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Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-12-08

III.
such condition of nervousness that
he is unable to proceed, and he can.
for moment, startle a whole audi.
ence out of watchfulness by the sud-
den flash and report Alcorez picked
up a glittering revolver, raised II
quickly, and drew the sight dead ON
the others face.
Are you ready?" he called sharply
Quite" unfiinchingly replied the
stranger.
Alcorez lowered the weapon.
THE danger is small" he said
with lightness he was far from feel
ing at that moment but | like mot
to take fellow creature unprepared.
But then"-with professional face.
tiousness-"1 have killed only one
man as yet"
There's luck in even numbers"
said the other quietly. PERHAPS [
shall be the second"
Alcorez shrugged his shoulders
After all, it mattered little. He
could create diversion and make tho
pass afterward.
He took up the revolver again
judged the sight well above the head
and fired.
The effect was instantaneous. The
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-12-08

Lord Coleridge sprang into emil
nence as lawyer by adroitly seiz.
ing simple incident while he was
pleading the cause Of man on trial
for murder. In the course OF his
long argument, candle in the Jury
box ilickered and went out, leaving
the court room in darkness. He
stopped speaking. and the silence in
court for moment was oppressive.
The usher replaced the light, and
Colerldge resumed his address
"Gentlemen Of the jury, you have a
solemn duty, very solemn duty 10
discharge. The life OF the prisoner
at the bar is in your hands You
can take it-by word. You can ex.
tinguish that life as the candle by
your side was extinguished a mo-
ment ago. But it is not in YOUR
power, it is not In the power OF any
OF us-of any one in this court or out
OF ito restore that life, when once
taken, as that light has been re.
stored. V The tone in which the
words were spoken, the cadence OF
the voice. and the action OF the ora
tor, with the inspiration OF the
scene and the hour produced n
thrilling effect The jury acquitted
the prisoner, and Coleridge'5 fortune
was made -Argouaut.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-12-08

STUDENTS who have tried acquiring
the German or French language so as
to be able to speak and write it fluent
ly, by lesson or two a week from
some teacher or by an independent use
OF a book alone, and who have changed
to the modern method of instruction
IN modern languages, by the converse
aonal style, can appreciate the advan-
tage Of the change The study of
Greek as French and German ara
taught by the most advanced teachers
would become a pleasure rather than
what it is and has been in the various
American colleges Of the country, irk-
some and bore.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-12-08

Anxious Mother-There il n cor.
tain very eligible young man that
want my daughter to fan in love
with DO you deal in love phrlterso
Modern Magician madam
but can bring the match about In
another way.
.Oh, thank you What shall I
do?
shut her up in a BOARDING school
for year and then arrange vour
plans SO that this youth win be- tho
first man she meets after she oofs
out IN Y. Weekly. -
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-12-08
MILLIONAIRE WILLIAM WALDORF

MILLIONAIRE WILLIAM WALDORF
AsToR's prophecies as to submarine
steamships of the future will sipgu-
larly excite the fancy of voyagers
everywhere. He believes that the
dream of Jules Verne will be realized.
ana that vast ships like the Lucania
or Campania, driven by electric power,
SO arranged by the Edison or Tesla of
the twentieth century as to rush
through the dark green depths OF the
ocean at terrific speed. win circum-
navigate the globe, and will make the
mail service between Europe and
America a puny matter Of forty-eight
hours only.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-12-08

CANADA's enormous debt Of $780,
OOO,0OO was increased nearly 1900
OOO within the past year, the revenue
being S2,OO0,000 less than the year be-
fore while the public expenditures
were much greater. This debt the
Dominion government talks of increas-
ing to the extent of several millions
BY constructing great canal from
Georgian bay in Lake Huron to Lake
Ontario. Considering the state of the
treasury the canal contractors will
show prudence by securing their pay
in advance.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-12-08

Lisbeth-I hear you have broken
with Ambrose What was the mat
ter?
Jeannette-We fell out about lit.
erature Ambrose is such a horrid
Anglomaniac He persists that
shakespeare is funnier than Bill Nye.
st. Louis Post. Dispatch
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-12-08

Tired Reporter Mr.. Sb..ry na
man you sent mo to interyi.w ~, ,.. a'p
A6le Editor He didp - ''''''
And cholSed me.
"Eh?"
"Ye powers W
Van. Tha I Kicked me down stairs"
pana ~, ,o, ,o"-llYed scoundrcll Spell his
''''''' wrong London 'f'it.Bita.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-12-08

A CHINESE naval officer about TO nut
to sea to fight for his country and SOW
ereign sold his ships best gun and
most OF the ammunition He was too
much OF a patriot to give Japan a
chance to get her hands on those val
uables.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-12-08

New YORK is to start crusade
against living pictures. A town that
has scandalized Gould, Astor and
Vanderbilt among its top crust ought
not to be too particular.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-12-08

a CHICAGO man not lon ago sold
his wife for $40 Shortly after he set
upon ana thumpel the purchaser. on
the absurd theory that the pric, wa !,
too small. Probably no more palma
bic case Of adding insult TO ininrv
could be cited.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-12-08

An estimable English spinster. de-
ceased, leaves part OF her fortune to
Lord Randolph Churchill lin recogni-
ton of his commanding political
genius and the rest to her cats.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-12-08

A PRISONER held by one court went
to another of equal jurisdiction and
secured prompt release. Courts. as
has often been remarked, seem TO
be for the benefit OF the w-breaker.
and of course the more courts the
greater the benefit.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-12-08

NEW YORK and Brooklyn women,
especially of the w. c. I. u. are run
ming yet another crusade, this time
against living pictures and posters Of
actresses in tights.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-12-08

TIE football fever has so far in
tested the young men in the neighbor-
hood of the university of Chicago that
the BARRIERS in that locality are becom-
ing pessimistic.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-12-08

"ss etanns
In Mexico when n. ~ { ~
the postottice the NAM aa u
whom letters are add,ss s q
on a slip OF paper ana y |
ietin board. Merchan,.p O.is ]
Ing 70 examine this $50 s's|
y they ind their oassa
hand their cards ID az alss
who hands them Their ~ ~. esli'',|
age stamps are sold 81, l Y
letters 10 mail take Ga. Nv
master, who sticks ~ 2
all public places men -. a'.sF
around provided wlts 'sss
paper, ready to eondne,
deuce Of any one WHO ~, as
lty 70 do 50 The pss.s
seriees proves that ~.
paying one -
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-12-08

If Japan keeps on at the rate she
has been moving in the last few years
it will not be long before Uncle sam
will have to raise the salary of his
minister extraordinary to that coun-
try to S17 800 per annum. No second
rate salary for first rate mission
goes even in Asia among the Mongo-
Ian races.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-12-08

CHINESE defeats in Corea are said
to be due to the lack of harmony be-
tween General Yeh and General Neh.
Yea and nay never agree anywhere.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-12-08
a conslderate Emnlnror

Publisher-You look lame. Been
kicked out much?
Book Agent-'Bout forty timos
Publisher. kindly-WeH, leave
your encyclopedia here, and canvass
with this sample bible until yonr
back gets well. IN. Y. Weekly.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-12-08

An Oakland man having the unhap-
piness to possess a gun started hunt
ing He got no further than the front
door. when he managed to shoot off
leg belonging to his wife. This in
terfered with the trip, but doubtless
the man viii start out next season
confident as ever. His wife has a leg
left vet.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-12-08

DECEAsE of a Mexican at 100 seems
to throw doubt on the truth of the oft
repeated boast of the climate of that
country that its inhabitants never die
of old age.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-12-08

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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-08-23
rsarhlne Iamhs III ~.

In this country The milking capacities
of ewes have never been developed az
they have in some countries of Europe.
where the ewes are regularly milked
and their product is Idle into butter
and cheese. The result is that very
few ewes give much milk Years ago
when we kept coarse wool sheep a good
many of the ewes bore twins, and I'M
less they were fed something more than
their dams would give, one or the other
would die, We used to feed tho young
lambs milk from a COW fresh in milk,
and they quickly learned to look for it.
The lambs would not eat so much
cows milk as to neglect their dam.
Wnen they were two weeks old the
milk ration was dropped for wisp Of
bright clover hay and = half pint,
daily. of oats II is surprising how a
young lamb will learn 10 eat clover
hay and grain, and we know of no bet
ter grain for lambs than oats They
combine bulk and nutriment .of the
right kind in exactly the right proper
tons for young growing animals -
American Cultivator
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-08-23
A WRESTLING FROG.
1t Possesses a wen-Developsd weapon OF
Ofensc

1t Possesses a well-DeveIoped Weapon of
OfFense.
Every animal has its own means of
defense or escape. Frogs save them
selves by jumping-an art in which
they probably excel all other forms of
vertebrates. But Mr.. w. II. Hudson
says, was not like other frogs in that
it possessed weapons of offense. He
was snipe shooting, and peering into
a burrow saw burly-looking frog sit
ting in the entrance. With the instinct,
of naturalist he set about capturing
It. The frog watched him, but re-
manned motionless. What followed is
TINS described by Mr.. Hudson.
Before ] was near enough to make a
grab, it sprang straight at my hand,
and catching two of my fingers with
its fore legs. administered a hug so
sudden and violent as to cause an acute
sensation of pain Then, at the very
instant ] experienced this feeling.
which made me start back quickly, it
released its hold and bounded ont and
away.
flew after it, and barely managed
to overtahe it before it could gain the
water Held firmly pressed behind the
shoulders, it was powerless to attack
me, and I then noticed the enormous
development of the muscles of the fore
legs, usually small in frogs, bullying
out in this individual like a second pair
of thighs, and giving it strangely
bold and formidable appearance
/ held my gun within its reach, and
1t clasped the barrel with such force as
to bruise the skin of its breast and
legs. After allowing it to exhaust it.
self partially in these fruitless hug
gings, l experimental by letting it
seize my hand again, and noticed that
after each squeeze it made quick, vio-
lent effort to free itself.
Believing that | had discovered a
frog differing in structure from all
known frogs, and possessing a strange
and unique instinct of self-preserva-
ton, | carried my captive home, in
tending to show it to the director of
the National museum at Buenos Ayres.
Unfortunately, it effected its escape by
pushing up the glass cover of its box,
and have never met another like it,
That this singular frog can seriously
injury an enemy is, of course, out of
the question: but its unexpected attack
must be of great advantage to it. The
effect of the sudden opening of an UNI
brella "a the face Of an angry bpIlgives,
! think, only a faint idea Of tile aston
ishment and confusion it must cause
by its leap, quick as lightning, and the
violent hug it administers, and in the
confusion it finds tiine to escape.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-08-23
Palace Cars.

Under this sd are comprised sleep
ing. ho'el dung, drawn groom. pr
vate. hunting, aud composite cars
As long sgo - 1886. the aremp. to
provide sleeping accommodations on a
train was made on the Cum berland
Valley railrosd in Pennsylvania The
train from Harrisburg arrived at
Chambersburg a, night. and msny
travellers desired 10 90 immediately
through 70 Phi ,d4iphia. A car WAS
fitted up vita >t.tiorarg bunks. such
IS are 10 use on STEAMBOATS,. and was
divided into fur sections. each having
three berths. upper middle and lower.
Each passenger was expected to fur
ni>h hi, Own bedding The first regu-
lar sleeping ear, built according to
present idess. was constructed by a
man named Thompson at Springfield,
Mass, IL 1857 or 1855. This car wa
bought from Thompson BIZ the late
Webster Wagner. then wagon maker.
and from this has developed the great
Wagner Palace Car Company. G,o.
NJ. Pullman is another of tue pioneers
in this business Of making lrav,l luxu-
rious, and his cars are known all over
the world. Another early inventor
was Woodruff. who made considerable
money on his patents by royalties
paid by both tue Pullman and Wagner
companies. Sleeping cars were first
used 10 the state of Ne@ York in 1858 80.
The Burlington Route trains contain
the finest products OF the Pullman
compVnY in the way of sleeping cars
of the most modern kind, and as to
dining cars, they long since had the
title OF peerless bestowed on them by
the delighted publs. For tickets,
maps and time tables of this route apply
to your home agent, or address W j.
G. KENYON, Gen Pass Agent, ST.
Paul, EIinn.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-08-23
PARslMoNY IN FEEOlNa.
There Is such a Thing sho,ldy In Food
as Wen "a in glnfh.

AAAtAE - SUM y BA& - HnNAAAf - HgVn
Well in Cloth
The FIRST essential thing in stock
raising IS to provide an abundance Of
trst-elass foods of sufficient variety, and
the next thing in impor tance is q judi
cious use of it. Animals may be in
jured By overlooking as well as by
starving Too much food is especially
dangerous if the animals are confined
too strictly to a single articleof diet or
q one-sid,l food An article like corn
is almost wholly composed Of starch or
carbon and another product may con-
tain toe large a proportion OF nitrogen
or phosphate, while proper com bina-
ton Of these would prove profitable
as balanced ration. requiring less
amount Of product 10 secure the same
result
A daIrYman Of experience says: Par
simony IS one, and very mean thing,
and economy is another most excel
lent thing, they are widely different,
yet 1t IS common for them to be con-
founded and mistaken for one another
Not infrequently. men who think they
are praeticing the virtue, economy. are
really guilty ftae vice. parsimony This
mistake occurs in all various walks Of
life, but l am to-day only interested in
some forms of it in dairy practice.
There IS much talk in the papers and
from the platform, 10y writer's aud lee
turers. as to the necessity for cheaper
ing production. Now, am painfully
aware of the vise-like grip of COMPETE
ton on prices. and the consequent ex-
treme difficulty of making both ends
meet, but ! am quite sure that the
cheapening may be overdone-that in
trying to cheaper production one may
injure the product and seriously impair
the producer. In trying 10 reduce the
cest OF COW food one may spoil the
quality Of the butter and injure the
cows There is such thing as shoddy
in food as well as in cloth Western
Rural
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-08-23

The ordinary barn to be seen through
out the country is figured here, with a
cheaply- addition that solves the
problem of how TO preserve the full
value OF stable dressing This manure
shed has a cement or tamped clay
floor. The latter will answer If the
location is dry. A car that dumps
easily, or even a wheelbarrow, is run
along the walk behind the row of cat
tie and the manure taken up, plenty Of
litter having been used to take up all
the liquid, and the whole is wheeled to
the manure shed an ID piled there daily,
or, what is better, it is spread out daily
over the floor of the shed and covered
with sufficient litter to keep the sur
face dry. and upon this young stock is
allowed to run. being fed in the shed
from the main feeding floor Colts
could also be allowed to run loose here
The manure viii become hard-paeked
under the continued tramp ing. and will
be in no danger Of overheating, A big
door may be arr anged at both ends of
the shed. SO that q team can be driven
right through, or the team could be
backed in through single door
Webb Donnelg. in \. Y Tribune
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-08-23
IMPROVE THE FLOCK.
The Importance OF Selecting the Best
Lambs for Breeders.

The Importance OF Selecting the Best
Lambs for breeders.
As the improvement of the flock can
be better made from within than by
giving the sole attention to bringing
new blood from without, it will be
very important to select the best
lambs, both Of rams and ewes, for
breeders. The selection should be
made chiefly in reference to the pur-
poses for which the flock is kept, and
strength of constitution, rapidity of
growth, size. tendency TO fat; fneness,
length or quality of wool, and pro-
likeness and certainty of breeding, in
the parents as well as so far as can be
judged of, in the lambs themselves,
should be made the tests by which the
selection is determined If the pro-
duction of early lambs for market is
the object, the produce of those ewes
which bring single lambs of large size
and quick growth will be chosen to in
crease the flock; II the production of
mutton sheep, then those lambs from
ewes which drop twins and are good
nurses ought to be kept; and if wool of
any particular kind is desired. then the
selection should be made chiefly in
reference 10 that On no account
should weakly lambs, or those ewes
which are poor nurses. or fail 10 breed,
or which exhibit tenderness of consti-
tuition, or are wanderers, or of uneasy,
restless dispositions, be retained; but
such Improbable animals should be
closely weeded out and fattened for
sale or slaughter. The choice of ram
lambs is of chief Importance; for the
influence of the ram runs through the
flock, while that of the eve is con-
fined to her produce alone To select
lamb for a stock ram is matter re-
curing knowledge of the principles
of breeding and some tact and expert
ence The latter qualifications can
not be acquired from books, but must
be gained by practice. Farmers
Voice
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-08-23

large enough for the dog TO crawl in
and out, and above it bore four holes,
and with a keyhole saw cut the wood
away between the holes, so as to make
a ventilator, for dogs as well as other
animals need pure air.
Now nail the sides to the bottom,
and the front and back to the bottom
and sides. Between the two peaks nail
a slip of wood to form a ridge pole
against which the upper ends of the
top boards are to be nailed, then put
on the top, mailing it securely to the
ridge pole, the top edges of the front
and back, also the sides, and the car
penter work of the kennel will then be
completed.
Now putty up all the cracks and nail
holes, and give the outside few coats
of paint of some desirable color TO
finish the kennel nicely.
A staple with a chain, attached to
the end of which may be a snap. can
be driven in at one side of the front,
and to this chain the dog can be
fastened.
A door might also be arranged to
close the hole in the front at night, so
as to keep the dog warmer in winter,
but you must not forget to open it in
the morning, as it would be unpleasant
for dog to be shut up in such small
house when there is daylight and he is
awake.
Always place plenty of straw on the
bottom of a kennel, so as to make a
soft bed for your dog. and he win be
more grateful to you in his canine way
for the kindness shown him than you
have any idea on. y. Recorder.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-08-23

Strength is not all that is required in
q work horse. One that has fast
walking gait and moves off rapidly
with a load viii always be in demand
There is large field open for the in
PRODUCTION Of a breed 81 inst walkers,
with pedigrees that permit OF tracing
them 70 selected families Size win al
50 be desirable, but size can also be
secured NJ the same time Some draft
horses are toe slow auG clumsy for gen.
eral work.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-08-23
CHEAP FARM RARN.

Built in Nebraska at a Cost of About Eight
Hundred Dollars.
Our illustration is Of cheap Nebras-
ka farm barn 1t is "a feet wide. AZ
feet long, and 10 feet from the ground
to the caves. The cut in the upper part
of the illustration shows the elevation
and the general appearance of the
structure The lower cut represents
the ground plan. & is large granary
running the full length OF the barn and
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-08-23
cARPeNTRY ZOE eoYs.
Hsw to Make a Neat and Convenient
Kennel for Their Dogs.


Kennel for Their Dogs.
There are undoubtedly a good many
boys who have dog, but perhaps have
nc kennel Almost any kind of a
kennel viii do for dog. A box with
four sides, bottom and top. and pro-
vided with a hole large enough for
him to go through. is better than
nothing, but the drawing shows
kennel of neat appearance that any
boy can make from an old dry goods
box or from some boards.
It's size depends, OF course, on the
size of your dog, but for the average
dog Of medium size a kennel thirty
inches long, eighteen or twenty inches
wide and twenty-six inches high to
the top Of the peak viii be good pro-
portions.
First, make the front and back with
a peak top, then the sides and bottom;
in the front piece cut a round hole
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-08-23
. CARE OF LIVE STOCK.

FEED hogs AT regular intervals Moth
ing is more essential TO a healthy ami
NAL.
ADp salt in moderate quantities 10
the mess given 70 hogs, You VIII find
your account in attending 20 this
Vary you. DIN 81 fare Variety viii
create, or, at all events, increase appe-
lite. and il is farther most conducive
10 health.
CLEANSE the trough previous 90 feed
ing hogs. by washing out carefully.
Without this preeaution all other at
tempts.st cleanliness wiz be in vain
Do NOT overfeed swine; give only rs
much as viii be consumed IT the meal
never allow any to remain in the
trough; clean itsoat for the store pigs.
Farmers Voice.