OF rest
The throng iostled by; none claimed him as
guest.
MY rest" came the thought, "is the rest OF
the grave
Where the long grasses shall over me wave
I'm soldier IT'S true
In my fragment of blue,
But my life there is no one to save"
Dropped was the head on the passiou-rent
breast;
Fast fell the tears on the tattered blue vest
Tears from . soldier? He dreamed Of his
OF his young wife, of her love, and her truth:
OF his boy. OF his girl with ringlets Of gold.
Where are they now? Their brief lives are
told.
Under the flowers on the grass.coyeredh hill
For years have they lain. yet here wanders
still
Their soldier. It's true.
With his tatters of blue,
And his heart that no earth-love can fill.
CLEAN Of the sun bathes the city in gold
Hark! It's the gun! Ills the cannon that rolled
In war days its thunder, soul-stirring sound,
Waking the echoes, and Earring the ground
The gun on the fortress heralds the day
When men in their zeal, and boys in their play,
Live over the hour this land was made free
From Rebels at home, and foes DER the sea
And our soldier tbs true
Inhis tale-telling blue,
Cheered aloud for this land OF the free
Men PAUSE as the cheering rang out DER the
street
No tears falling now, but firm on his feet
He stood with barred head and streaming white
hair
Cheering for freedom, and Columbia fair,
They saw the stain OF the tears scarcely dry.
And Iev'rent they raised and bore him on
high
To white cottage which Oft he had passed,
A comrade had found our soldier ut Last
And The two, it is true,
In their new suits OF blue,
Bless the Gag, and live over the past.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-12-17

Sheep with oyergrown hoo's neyct
do as we'll rs they might
Country wool buyers do not always
purchase wool on IT, merits
Shropshirus are not only capital
nurses but they are very prolific.
A flock Of we'll cared sc.ubs is
preferable to tho same number 81 half.
starved thoroughbreda
Never have tho troughs so low that
the sheep can get their iCct iuto thea
or they will waste feed
DO not place too much dependence
on either wool or mutton alone. but
rather combination Of tho two.
Poorly kept sheep will not make
tho owner rich Or do much 10.
wards building up the fertility o. The
soil.
The man who thinks OF how Is tho
best plan Of having au easy tims OF 1t
has rs rule no business attempting
70 handle sheep
In any locality wherc the land Is
broken TO be- cultivated 10 d
good advantage sheep can nearly
always be made profitable.
With care in breeding the eve
lambs should keep the number good
so that the wethers can bo readily
marketed when properly maturcd.
Whenever IL is considered neccs.
sary to feed grain TO sheep the better
plan Is 10 commence with n small
amount at first and gradually In.
crease.
Have an ideaI sheep and then
breed to 1t and follow up until
you can see the result OF your
labor and then sou can determine
whether you are right or wrong.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-12-17

TIE most remarkable benefit OF
advertisements to the general public
consists in their function as uniyer.
sal encyclopedia. catalogue. hand
book. an index. summary. a com
plete and unabridged dictionary Of
all the woes and blessings that flesh
is heir 10. II man has stains on
his clothes or his reputation. pains in
his head or his heels il he wants to
learn anything or teach anything.
here is the fountain head to which he
must go.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-12-17

a towel wet at one eud and pinneu
around the neck will cure sore thIoat
Scratches aud bruises may bo taken
from furniture by using the kernel Of
walnut or butternuL
To make the eyebrows grow better
rub common salt into them eyerv
night before going to bed.
Clean white shecpskin ruga by
serubbing with CASTLE soap ana water
drying thoroughly In the sun.
Headache toothache. backaehe ~
most any joint ache will be relieved
by heating the feet thoroughly with
the shoes on.
Zine may be made 10 look like some
beautiful wood by giving repcated
coats Of hot liRseed oil and rubbing
hard after each coat
Many n man. and perhap, more
women, would have been saved from
insanity II they had resolutely ~.
tanned sufficient sleep.
For Il disagreeable breath nut a
lew drops Of tincture of myrrh IN n
" "httIs ana IlOrOnun-
~ rinse the mouth with It.
white Cashmere or chudda ma,
be nicely and easily cleaned NJ
nome by using soap. bark. which NAV
be obtained Az any druggists.
In washing black wool goods before
making them over use five cents
worth OF soap.bark TO pailful Of
water Let it stand until cold. Inn
on the wrong sido.
A very good and simple face tonic
Is ten drops OF benzoin to one Of rosa
water Put few drops in the wasbs
bowl when bathing the face. Both
Will soften and whiten.
For Group. use flannel cloths wrnro
Out oil very hot water applied 20 The
throat and chest; cover with drv opes
and renow with hot as soon as tho
others commence to cool.
Unsightly marks caused by Tho
dripping OF water in marble bnsins o..
water.closet bowls may be renewal
by rubbing with cloth or old TOOTH
brush dipped In pulverized chalk or
ammonia Good Housekeeping
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-12-17


There Is nothing that couduces v
such o successful meeting OF emerseu
cies better than cool mead, wIth
perfect confidence That everything L
going to come out all right Wnetnei
Things are coming out all right %
not at least the feeling OF quiet sell
control makes one better able 10 WORK
toward the good result. 10 IA mother
this seif-possession is Invaluable ~
u large family small events calculated
10 upset the domestic machinery arg
constantly occurring. IL seems 10 DC
a law OF nature that children snouiu
continually have hair.breadth escapes
and come within an inch OF loslpi
their lives. But " is equally law o.
nature tnnt they should escape. Auu
whenever the critical moment arrives
In her own lie or in the life Of an.
other 10 is important for a woman 70
remember that the very worst tnine
she Gun 10 at that moment is 70 lose
her head.
10 DO that means to be helpless IN.
stead OF helpful. TO be n drag insteau
OF an assistance. In an emergency
one should rather seem heartless tnpn
inefficient. There are always ten peo''
pie ready to cry or faint or shed 'ears
over the sufferer where there ls one
VINO stands cooily by ana sees the way
to help him Affection and sympatny
nre often best proved by ignorlns
them. particularly when the momen.
arrives thnE nni1a fnr action anu nov
for iears. :. Harrer's Bazaar.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-12-17
Mll Itary. Yet 30 shnnter.

The German papers published the
following hit at the Socialists:
Social Democrat to Soldier Say, you
are ono Of the people. You wouldn't
fire on one of your own countrymen,
would you?
Soldier-No. Catch me shooting at
anybody.
That's the way like to hear a
soldier talk. Sit down and have some
beer
The soldier does So
Now take smoke" said the Social
Democrat after the rcpast was over.
Once more the soldier complied.
Are there many soldiers in your
regiment who would refuse 10 fire on
the peopic?'' asked the Socialist.
About twenty. You see members
of the band have nothing to shoot with.
am a member Of the band"
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-12-17

ADVERTISEMENTS are the intercourse
between the employers and employees
between the shops and society. be-
tween folks VINO want to earn money
and folks who wish to spend it. That
benedcent theory OF government which
declares Us all free and equal is ez-
cellentiy maintained by the advertise
ers- The poor man and the rich. the
famous and the obscure. are placed Oh
a level in the republic of letters