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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-01

Wyoming Senatorial DE adlock Unbroksn
CHEYENNE. Wyo., Jan. 3L-There were
four more ballots by the joint session to.
day without result.
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Killed by Her .o-soot Fau.

81 oSFiA Np. Jan &i-Mary ( Avery. who
-. go IL the elevator shaft of the Mar
g., 50 guiding Yesterday afternoon. 4
e'ance OF seventy feet, died this morn
'As 1fom tue injar.es received.
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North Dakota Deadlock Unbroksn.
BISMARCK, n. D., Jan. 3i.-Another ball
lot for senator was held today without re-
sulf
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Montana Electoral Return. Arrive.

WASHINGTON CITY, Jan. 31.-Francis NJ,
Malone, of Miles City, Mont, has arrived
at the capital with the delayed electoral
returns from that state. A state depart.
ment messenger is en- route to Montana for
returns.
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Lighthouses on Oregon Coast.

the superior court, the trial of Cal Hale
went over till tomorrow.
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HELENA, Mont, Jan. 3l.-The vote in
the joint session for United States senator
today was: Sanders 81. Clark Is, Dixon
II; no choice.
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LINCOLN, Neb., Jan. 3l.-There was ne
change in the vote for United States sen
ator TODAY
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The Great Northern has named rate Of
2S2. cents Yer 10 pounds on wheat IN car
loads from Spokane. Highland, LYONS.
GaAna. EspAnoia. Waukon. Edwall. Mos
cow. Harrington. Coat Creek. Parker,
odessa. Troy and krupp to Seattle.
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NOT FOR WALL STREE PLUTOCRAr
GOV. Pennoyer Refuses to Let Two
Erasa Cannan ~hnni March A.

SALEM, Or, Jan. 3i.--Gov. Pennoyer re-
ceived a letter today from Adjt.-Gen.
Mitchell, of the Oregon National Guards.
asking permission to use two brass cannon
belonging TO the state for the purpose OF
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If you are Billion. take BEEcHAns PILLS

Ladies' 90 TO ]. J. W.itwsr. els Front strss,
ana havs your aAig properly sttsoasd -
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Or J. Eugeue Jordan has removed from the
lssier residence 10 safe Deposit building.
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Robbers Trisi Postponed.
n'LENShUSss, Jan. SI.--Snecial Irwin,
'''' 'adisposlilon OF Judge Graves. OF
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-07-15
Raising Roots.

George W. Franklin, tho we'll
known Iowa sheep breeder, recently
read a paper on this subject from
which we take the following:
''My experience this year growing
the inangel was fraught with many
obstacles unforeseen and apparently
unavoidable In the frsl place the
spring was wet and the ground could
not be prepared as early as / would
have liked. and then the seed was
poor and ! had scarcely stand with
out thinning. which, owing to the
lateness, would not permit OF replant-
ing. The ground was plowed deeply
both in the fall previous and In The
spring, narrowed several times, and
hOated with plank float. Ii was
then marked With rows thirty inches
apart, and the seed drilled. After cul.
tivatiOn it was such as would be noces-
sary in growing onions. the principal
object being TO keep clean of weeds
and to stir the ground often. used
both the horse cultivator and the
wheel hoe, it being so much easier
] estimate that the cost Of growing
an acre OF roots to be about
as follows: Flowing, 81; har-
rowing, fifty cents; noating Gfty
cents; seed. 81; drilling, twenty-five
cents; hoeing and wedding. 81; Guilt
walton, $l.25. Total cost would be
" for growing an acre Of manRels.
and they can be harvested and stored
for about s2 or 3d. Fifteen hundred
bushels is said TO be a good crop, but
my experience Of last season has led
me to believe that we sometimes get
as little as 400 bushels n the feed
ing value, therefore. OF turnips Il
1873 per bushel and cost Of growing
them two cents, their value Is even
more apparent than stated In the
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-07-15

II once came near starving to death
in land Of plenty" said J. Goodrich
Jones, addressing the experience meet
ing assembled in the corridors OF the
Lindell. Il was travelling through
Arkansas by wagon selling patent
rights. got into section where no.
tells were unknown, and had to put mp
at the cabins Of the squatters.
For an entire week the fare was
baked possum, buttermilk and corn
bread for breakfast; corn bread, butter
milk and baked 'possum for dinner.
and buttermilk, baked possum and
corn bread for supper. abhor baked
'possum, corn bread is my abomina-
ton, and ] would starye to death In an
ocean of buttermilk. At last expos
tulated. My host was thunderstrnck.
lie got up, motioned me to follow him
outside, and said, impressively:
''Look-a-hyar, stranger; yer too
scrumptious for Arkansaw. Here this
hull neighbOrhood has been totin corn
& mill an skylarkin' around night
arter night fer 'possums Z pervide "
with Injuries, an now " turn up yer
nose an say Y can't eat SIGH stuff.
Wat d ye call high livin' anyhow?
Wat kind o fodder be " a-hankerin'
fer? Now | tell y wat " do. You
pint that mules nose t'ward the Mas
sassip, an don't v never stop till "
git acrost IL. man who can't 20
'possum an corn pOne hain't got no
kinder business foolin' round in
Arkansaw" st. Louis Globe Demo
GRAFT
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-07-15

News Of the death Of Abraham Lin
coin on the morning Of April IS, lsti5,
did not reach jefferson Davis. who
was then making his way to the South,
until three days later. In his book,
THE Rise and Fall Of the Confederate
Government, Mr.. Davis tells how re
heard Of the assassination. We AZ
rived at Charlotte on April Is, is65. and
/ there received, at the moment Of dis
mounting, telegram from Gen Brock
enridge announcing, on information
received from Gen. sherman, that Pres
ident Lincoln had been aSsassinated.
An influential citizen Of the town. who
had come to welcome me, was stand
ing near me. and after remarSing 10
him in low voice that ] had received
sad intelligence handed the telegram
to him. Some troopers eneamped in
the vicinity had collected 70 see me;
they called TO the gentleman who had
the dispatch in his hand 10 read il, no
doubt suppOsing it 10 be army news
He complied with their request, and
few. only taking in the fact but not
appreeiating the evil il pOrtended-
cheered, as was natural at the news Of
the fall Of one they considered their
most powerful Zoe. The man who in
vented the story OF my having read
the dispatch with exultation had free
scope for his imagination, as he was
not present and had no chances to
know whereof he bore witness, even
if there had been any foundation of
truth for his fiction.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-07-15

When prices are low the cost Of
making improvements with stock Is
low.
seed potatoes should bo exposed TO
the light so that the strong sprouts
may be developed
One advantage In feeding the
roughness on the farm IS that much
manure can be made
Some good feeders claim that very
early maturity is not compatible with
hardness OF constitution.
Too much rich milk or too large a
grain ration will often bring on an
attack Of scours with the calf
II takes as much brains to run a
farm successfully as II does to con-
duct any other business Of like pro-
portions
One item with the Western farmer
in keeping cattle IL 70 provide a
ready market for the bulky produce
Of the farm.
II IS mistake TO become so alb
sorbed in routine work on the farm
that no time is left for thought.
planning or recreation.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-07-15

fore part az ibis paper he Golden
rankard Inangel il - guod yieider'
rich in favor and easily harvested
the long red Is quite iayoritc among
stock men as feed for sheep and
COWS. The sugar beet and the req
globe beet are objectionable in that
thew grow deeply and are more dim
cult 10 gather Swede iurnips are
sometimes grown. but do not like
them SO we'll
When our scientific men can bring
together the theory and practice OF
root feeding. showing why grass =
better than the same grass dried. for
feeding. we viii have solved the real
value Of roots Tor sheep. Roots and
the silo are fast bringing about a
sumner feed for the flock % eat
while ia their winter quarters The
real value II roots 10 the American
shepherd Is practically unknown
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-07-15

Fred Howard tells good story OF
an incident in Georgia, said the law
yer. He was in one of the Confeder-
ate cemeteries near Atlanta and saw
fine monument that had been erected
over the grave OF Lieutenant who had
been killed in battle. After giving the
name and usual dates the inscription
closed with the sentiment: Ills last
words were, 1t is sweet to die for
ones country As Howard was look
ing at the monument a tall, bronzed
Southerner came up, and Fred re-
marked that it was very touching
sentiment and wondered If the man
had really said that as he died The
reply was: We'll not exactly. You
see | was at his side when he died
and he just said, This is tough, to
go all through the war and be plugged
by tlrheel at last. kansas City
journal.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-07-15

When first went to,the head Of the
Treasury Department, said Secretary
Foster recently while RECALLING a party
Of friends with his stories, Il felt a
pretty heavy burden of responsibility,
but / was relieved Of il in measure By
an occurrence transpiring the FIRST
week. The official mail is opened by a
eolored messenger named Henry. Long
experience has enabled him 70 sort it
out in convenient bundles, Assem- bling
letters according 10 the subjects which
they concern. At the time the depart
ment was receiving a number Of bond
offers, most of which were at such a
high premium as 20 preclude their ac-
ceptance. One day q telegram came,
which Henry opened ms usual. He read
it and then handed il over TO me with
the remark:
i think we had better accept this
1T was an offer Of $50. 900 worth Of
bonds at 1913. looked at Henry's com
plaeent and undisturbed countenance
and then came to the conclusion that a
secretary ought never get worried
when the humblest employee in the de-
partment could settle $3.50, coo bond
offers of -hand
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-07-15

swarthmore college iacutty contains
four women, the registrar. the dean,
the professor Of mathematics and pro.
fessor OF German or the board Of
management seventeen out Of thirty.
four are women; the executive commit
tee consists Of eight men and eight
women; the instruction committee OF
seven women and three men, and of
the five honorary degrees conferred by
the college two have been received by
women, an equality In the division Of
interests and honors between men and
women which does not exist In any
other coeducational institution.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-07-15

There Is prevailing opinion that
vines make houses damp. for which
reason there are not nearly "a many
cottages and houses bcautihed with
vines a. there should b.. II i only
when the climbers are allowed 70
cover the caves and obstruct the
CUTTERS, or lind their way under tho
shingles. that They become objection.
able, and these objections should. Of
course. be carefully guarded against
Vines should always be cut down
below the roof II il little trouble
70 do this once a year. but we cannot
get even our shoes blackcncd without
some trouble Those who know how
beautiful and how cory looks a
cottage covered with vines will not
object 20 the few hours labor il re.
quires 20 keep vines from stopping
up the gutter Vines really make
the walls dry The millions % root.
let's by which they adhere 20 the
walls absorb water, and an cxamina-
ton will prove vine.covered wall
70 be 'as dry as an old bone Ono
great advantage 81 yine-cOycrcd
cottage, not often thought Of. IL that
il Is cooler in summer and warmer
in winter than when there IL but o
mere naked wall Farmers Voice.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-07-15

CURRENT events have furnished at
least two fruitful themes for press
comment the past few days. and for
pulpit treatment SUNDAY THE Geary
act decision and the opening Of the
worlds fair on Sunday. Each Of
these questions has a patriotic side
and a boycott side, and to the credit
Of the newspapers it should be added
that they have supported the patri-
cite side in both cases by large
majority.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-07-15
&c NEw pREAp REcElPr.


We desire TO call attention 70 typo
rrephisal error in the receipt Published
Ia this paper q few weeks ago Tor
making the new and popular bread
with ROYAL Baking Powder instead ~
Yeast fhe correct receipt requires
rwo teaspoonfuls Of Royal Baking
Powder 90 70 one quart Of -four, instead
II ONE teaspoonful as incorrectly
printed
This new bread has met with such
eat favor. ON account Of the ease with
which Il : made, as well as because -
is superlatiye aud wholesome qualities
that We much regret II our error shall
have caused any diminutlon Of is pop
ulariiy. II any OF our readers has
been disappointed through the error e
the printed receiph We trust she viii
Try Il again, for she will eventually b
pleased with the result
Following Is the correct receipt -
full tut Il out and preserve Il. 70
make one loaf: One quart hour, tea
s.eoonfnl salt, half q teasp0Ontul sugar,
heaping teaspoonttiis Royal Baking
Powder, piece of cold boiled potato
Size 81 large hens egg. and wafer. sifl
together thoroughly -four, salt, sugar
and baking powder rub ia the potato
add sufficient water % mix smoothly
and iapidly into q stiff batter, about g
soft "a Tor pound cake. about pint q
water % . quart 81 -four viii be requir-
"a more or less according 70 the hFansi
aud quality Of the -four used Do nut
make a stift dough, like yeast bFeae.
Pour the batter into CREASED pan.
- inches aud Inches deep, filling
At out half fnil The loaf will rise -
nj the pan when baked Bake IN very
bot oven IS inmates, placing Fiapef over
first IS minutes baking, - prevent
era sting too soon on top Bake ~
on 4. ID not mix with milk
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-07-15

There is waste where
Towels are used for holders.
The tea canister is left open.
Cream is left TO mold and spoil.
Scraps Of meat are thrown away.
Napkins are used for dish towels.
Brooms and mops are not hung up.
Dish towels are used for dish cloths
Mustard is left to spoil in the cruise,
etc.
Lights are left burning when not
used.
Cold potatoes are left TO sour and
spoil
In Tin.
Silver spoons arc used in scraping
kettles
Tea and coffee pots are injured on
the stove.
and dried.
Cheese moIds and Is eaten BY mice
and vermin.
Soap Is left to dissolve and waste
in the water.
WOODWARD is unscalded and left 10
warp and crack.
Apples are left to decay for want
OF sorting over"
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-07-15

Al the big stories Of enormous crops
that were said 20 have been grown IL
the early history 81 the county must
BE- taken with some allowance. Men
do not mean 20 tell falsely. bat thr
guessw0rk about the sisr ~ acres Il nUt
always very close. Besides, u crops
were grown on stumpg LAID soaae de-
ductlDn 81 the area va always maze
for land that was oseup.ra by htumPs
: No. said the old iartnef with "a hnia
we talked this matter ever, cFDps tfi
nlden times were not bigger than ncw.
doubt whether they averaged AZ larFe,
A farm that has been kept ia clover,
with occasional dressings u manure, IL
not growing poorer, and believe that
some 81 the acrca ! ROW tili that mv
grandfather cleared W are rlthrF IN
available fertility and will produce
more wheat PER acre than be evrE ~
cured. uf course, with modern fariii
ties Tor harvesting the brat cFpp casis
much less than it ukesl 20 Do. and this
holds good also ~ other cFDps
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-07-15
THE WORLDS FAN VISITORS.
houtss selected By rsEfists eas-
ditioa of the mississgppt River.

ANAtHA HHAe*aN1 EN hNRNtFAs no NNhfH
ditioa of the Missis.gppi River.
sr. Lots, May - The city cousln-
ues TO be crowded with visitors from
all sections Of the country. aud a.
present the percentage ~ visitors 10
the " orid's fhlr who take in - Louis
on the way Is large ia the extreme
All the railroad companies tepoFt
great increase in trafic from different
directions and nearly all the roads be-
tween 81. Louis and Chieago are INA.
proving their service aud shortening
the time Of the journey. Arrange
ments for the Fall Exposition here arw
progressing satisfactorily. Souaa
band which 4 90 take care Of the mus
ical portion 81 the entertainment has
given preliminary concerts which havr
been very we'll received
The river has fallen here 30 qniis it,
normal stage and there IA No danger
whatever Of food -. Louis prop.
erty was never In ans danger, bat
much alarm was felt IN the surround.
ing country on the Illinois side. and
trade relations between this section
and ST Louis aru very extensive la
East 81. Louis, just Heroes the Easis
Bridge, the streets are all being raised
10 about the height which Is known ~
danger point ia the river, and these ia
themselves will provide valuable safe.
guards against subsequent floods.
Along the river 70 the north. also on
the Illinois shore, the leyees are beinF
improved rapidly and the extensive
manufacturing plants located there
viii be entirely free from danger ia
the future. 10 is expected th1t =
wagon bridge alongside 81 the Mer.
chants Railway Bridge will be con
structed very shortly, and this viii
greatly increase the connection be.
tween The business interests on both
sides Of the river.
The system Of time payments has
spread out prodglously ia ST. Ions
lately. A new idea Is being Adver-
tihod generally by circulars sent 10
men whose names were taken from
the society directories. They arc those
who are about 70 be married n The
man responds by a visit to the house
that sends out the circular he Il told
that the firm will agree 20 ray eli his
wedding expenses aud let him return
the loan by monthly installmCnts He
assents Tie Is directed 90 choose the
mousse where he wants 10 live lie
does 50 and reports.
Now" says the the manager. Go
70 any furniture house In town, pre.
sent this card Of Introduction ana
select your furniture. VIII YOU take
n wedding trip
The young man says he would like
70 do IL. Make up your mind where
you would like TO 20, and we win get
the tickets" the agent saws.
The young man does all these things
and reports again. The agent calen.
lates Rent Of Fat. $50 month.
furniture, $500; tickets Tor two aropnd
the lakes, 500" Then be adds Ave
per cent 20 the bill Wen take caro-
of all these things he says, End Won
are to pay s25 a month tn the lebt q
cleared of"
The arrangement Is a very advan.
tageous one 10 the young man, and he
accepts. The agent gets his Eve per
cent, and several commissions from
landlords and merchants. lt Is sat-
isfactory arrangement all around.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-07-15

As amendment has been added to
the code of ethics governing the
medical profession. A Denver phys-
ician sued the estate Of an ex-patient
for fee, and the fact was then
brought out that he had been en-
gagged to the patient. The court
opined in effect that the administra-
ton Of pills and potions under the
circumstances was clearly labor of
love. a doctor of mercenary in
stincts should in cases similar, hire
fellow practitioner and whack up
on the fee.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-07-15

THERE is certainly room for i'm
proyement in the outfit OF life-boats
when life-saving crew going to
rescue others are themselves over
turned and drowned. A recent cat
sstrophe was due. it is said, to the
breaking of an oar Isn't it possible
to make an oar that will not break.
or life-boat that will not capsize
when an oar does break, or some
device by which the crew can save
themselves when the life-b boat cap
sizes? American ingenuity ought to
be equal to such task.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-07-15
RelIes 81 J. wlIkes nontl,.

Of the 10000 or more relies of all
kinds preserved in the Army Medical
Museum at Washington the most inter-
estlng perhaps are two portions of a
human body-all that remains above
ground Of j. Wilkes Booth, the assas-
sin of President Lincoln. These
CHASTITY but most interesting specimens
are numbered and catalogued for
ready reference. The first mounted
on little stand and labeled 4 ,Os6l is a
section, or rather sections, of three
vertebre, the third fourth and fifth.
through an aperture in which a thin
vile IS place showing the course of the
ball Near this is the second specimen,
suspended in wide-mouth vial of al
cohol and labeled 4,Os7. 1t is about
three inches long and reminds one of a
section of well-cooked beef marrow.
referring to the catalogue, under
the head of No. 4,0S6 we find the fol-
lowing: Mounted specimen is the
third, fourth and fifth cervical verte-
br9. A conodial carbine ball entered
the right side, committing the base
OF the right laminB of the fourth YER
tebre, fracturing it longitudinally and
separating it from the splnous process,
at the same time fracturing the trans
verse process. This missile passed di-
rectly through the canal with slight
inclination downward, and to the rear.
emerging through the left base of the
fourth and fifth lamine. which are
communicated from which fragments
were imbedded in the muscles of the
neck.
The alcoholic specimen, labeled
4,0sz, has the entry in the catalogue:
"A portion of the spinal cord from
the eervical region, adversely per-
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-07-15

ASOTHER Ratchet has been dug up
in the Borden murder mystery at Fall
River. Mass. II there was anything
the tragedy did not seem to need to
round II ont II was more hatchets
There are now about a. many as the
defendant has fingers and toes. and
If she used them all and only killed
two people there must be q merciful
strain il her composition.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-07-15

4 PHILADELPHIA paper inquiries
with some degree Of interest Can
you regulate the liar?" Particular
reference is had by it to the warmly
imaginative novelist in charge Of
circulation statistics Out here the
scheme is not simply to regulate the
peison in question II goes even 50
fer as 70 embody the hope Of reform
ing him. But the Philadelphia liar
MAJ he more set in his ways.