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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-11-29

WARRENTON-Train Nos. 9, Is, 80,
connect daily for Warrcnton. No. 45 daily
except Sunday Nos. az, 10 and SO daily,
and 6 daily. except Sunday, from Warcnton
FRANKLIN DIVISION-Lcave Rocky
Mount daily except Sunday 90 a. NJ, ar.
rive Franklin Junction s 90 a. m.
Leave Franklin Junction daily except Sun
day 4:30 p. m; arrive Rocky Mount 7:3O
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MEDICINAL.
for Infants and Children.

"Castoria so well adapted to children that
[ recommend it us superior 70 any prescription
known to me-" IL \. ARCHER, " D.,
III So. oxford St, brooklyn, n. Y.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-05-27
Punetual Indian.

Matthias Splitlog, chief of the Wyan-
dottes, lives in Kansas, and according
to writer in Harper's Young People,
is known TO be worth about "a million
dollars. He is supposed to be the rich
est Indian in America. lie can neither
read nor write, but by his native
shrewdness has acquired large tracts
of land in Kansas and Missouri, as
well as houses and lots in Kansas City.
Some white men We're negotiating
with him for the purchase of a certain
lot of land. The price was finally
agreed upon, $40. 600, and they were to
meet him at a certain bank in Kansas
City at 10 o'clock. There and then the
money was TO be paid and the papers
signed.
On the appointed morning old Mat
thiaS entered the bank few minutes
before the hour, and took seat with
his eye upon the clock The minute
hand reached twelve and the clock
began to strike. The Indian rose, and
at the last stroke he walked out of the
building.
He had gone only block or two be-
fore he met the capitalists hurrying to
keep their appointment. They begged
hiu~ TO return, but he refused. If
they wished to deal with him. he
would meet them at the bank the next
day at 10 o'clock.
That time the white men were ON
hand; but when they offered the
Indian the price agreed upon for the
land, he declined TO take it. The one
hundred and forty thousand dollars
was yesterdays price. To-day they
might have the property for one hun
dred and sixty thousand dollars. Talk
ing was useless, and they paid the nd
ditiuual twenty thousand dollars.
II was dear lesson in punctuality.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-05-27

Capt. Bendire, well-knUwn orni-
biologist was riding along the banks
| of Rillitto Creek, ARR. when he saw a
big black hawk. Hc followed the fly
ing bird and at length came up with
it, perched on limb OF tall cotton
wood tree. The mate Of the hawk
which the Captain had been following
was sitting on the nest.
Hoping to secure % trophy, Capt.
Bendire climbed up to the nest, in
which he found single palc-blue egg.
The parent birds circled around. mani
Testing their anger at the intrusion by
shrill screams. but the Captain took
the egg. lie put in his mouth for safe
keeping, as he required both hands for
descent.
Suddenly from his elevated perch he
caught sight Of several Apache In
dams crouched in small canon about
eighty yards distant They were cyi-
IDENTIFY watching him.
He was awake to his danger i'm an
Instant, but he manifested no signs of
alarm and descended to the ground in
leisurely manner. Had the Indians
perceived that they were discovered.
they would have been waiting for the
egg-hunter at the foot of the tree.
AS it was, the captain reached the
ground, mounted his horse and started
on gallon for the camp five miles dis
tant.
Ia moment the Apnchcs broke cover
and pursued. They chased him nearly
to the camp, but he reached It in safety
the egg still in his mouth. II was
unbroken. Owing 10 its large size, the
captain had difficulty ia removing It
from his mouth without injuring Il.
His jaws ached for some time after
ward.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-05-27

One day when Napoleon and the EN-
press Josephine We're driving together,
the Emperor leased little dog which
Josephine held in her lap until she took
/ pity on the distracted little creature,
and tried 10 attract the Emperor's at
tention to something else. The slight
incident had important consequences
for, one of NapOleons soldiers The En-
press said:
do you see. they seem to- be putting
up notice that some of your property
is to let? You had better investigate
the matter than be teasing my little
dog.
she pointed to prison, against the
walls of which appeared singular
white placard. 1t was hung from
window, and was first slowly lowered
and then raised again:
i will investigate it, :" said the En-
peror, and he sent one of his guard to
the prison. When the man returned,
the Emperor received his information
in whisper, saying that Josephine's
curiosity should not be satisfied, be-
cause she had scolded him for teasing
her dog. His only comment was,
Bring the man to me"
The next day an old soldier was
brought before the Emperor He it
was who, having been put in prison
for some offence, had attracted the
Empress's attention by hanging from
the window a card on which was
written the one word: TRACE
pardon.
What a pity for brave fellow like
you to have to be put in prison. If /
should pardon you, would You do
better?' said the Emperor. The man
promised earnestly that he would rs
he good comrade?" asked Napoleon.
Yes, yes.'' was the response from
all sides
Where did you earn the cross"
AT Austerlitz."
Not long afterward Josephine was
pleased to learn that, thanks to her
sharp eyes, the old soldier who had at
tracted the Emperor's attention had
seen the Emperor, and had been par
dOncd
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-05-27
Monotonous.

I'm amusing instance of a frequent
recurrence of the surname Smith among
the soldiers of the civil war is given in
Berdan's United States Sharp-shoot-
ers." A stranger lieutenant, requiring
a detail Of ten men for special duty,
called on certain company and took
their names. The men were in line at
attention when the officer began at the
end of the column.
Whats your namc?" he asked.
smith
"And what is yours?" to the next
man.
Smith
They were put on the list as Smith
], Smith 2.
,"Well, what's yours?''
Smith replied number three.
The officer looked queer, and grum-
bled something about the popularity
of the thing.
What may call your nance" TO the
next.
''Smith."
Your name?'' to the fifth.
"Smith."
The Lieutenant's face was getting
red. lie looked the men over and said
sternly:
what do you mean?"
But it was no joke. The detail
stood firm, like so many statues, and
the officer proceeded.
What on earth is your name?" he
demanded.
smith, came the mOnosyllabic
answer from number six.
The ofiie n fairly jumped. Then he
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-05-27
Give m. rnvs a ,nri.t,

Cows ARE kept for the milk. butter
and cheese they will produce. But
/ they cannot produce these In salts
factory manner, either a. regard.
quality or quantity unless they have
the elements or material in their food
from which to combine them. a COW
/ may be we'll fed in one way and vet
fail to produce q profitable quantity
OF milk
Unless a variety il supplied some
Of the functions will be impaired for
want Of proper material from which
10 manufacture the secretion Of pro-
duct When only one or two mate
rails are supplied II Is nearly always
necessary 10 supply an excess Of some
materials in order to secure suf-
ticicnt amount of others. BY giving
larger variety a more complete ra-
ton can readily be made up, lessen
ing tho quantity. aud In this way to
some extent reducing the cost. I'm
der present conditions, with every
farm product II Is an important item
to reduce the cost rs much as posi-
bic. and with The mich COWS the
manner Of feeding Is an important
item. II Is always best to feed liner.
ally. 20 feed variety, supplying as
fully as possible the elements needed
in the right proportions to secure the
results desired
Ia addition to securing bottcr re-
suit. ~ less cost. giving - variety
viii keep the animals with better
appetite. and a COW must of necessity
be a hearty eater II she is good
mixer. But the ration must bo a
proper one; corn and straw may make
TAT. but will rarely prove a profitable
milk ration. Bran. oil meal oats.
clover hay aud any kind of succulent
food will help make milk Wo may
not be able to increase the richness
Of milk 20 any considerable extent BY
feeding. That Is, 10 is difficult 10
make a COW that naturally gives thin,
poor milk TO give richer; but by lib
eral feeding Of good ration IL is
easily possible to increase the guam
tity. Az 8 rule acow should be given
all that she will eat up clean at each
meal.
The rations should be varied to
keep her with Il good appetite and
supply her with the needed elements
for the production OF milk. The ex-
act ration that will be most cconom-
ical will vary in different localities,
depending largely upon the value Of
the different products In almost all
localities bran can be made part OF
the rations. in very many. oil meal.
and then with oats. rye and corn
good grain ration can be supplied
and sufficiently varied to keep up the
appetite. Clover hay. fodder. straw
and timothy hay ought to supply
variety IN roughness aud II fed Thor
ally will secure q good supply Of milk.
With too many the feed Is liberal
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-05-27

There is a bill pending before the
Legislature of Pennsylvania for the
acquisition of Washington's old camp
ing ground at Valley Forge. and the
matter is one Of timely interest when
the natal day of the great soldier and
patriot is being observed. The meas
urc contemplates the appropriation Of
$50 acres of the land as "A public park
which will also be utilized for the an
nual encampment of the State troops.
The purchase is to be made by com
mission acting in conjunction with the
proper court, and the grounds are 10
fitted up in accordance with the most
desirable plans submitted in a com
petitive way.
The power of State 10 purchase
grounds for ornamental purposes or in
response To sentiment however
worthy is one that should be exercised
under the most caraful restrictions:
but the associations that come with the
name OF Valley Forge are Of tho
most inspiring and patriotic charac-
ter. No spot is more sacred in its cher
ished reminders Of the most important
revolutionary struggle that history has
ever recorded. The thrilling story Of
Valley Forge presents in its strongest
light the undaunted courage that de-
fed the suffering of cold and hunger
and triumphcd over discouragements
and adversities which would have van
quished men who had not unrcservcdly
staked their lives in the unequal con
test for liberty. 1t was those exalted
qualities of patriotism that crowned
the arms of our forcfathers with sue
cess. Their achievements stand as an
imperishable monument: but prosper
ity should not withhold its tribute
when opportunity like this is presented
and it is to be hoped that Pennsylvania
will carry out her worthy scheme.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-05-27
THE FARM AND HOME.
HOW AN IMMENSE YIELD OF
CORN WAS PRODUCED.
Credited Largely TO Ashes-Give the Cows
Variety - Using an Incubator
Pig EatinE--Farm Notes
and Home Hints.
Immen.e Void. Cd Corn.

| A writer in the Practical Farmer
tells how he produced 100 bushels on
fiye-eights of an acre which seems
fabulous. He says the ground slOped
| slightly to southwest being hill land
and clay soil. II had been in COW
pasture several years, was plOsed
about May Goth about six inches deep,
turning all growth of grass made up
10 time of blowing. He narrowed
Immediately after, and planted in
rows three feet apart, hills about
twenty inches apart. and from three
to five kernels in hill; burrows about
four inches deep, for low lands OF wet
ground 10 should be more shallow
After planting he mixed hen drop
pings, ashes and plaster about equal
parts, and put handful on each hill.
No other measure was used As soon
as the rows were visible, he began
stirring the ground with cultivatOr
and hoe keeping 1t mellow and free
from weeds until It was too large to
admit further cultivation, killing but
very little, and thinning in all cases
TO not more than five stalks in hill,
and the average not more than four
The corn cared well, and every ear
was filled up TO the tip lie credits
this Very largely TO the ashes He
says:
believe that with plenty Of clover
to pillow under and ashes for top dress
ing, can produce As large crops as
can be raised with any other manure.
OF course, good crops can also be
raised with stable manure, but
would not attempt to raise corn on
ground not fertile enough to raise
good corn with sod and top dressing
In the hill as before stated. ! prefer
putting ON the manure when seeding
TO grass, or more properly clover, NOV
one year, then pillow under all the
growth possible up To the Time of
planting. In this way you get the
manure plowed under for the corn.
together with "A good sod and green
growth, which Is worth much more To
produce u good crop Of corn than to
skim the ground up to time Of plow-
ing, aud then depend on lot 81 fresh
manure plowcd under. | find that the
Ntlst 7teAA- ttttA vs. against hlbhEut Afts
First, u good growth Of clover. aud
clover sod plo we'd under; second.
good dressing IN the hill, OF ashes.
plaster and hen droppings; third
good and thorough cultivation. keep
ing the ground loose and mellow.
fourth, keeping down all kinds ol
weed growth. thereby giving corn
the benefit OF all the moisture 60 be-
had. do not wish, however. To be-
placed on record as having any OBJ
jectious TO stable manure for corn; II
the ground is light or you have not
the clover aud sod. then substitute u
heavy dressing Of good stable manure
but pillow as early as possible Then
follow with the fertilizer in the hin.
and fair crop would probably BE-
the result
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-05-27
Uslng an Incubator.

DO not be deceived with the idea
that ineuhatOrs need no care. The
best that can be made requires at.
tention, but as an incubator matches
out hundreds of chicks at once the
care bestowed Is not great consider
ing the vast amount Of work per-
formed. as compared with Matching
by the aid OF hens. An incubator
can DO made to hatch at any time,
but not so with the hens. We are
aware that failures many times occur,
but then the hens often fail. They
break their eggs, abandon their
nests, trample their chicks and do
many other things, which places
them AT disadvantage also. The
incubator Is an inanimate machine
and requires Intelligence in its
management. and II tho operator Is
unwilling 10 devote portion Of his
time to supplying the brain work no
cannot expect TO meet with success.
The hen is governed by natural in
stinet, and yet she neeCs watching to
certain extent. II Is only by in
telligent labor that results are To be
expected, Poultry Keeper
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-05-27
Photocrnphlnr al Amy.

4 French photographer lately in
vented process by which bit or or
binary paper-the leaf of a book, for
example--can be made sensitive to the
light without affecting the rest of the
page. Acting on this hint, the French
War Minister has begun to take por-
traits Of conscripts and recruits on the
paper which gives their height, com
plexion, age, and the cheapness and
swiftness of the operation, which is al
ready in use in the French army. is
something remarkable. 1t costs only
one cent to get two copies of portrait
of Jacques BonhOmme-one for his in
dividual register and the other for his
muster roll; and so rapid is the process
that in few hours whole regiment
can be photographed. The soldiers file
along, one by one, and each sits for
three seconds in the Photographic
chair. and the thing is done. They
even mark the mans regimental num-
Der on his breast with chalk, and thus
get complete Identification of him in
case of desertion or death.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-05-27

stOrIned and fumed, and wanted to
know If every man in the company was
named Smith, BY this time a crowd
had gathered, and the officer began to
cool down. The list must be made, so
he hurried through.
Your name?' to the next.
s'Smith."
''And yours?'
Smith
"And next?"
"Smith"
The officer was again becoming firi-
GUS, and the crowd was laughing
boisterously.
Well, is your name Smith?" the
Lieutenant demanded of the tenth
man.
My name is Brown" replied the
soldier.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-05-27
canteen hangs high and dry

Ny old canteen hangs high and dry
Upon the parlor wall;
It's all fixed up with ribbons so
1t don't look right at all
My daughter thought 'twould look so cute
TO bronze and paint it up,
To make it unfit for my old lips
From which to take sup.
But then, like to humor her whiIns;
And she has such handy hands,
And haven't needed the old canteen
Since Icame from Dixie lands"
And hope TO God that never again
viii such things have to be,
To mar the love and break the peace
OF this land of liberty
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-05-27

TIT your coffee ground, on your
house plants.
Leather mats are shown for pol.
ishcd tables
Use a small. soft sponge ~ npplv
the blacking 10 stove.
Put a teasponnful of salt into n
Kerosene lamp once in awhile 10 pre-.
vent odor
Never wash raisins that nre 10 be-
used IN sweet dishes IL will max.
the pudding or cake heavy.
An excellent way to rcstor. tbc
brightness Of furnished brass Is 10
dissolve IN a saucer Of ammonia "A lit
Tic Of any Of the securing soaps .old
Apply with toothbrush and polisb
with Il bit Of chamuis.
Articles Of food that are damn ar
juicy should never be left in nanors
Paper is merely compound of raos
glue, lime and similar substances
with acids and chemicals intermixod
ana when damp is unfit 20 touch
things that arc to be- eaten
Nv SIuHfcS Dt Turkish hutb
towcling. almost sheets in size. aro
much nsed instead Of bath robcs
Tho loose cloth is manageable and
scrviceablo actually as driving
towel, while the robe Is necessarily
from it's fashioning. merely a cover.
ing.
When child receives n cut with n
knife or any sharp object. such nc
glass. or from q fall, wash tho eut
well with warm water, 10 remove anv
dirt which may have got IN. and tbon
put 70 piece Of clean, soft linen round
the part, and fastcn It on by Winding
cotton around It or by means Of =
handkerchief or bandage.
Always spread large clean cloth
I'm your clothes-basket before putting
In the clothes Pass clean damn
cloth along the clothes.lipe 10 FREQ n
from dust. a galvanized wiro
clothcsline is best. as It need NOT be
taken down, besides freeing ONES
mind of the fear Of breakage or slln.
ping Of knots, with the dlroful NJ.
tendants OF such contingencies.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-05-27

Get everything done a. near the
/ right time as possible.
Careless, hasty seed SOW INK Is often
the cause Oi failure.
Grow only such crops ~ are bo,t
adapted To your soil and climate
/ Tho fields that are trgmped wei.
never fully recover from the effects
Have two shares to every plow and
save time in keeping the plows sharr.
Test new varieties IN small plot.
before attempting To grow a general
crop
Rolling Tho meadow. will materially
help in harvesting the hay In good
condition
Mis- kerosene ana lamp black and
apply 10 steel surfaces 80 keep them
from rusting
Narrowing thoroughly l. a work
that pays the liner tho soil tho b,t
ter the generation.
i i the difference Ia tho ro.t Of
production and what 4 received that
determines the profit
he first reason why farming does
not pay i the neglect ~ make save
and apply the manure.
With little forothought the
farmer can nearly always plan out "A
good systcm TO- himself.
II will h. good economy 10 20 over
the meadows and pastures ani sow
grass sccd in thu vacant places
The selections and planting oi good
seed will aid materially In securing
good growth and yield II potatoes.
Too much fat often means los. of
energy - well ~ health and yigor
Breeding and growing stock mood the
latter.
By applying the animal manurcs ne
fast as made there l. bat little. IL any
loss Of nitrogen or other valuable fer.
tilizing elements
Wheat bran and OH meal viii NO,
only increase tho Flow IT milk. but i'm
crease rapid growth with young
stock and add To tho value ~ manure
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-05-27
NarIalIon. b lilo. Cd -.

1t Is never the case that the pigs
from the same litter will be uniform
through the lot. The difference can
b. seen ut birth, instead " the smaller
pigs catching up by extra feeding
they only grow less and less valuable.
II both are kept until fully grown the
difference between best and poorest,
each having the same chance. viii
sometimes be more than 100 pounds.
usually more than tiity. ~ this rate
what Is Il runt pig worth at birth
We leave our readers 20 figure this
out for themselves. Our idea Is that
the poor, stuntcd pig j. worth some.
thing less than nothing American
Cultivator
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-05-27

The Manufacturers Record Of Bal
timore is responsible for the iuforma-
tion that by a secret process bona
tide rubber is now being made in that
city from cotton seed oil. The pro-
cess is said to be so simple that no
patent could be obtained for it, so
that the only protection of the manu-
facturers Is in secrecy.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-05-27

POSSIBLY as good way to visit
Chicago during the fair as can be de-
yised is to rent houses in the suburbs.
Building has been very active in
anticipation Of the rush, but many OF
the citizens OF Chicago think to econ
omize by renting their houses and
visiting other places while the rush
Of visitors continues. AS result,
rents Of desirable residence property
are not likely to be nearly so dear as
was expected.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-05-27

Or Michigan's notorious murderer,
Latimer, the remark is made that
he is gent emanly in department.
Latimer first poisoned his father,
then killed his mother with Ratchet.
and rounded out his criminal career
by feeding prussic acid to guard.
A person capable of doing all this,
and emerging from the experience
with his reputation for gentlemanly
department unsullied is certainly an
extraordinary man.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-05-27

old-fashioned names that are aya,,
the style are so much prettier than ~
nieknames that are nearly always nsed
Dorothy Is certainly prettier than eltb
Dot or Dolly. Elizabeth seems Ia nav.
no connection with Lib or Lizzie kstb.
crime has a dignity about Il that Kilt
can never reach and Kate only approrj
mate. Margaret Is sweeter than Marc.
or Meg, though Margie often seems ~
tit some girls perfectly. Mary and Jans
in their simplicity, are good names, and
girl who bears the name Of Patience
or Faith 10 live up TO Is blessed.
The man who does most without : yooA
motive viii have most 70 regret. $40
We are not in condition to enjoy riah..
until we can bs happy without them