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Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-12-02

Dairy cows require u highly nitro
genous food. II Is impossible as
practiced by grain farmers, to prop.
erly feed dairy cows In winter with.
out the purchase 81 concentrated
feeds Hay. straw, stalks. etc. lack
protein. and. however combined In a
ration, must result not only in i'm.
perfect nutrition. but in waste Of
food The feeds that are especially
valuable for dairy cows arc corn
meal, wheat bran and middlings.
dried brewers grain. gluten feeds.
linseed meal. hominy meal. and malt
sprouts With one or two exceptions
these are elassed as heterogeneous. and
are we'll adapted for securing wcll
balanced rations when used in con.
nection with roughage When high
quality butter is the aim OF the dairy,
linseed meal, cottonsced meal and
malt sprouts arc less valuable than
the other feeds mentioned.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-12-02

Try sowing rye among the corn.
The working dairy COW has no sur
plus flesh.
Keep the evenings and mornings
milking separate.
Keep the milking buckets or cans
clean and we'll aired.
Keep out Of debt, farm fewer acres,
and read and recreate more.
See that the fences are secure be.
tween the pasture and corn field.
1t generally pays best 70 feed
clover and sell timothy, II there Is a
surplus OF hay.
Don't feed hogs after they are ripo
that is when they reach n point
when they no longer pay for feed.
Our carelessness in selecting seed
makes the seed business profitable.
We grow wheat, potatoes etc, until
the seed runs out Then we buy new
varieties: and the seed runs out, at
least In many instances, because we
do not carefully select our seed.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-12-02

terry from his position in the tower.
Behind him stands his first sergeant.
to assist him in his work, and in the
adjacent room, protected from shot and
shell, the telegraph operators and as
siStants are waiting for the signal TO
commence the fight.
Suddenly the heavy silence is broken
by the Changing of an electric gong.
and everybody takes his place in ~aadi-
ness for the combat. The telegram
instrument clicks the order, Your tar
get is the battleship Sanspareil, the
second ship in the first echelon." The
captain trains his telescope ON the yes
sci indicated, reads the corresponding
angle on the arc, and makes the neces-
sary corrections for wind and other de-
Waiting causes. From the direction and
speed OF the vessel he quickly estimates
how far she will have gone by the time
the guns are ready TO be fired, and
having made this final correction In
the reading of his telescope, he obtains
the proper direction to be given the gun
in order TO hit the ship. In the mean
time the observers at the ends of the
base-line, at n signal from the COM
handing officer, take the angles of the
vessel, and telegraph them back TO the
central station. Here they are quickly
plotted by the adjutant as shown in
the diagram, and he wires to the cap
tain of the battery, Square 21." The
captain looks at his chart for Square
n, reads the elevation marked on it
and sends this elevation, together with
the angle described above, TO the lieu
tenants at the guns.
A sharp command is given, and the
cannoneers spring 10 their places, the
great guns are swung slowly until the
pointers on the carriages are set to
the required angle on the trayerse-cir-
cles and firmly clan1ped. The gunners
mount quickly On the platforms in rear
OF the pieces, place the sights in their
sockets and give the guns the proper
elevation, while the other cannoneers
retire to the rear of the casemate, there
TO await the result of their shots at 4
target they have never seen. "All
ready, sir" IS passed back to the cap
tain, who, with his eye to the telescope,
presses the button that fires number
one. A mighty roar fills the arches of
the casernate and an earthquake seems
to be upheaying the floor; but, needless
of it all, the cannOneers spring back
to their posts and begin spOnging and
loading the piece. The telegraph in
strument in the conning-tOwer clicks
again; the observers at the base-ends
are sending word, Your first shot fifty
yards short" The captain Immediately
sends the proper correction to the gun
ners, and when this correction is made
he fires number two.-Harper's Weekly.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-12-02
Tn. rIr,, English slave rrnasr.

Sir John Hawkins was the first Eng.
fish slave trader. He formed a com.
pany composed OF the leading men o.
London and fitted out three small ships.
which sailed ia 1869. Later. Queen
Elizabeth lent Hawkins Jesus q
large ship OF her own OF TOO tons, and
took shares In the second African com.
pany. She not only equipped the ship.
bat put 100 soldiers on board 10 provide
for contingencies On the second voy.
age Hawkins brought 400 negroes. and
had n narrow escape from losing them
owing 10 the lack OF water when he
was near the equator, but, as he plonsly
recorded In his log, THE God Almighty
would not suffer his elect 20 perish. and
sent breeze, which carried them safe
20 Dominica" This was the beginning
of the slave trade, which lasted for
mors than two centuries before Il was
finally suppressed.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-12-02

Yet we to a certain extent practise
the same method with our grass har-
vesting, only that the results are
not so apparent 1t is a mistaken
notion that is very prevalent that al.
grasses can be sown together. and
they can all be harvested at the same
time. Now the orchard grass that
grows so rank in moist, low places
will ripen several weeks before the
upland timothy, and il it is not cut
until the timothy, more than one
half Of its substance will he lost.
On the other hand. the conditions.
surroundings and nature OF the soil
makes vast difference in the matur-
ing Of grasses Clover is another
crep that ripens in its own peculiar
time. aud ii must DC cut when il Is
ready, or much viii DO lost. When
the blossoms begin to turn brown
clover is at its best, aud TO get the
best feeding value from il no time
should be lost in gathering IT, II
one wishes the heads TO scatter a
little seed around II is all right 10
wait until later. but one must not
expect as good hay from it as II har-
vested earlier.
Nearly all Of our grass is out too
late as a rule. One day il may DO
seen green. and in few days il may
be good and ripe. II is necessary in
the harvesting season 10 watch each
field every day. The sun Is warm
ssfV esrGN SEQ
dous strides II a good rain comes
its ripening period will be post
poned. and II will keep green for
week or more. But let series OF
hot days come. and one will have to
be on the lookout constantly, or the
hay will be partly ruined.
There is really very little danger
OF cutting too early. II tho matter
was siited right down. we would
find that nest farmers postpone tho
cutting time until later. hoping that
the grass viii grow a little thicker.
and the crop will DO heavier This
is a delusion. We lose more by lot.
ting il get a little ripper than II we
cut il just before IL gets so ripe.
Grass can stand being cut quite
green II il is properly cured after
ward. Then we are sure to get all
OF the nutriment ia the barn along
with the hay. Green hay that is cut
early will ripen rapidly when spread
out in the field, and II certain parts
OF it seem too green for moving
away il can be cooked up one or two
nights, and spread out III the day
time. II will not require many such
days TO ripen it up. and get all the
moisture and heat out 81 Il. Green
grass properly cured viii not heat
and steam In tho NOW. but ripe
grass improperly cured VIII steam
anyhow II Is the curing. and not
the time Of cutting, that causes heat,
ing. American Cultiyator.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-12-02
Care OF Horses, Logs.

When bandages are ON the leg the.
cords and muscles are confined, the
circulation INSTRUCTED. the pores OF
the skin clogged, the air and light
excluded. and the effect is an un-
natural and unhealthy condition If
a horses leg is swollen the swelling
will generally 90 down by driving
the animal. Now. nothing could be
worse than applying blndage when
he comes in. Although the exercise
may reduce the swelling, the cause is
not removed. II the bandage keeps
the swelling in one place to the prop
er size for time. the swelling will
go to some other part. and when the
bandage is removed the Inflammation
will appear in more aggravated
form.
The force of an ignited blast OF
powder can be confined rs easily as
fevered leg can be prevented from
swelling, says communication 10
an Eastern paper. II the swelling is
confined or forced back in one place
il will appear in another. II there is
no fever in the leg, perhaps ban
dage wound from the bottom OF the
ankle up, il not applied too tightly
and left on couple Of hours, might
not be injurious.
Handwriting Of the ankles, and a
good deal OF it. will keep them com
pact and strong, and is preferable to
any other treatment We see a great
many wind-puffed and weak-ankled
trOtters from too much bandaging.
Blankets for horses are also I'M
natural and unhealthy. although they
have to be used to certain extent
in a cold climate. Too warm and i'll
ventilated stables and too many and
too heavy blankets have been fore
runners OF colds and much pneumo-
mia. and have doubtless caused the
death of many valuable trotters.
When scratches appear put the
horse as near as possible in the con
dition he would be running out to
grass (as scratches generally soon
disappear after a horse is turned TO
pasture), by taking of the heavy
grain ratiOns. which have tendency
to inhame the system, giving simple
food Of a laxative nature. Give
plenty OF moderate exercise to pre-
vent the leg from swelling. Keep
the parts clean and soft and from
cracking by applying some simple
ointment Don't try TO heal by out
ward applications while the horse is
standing day after day with his legs
swollen. II an animal has cut or
wound, put nothing on at
first, only carefully covering
it to exclude the air and
dust, and wait and see II it will heal
by first intuition, as il generally will
with healthy animal, not leaving
much Of scar Strong applications
produce irritation and Inflammation
and then suppuration. and the result
is an unsightly callous and scar. II
the wound should become iniamed,
counteract it by cold applications.
Be patient and let nature effect the
cure. We all acknowledge that
nature is the great restorer. and all
we can do is to keep the conditions
favorable. We cannot be reminded
too often, in the treatment OF man
or beast, to keep as near to nature
as possible, and to discard all advice
that is not supported by reason.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-12-02

Hating. limping, bending Ger,
Heroes OF the days of yore
Meath the flag you bravely bore
March in grand review once more.
Grant is missing. so is Meade,
Sheridan and warlike steed.
Sherman, Hancock, an, indeed,
Many others who did lead KS
Where the whistlIng shot and shell
Sounded as a funeral knell.
As the columns with yell
Charged and fought. and fought and fell
Logan, with his eye OF might.
Custer. with his saber bright.
Hooker. with his summit fight,
And Ger all the God Of Right,
Formed a phalanx that the foe
Stroye in vain to overthrow.
And our stars emblazoned glow
As with footsteps weary. slow,
Those who once wore Heavens blue.
Fought the fight. and won 1t, too,
March adown the avenue
Heroes loyal. soldiers true.
Stripes OF crimson midst the white,
Stars OF glory crowned with light,
Azure OF high Heavens might
In the battle cloud OF night,
Those men from their workshops came.
Not then aged. no, nor lame,
That in holy Freedoms name
They might in the battles flame
Hold thee floating overhead,
Hold thee Ger their comrades dead,
Hold thee though the field was red,
Hold thee till each foe had fed,
Hold thee in the charge oft given,
Hold thee though by bullets riven,
Hold thee floating, never driven,
Hold thee as the Lord holds Heaven.
Bud Ben.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-12-02

/ have said that the little boat usn.
ally brings its cocoanuts safely within
sight Of ship or land, II you are ever
so cast away, choose that You may
sight ship rather than land. onlv
too often the fierce storm is weathered
and the hopeful crew sails over hun.
dreds OF miles of sunny seas. almost "a
IL on a pleasure trip, until the glad
sight OF land greets their eyes, and
their troubles seem but a dream Of the
past, when suddenly they are plunging
through mass of white and broken
water, and amid the roar OF crashing
waves the little boat is lifted and
twisted and flung ABOUT until Il a
dashed into fragments upon The Jagged
rocks; while those survivors Of terrible
storm and shipwreek, of uncountea
miles OF open ocean are thrown upon
tho sunny beach which gladdened Their
hearts, cruelty battered or perhaps life.
lessl Almost always, too, this Is due 10
their not knowing how to handle their
boat NJ this browning, critical moment
when but few hundred yards remain
OF thousand mile journey from ship 10
land John M. Elliott, U. s ~, in St
Nicholas.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-12-02
Tirinr scn-c0nat Gums.

Behind the bullet-proof sides of his
cOnning-tower sits the captain OF the
battery, waited for his target to be
Indicated to him by the commander Of
the fort In front Of him Is spread out
the chart of the harbor, on which arp
marked in zones the elevations neccs-
sary for his guns 10 reach the differ
ent squares. A powerful telescope.
working on an arc graduated to cor
respond accurately with the traverse
circles Of the guns, enables him TO
search any part Of the harbor, while
by means of electric buttons convenient
to his hand lie can discharge his bat
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-12-02
Growing nogs as a business.

Long ago successful hog growers
found that IL was necessary TO en-
ploy careful methods in this business
as in any other farm economy. All
is not accomplished when you get
pure breed and popular strain,
though this is essential to begin
with. There Is little use OF procur-
ing the best unless one recognizes
the fact that good care has as much
bearing on success with them as IL
has with beef cattle or dairy cows.
Dirty pens, and anything which
comes handy for feed, viii never
bring hog TO a profitable market.
Do not make the hog eat bushel OF
filth in order to procure his bushel
of grain. A clean feeding floor Is not
difficult to have, and the grain
will go further and the health of the
hogs will be better for having it, Dish
water does not quench the thirst as
a good supply Of pure cold water
will. Mouldy corn is not '.just as
good" for the hogs as Is sound corn.
A damp, musty pile of straw does not
make them good bed 4 muddy
barnyard is not as good run for
them as hard, clean field. A pas
ture filled with weeds, and not much
OF anything else, will not keep them
in as good condition as a good clover
field II may be difficult to get some
Of these things through the heads Of
some men who keep hogs, but II it is
not accomplished they are bound to
be losers; and they will be losers,
also, II they do not get over the old
idea that hog must be we'll on the
way to old age before he is ready for
market Ten months, at the very
outside, is as long as you can afford
to have him on your hands II he
will not turn of at u profit then he
never will Indiana Farmer.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-12-02

Three boys went 20 = Sunday school
concert, where. after the usual custom.
each child went forward and dropped
penny Ia the mission.box, reeiiing
text as II did so. Tho first boy drop
ped his coin. repeating, 'Srhe Lord
lovcth the cheerful giver." Number
two put Ia his cent saying 'tIio that
giyeth 70 the poor lendeth 10 the Lord.
Tho third aud smallest one marched up
with dignity, and made his investment
IN the box, remarking, "A fool and his
money are soon parted" which WAS
Scripture. but didn't seem 20 H.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-12-02

A good story Of General John G.
Breckenridge is said to have been told
by himself with evident relish not
long before his death. In talking TO
some friends about the many kind
nesses which had been shown him by
his people and the pleasant things
which had been said to him, he re-
marked that he valued as highly rs
any compliment he had ever received
one which an old Kentucky farmer
paid him during the war, which had
come to his ears only a short time be-
fore. 1t was the custom in war times,
as II has always been in all times, for
the country people to come into the
county town on Saturday afternoon
to exchange news gathered during the
week. At one of these gatherings in
store in Richmond, Ky, just after
the battle of Chickamauga, one of the
men said he had heard some grand
news. Upon being pressed to tell it
he said gravely:
Il did hear that thar has been Il
most powerful fight down in Tennes-
see, and they says that for long time
1t went mighty agin our folks, but
that then Mr.. Breckenridge come for
rard and asked the privilege of the
field for just fifteen minutes. and they
do say that he slew 10000"
Which statement was received
with due respect by the assembled
company, although it appeared to oc-
casion slight ripple of surprise,
much to the narrator's satisfaction.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-12-02
A New Through slseplsE Car rla.

From Chicago to Seattle via the Chi
engo, Milwaukee & ST. Paul and Great
Northern railways. has been eEtab-
lished and hrst-elaSs sleeping cars will
hereafter run daily from Cnlcago ht
1890 p m arriving at Seattle 1880 p.
m. fourth day. This ia undoubtedly
the best route 20 reach the North
Pacific coast.
For time tables. maps and other in
formation apply 20 the nearest ticket
agent, or address George II HcaEord
general passenger agent, O.. NJ & ST.
Z. Ry., Chicago. Ill
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-12-02

When farmers realize that different
grasses must be cut at different times
then we will get our ideal hay crops
from tho well-known grass fields.
We frequently SEQ just as much sense
shown in harvesting grass as would
DO illustrated by the farmer sowing
beets, turnips, radishes and other
vegetables in alternate rows in d
field, and then harvesting them all
at once by machinery Some would
be ripe and others overripe, while
many would be as green as possible.
We would condemn such methods as
unworthy OF success.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-12-02

No ONE denies the greatness of
Bismarck But he has been out of
harmony with the spirit of his age
He is, we hope, the last of the worlds
great men whose creed has been,
Might makes right" We are liv-
ing too late in history now for men
of ''blood and iron" Bismarck has
done his work, but a totally diff
ferent type of great men is needed in
Europe to-day.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-12-02

BoSToN detectives did a great
piece Of work in exposing the scheme
for wholesale smuggling Of furs from
Canada 1t is no small undertaking
to inforce a custom system having
little but long wall of thin air as a
defense against the heaviest tempta-
tions to smuggle.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-12-02

Two men in New York had duel
with sickles and one was harvested.
1t was not an ARRAY growing from a
trife. 1t seems that the aggressor
had first lent pipeful of tobacco to
the aggressee. and had been re-
quested to augment the loan by a
match. There are times when the
revival of the code cannot be wholly
condemned.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-12-02

HE transatlantic record has been
broken again and the time between
Now York and Queenstown reduced
TO five days, thirteen hours, and
twenty-five minutes. If it is lowered
any further passengers won't have
chance to recover from sea-sickness
ere landing, which would be an in
finite saving to the steamship com
panies in the way of provisions.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-12-02

ENGLAND manifests tendency to
Interfere in the affairs of Brazil
There is no particular reason for it
unless that Brazirs affairs are none
of England's business.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-12-02

HAS some diabolical power be-
witched all railroad management and
all railroad employees so that they
cannot run their trains without a
daily accident? Enough railroad
accidents for twenty years have been
crowded into as many weeks
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-12-02

So VAST are the ruins of Pompeii
that they cannot all be excayated, at
the ordinary rate Of progress, before
the middle of the next century-on
the European plan. that is. Chicago
would have the whole place cleared
up, and choice corne. lots for sale,
in just about four weeks from the
time when the first tipcartful of
ashes was tkaen away.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-12-02
ONE Of Boston's pleasantest small

one Of Boston's pleasantest small
charities is the furnishing of street
car tickets in summer to poor in
valids for rides in the suburbs of that
city. but it is asserted by the CON
ductors that very many of these
tickets are misused, being rendered
them by persons who not only are
not i'll. but are, from their dress and
appearance. abundantly able to pay
their own fares.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-12-02

A GERMAN Psychologist endeavors
to prove that Benjamin Franklin was
not the deviser, but merely the re-
discoyerer of the lightning conduc-
tor, as he claims that he has abund-
ant testimony that the ancient
Egyptians used q form of this useful
instrument for protecting their tenn
pies against discharges Of atmos-
pheric electricity.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-12-02

IRIS no use for New York to talk of
carrying through beat-the-record
worlds fair scheme. either ten years
or 100 years hence. New York is too
cosmopolitan and not sufficiently
patriotic to do anything very great
in order that the city as whole may
get the benefit
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-12-02

A LARGE forgotten reservoir was
tapped at Lockport, N. Y, the other
day by workingmen who were exca-
waiting for foundation. 1t belonged
to a system of water works aban-
doned many years ago.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-12-02

DE-. MARY WALKER says. according
TO report, that Arthur B. Snoad OF
Syracuse. n. Y. is H. L. Norcross,
who threw the dynamite bomb at
Russell Sage, and that he also com
mitted the Christie Warden murder.
DR.. Mary should not rest here. She
should also accuse him of being Jack
the Ripper.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-12-02
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Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-12-02

TIE British insinuation. that 1.-The
Valkyrie has crossed the ocean. which
the Yigilant will never do. u isn't in
the best of taste When it becomes
necessary TO send an American yacht
across the ocean to bring back the
cup the yacht will go. but it doesn't
look now as if it would be necessary
for a while.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-12-02

A POLICE court practitioner being
offered S12 to undertake the defense
of an accused dynamiter declined the
fee and the case. 1t is the first in
stance Of the kind recorded, and
among his fellows his conduct is
viewed as little less than unprotes-
sional, especially as S12 was all the
man had.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-12-02

ACCORDING to Kate Fields
Washington: The most offensive
spectacle on earth to a self-respect-
ing American is one of his country
men posing as a second-rate English
man -
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-12-02

q YOUSG student of political econ
Ozay fails 70 see how the price Of
-Four may 20 up while the price Of
wheas Is going down, as sometimes
reported in newspaper trade articles.
Why. he hasn't learned the A b C's
81 the science Of speculation.