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Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-01-06
THE FARM AND HOME.
THE VALUE OF BONES AND
HOW TO USE THEM.
save All the Rones on the Farm Extra
Care OF Fowls Means Extra Eggs-in-
proved Dairy Farnlng-Fnrm Sotes
and Home Hnts.


The value Of bones as fertilizers Is
better appreciated every year still
many farmers take no pains TO save
the bones OF animals that die ON their
places or even TO put TO use the
bones that are taken from meat
served on their tables. Still some OF
these farmers buy ground bones and
bones that have been treated with
sulphuric acid for the purpose OF
making them salable
Every farmer should save and put
10 use all the bones he can obtain on
has own premises or can buy IN town
at low price Many people who
live in villages will save the bones
that they take from their kitchens
and put them in barrels or boxes II
farmers will give some Of their pro-
ducts for them. They win generally
be glad to dispose Of them in this
way as they are Of no direct value 70
Them
Bones are very hard to pulverize or
to break into small pieces, says
Farmers Voice. Especially is this
the case when the flesh has recently
been removed from them. Still they
must be broken up before they are
applied to the soil or they will de-
compose very slowly. II bones con
tanning animal matter are subjected
to the heat OF fire the animal mat
ter will be consumed and the mineral
matter put In condition that it can
be easily crushed But by subjecting
the bones to the action Of fire the
substance that wall produce ammonia
viii be lost. 10 obtain the full
value OF bones they should be
crushed while they contain animal
matter But IL the bones are large.
heavy pressure Of peculiar machinery
is necessary 10 crush them and is
employed Ia large establishments
where bone meal is prepared on an
extensive scale.
Large bones that contain many
cavities, as the skulls Of cattle and
horses. can be placed 10 good advan-
tage in the holes where Crane vines
and fruit trees are 10 be planted.
The roots Of the vines and trees will
enter the cavities OF the bones and
in that way appropriate all the ierti-
LIKING matter they contain small
bones, like the skeletons OF fowls,
can be buried in the soil or be
thrown into an enclosure where hogs
are kept The hogs will crush the
bones and mix them with their drop.
pings.
Bones may be rendered soft so
that they can be crushed with an AK
or large hammer BY placing them
in a barrel with wood ashes and
keeping them moist The same re.
suit may be accomplished by placing
them in a heap Of fresh horse ma.
nure II is best to break very large
bones before covering them with
ashes or dung
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-01-06
NC Iiero b Corlnth.

In the heat OF the conflict, the
Ninth Texas regiment bore down
upon the left center OF the Twenty
seventh Ohio regiment. with their
battle flag at the head of the column,
when Orrin Il. Gould, private of
company G, shot down the color
bearer and rushed forward for the
rebel flag. A rebel officer shouted TO his
men to save the colors, and at the same
moment put bullet in the breast Of
Gould. But the young hero was not
TO be intimidated. With his flagstaff
in hand, and the bullet in his breast,
he returned to lis regiment, waving
the former deliantly in the faces of
the enemy. After the battle, on visiting
the hospital, Colonel Fuller, of the
Twenty-seventh Ohio, Commanding
first brigade. second division) found
young Gould on cot, apparently in
great pain. Upon seeing him his face
became radiant, and pointing to his
wound he said. Colonel, ! don't care
for this, since I got their flag. 49, Amer
lean Tribune.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-01-06

ton with large projectile is 2,400
yards; with ten.inch sub-ealiber pro-
jectile Weighing 500 pounds, it is 4, 400
yards; with an eight-ineh sub-caliber
projectile weighing $40 pounds the
range is 5000 yards, and with a six
inch sub-caliber projectile weighing
a40 pounds the range is 5000 yards
The weight of the explosive charges
in the sub-caliber projectiles named
would be respectively 200 pounds, 100
pounds and fifty pounds,
At all ranges the tubes can place
seventy-five per cent. of their projee-
tiles within n rectangle ninety fees
wide by $50 feet long. A duplicate
of one of the tubes was recently pur-
chased and tested by the English gov
eminent for coast defense. The most
skilled rifle practice was thrown in
the shade by its performances At
the close of target practice during
two days British military authorities
who witnessed the experiments de-
clared that the accuracy of this aerial
torpedo thrower was unparalleled.
At a range of 3,94s yards, or two
and one-fourth miles, the error in di-
rection was yards; at 3,644 yards it
was Is yards. The wind at the time
was moving at the rate of eight feet
per second and the deviation from the
range was from 17.e to @26 yards
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-01-06

There are more Incorporating
solids in ton OF skim milk than a
ton OF mangolds Is that the idea
With the average farmers of the
country?
Only about ten years ago we saw
$1,000 pounds Of skim milk a day
running into the gutter at Elgin be-
cause the dairy farmers about there
did not think 1t worth while for them
to buy It at about twelve cents per
hundred pounds II has taken a
tremendous sight OF preaching to get
She farmers, even out OF the most
favored dairy sections, up 10 that
grade OF knowledge that would pre-
vent the most serious waste. And It
has come through preaching mainly.
Not one In a thousand Of those farm.
ers would have gone to the expense
of demonstrating the value OF skim
milk. They had vague notioa that
II was not worth much for pig food
and so committed their destiny to
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-01-06

tbat notion. Millions OF dollars In
corn stalks have been wasted by
farmers Ia the same way Our gen-
eral ignorance ON these and many
more important points costs us an
nually ten times the amount In hard
cash that sound knowledge would,
and yet the great mass OF men be-
lieye that ignorance is cheap and
knowledge is costly. The great tri-
umph OF modern dairy science has
been in the direction Of showing the
average farmer how TO stop the
waste holes that were taking every
year an important part Of his labor
and expense,
some Of the preaching has been
"foolishness," but, thank fortune.
that led to the correction OF the
error by some one who at once pro-
claimed the truth. The real essence
OF good farming consists in making
every expenditure of force tell in the
direction OF success, Not thing
that costs the farmer time and money
to produce should 90 10 waste. Il Is
Just for this reason that true economy
Ia farming Is opposed 70 the general
American idea Of big farms We do
not know OF single big farmer or
big dairyman who is making the
farm and dairy pay as big a profit
per acre and per COW as many men
who are running smaller establish
nents. The reason IS that the leaks
multiply so much iaster with the
large operator Not one man in a
hundred has the tenacious brain
power and skill and energy 10 make
4 fifty acre farm or tin can dairy
40 the best II can Whenever the
standard in the minds OF farmers
shall DO profit per acre and per can.
then will we see some OF these
enormous wastes stopped
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-01-06

When there is not time 10 leo a
cake remember that its appearance
may be greatly improved by DREDGING
the top with n little powdered sugar.
II IL Il necessary TO bathc In hard
water, add few drops " ammonia
o. prepare powdered borax In hot
water and pour in little The
borax can be kept bottled for use.
Always keep jar 81 cracker dust
on hand for broading. or else save an
all pieces OF bread, and once n month
dry them in an open oven, then place
them IN a bag and pound until fine.
In preparing frogs for the table
use only the hind quarters Wash
In warm water. then soak In vinegar
and salt FOR an hour Scald them
and then remove the skin; wipe dry
and fry in butter
Celcry can be kept for week or
longer by FIRST rolling 10 up in brown
paper Then pin Il In a towel and
keep u In dark cool place. Be
fore preparing IL for the table place
10 in Il pan OF cold water and let Il
remain Tor an hour. This will mako
IL crisp and cool.
Here is the correct way to stone
raisins: Free the raisins from tho
stems and then put them in a bowl
Cover them with boiling water and
let them stand for two minutes. Pour
of the water, open the raisins and
the seeds can be- removed quickly and
easily without the usual sickness
When live lobster is required for
boiling or ether purposes, here is n
simple and comparatively painless
mode of killing IL: Run long. mar.
row-bladed knife into the tail al the
third joint from the end, having the
blade slant downward. This will
the spinal cord, and death will quick
ly follow.
When you are heated don't hathe
the face in cold water. After a
journey, give the face hot bath.
which will remove the DIRT and coal
dust which has permeated the skin;
then rinse in cool not cold water.
Az night. before retiring, bathe the
face in hot water, then in cool. ana
wipe dry with a soft towel
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-01-06

Our nations history, how grand,
Whit inspiration round IL gathers
How proud and free the children 81 md.
Where once stood their down-trodden faith
erS.
Where once they grimly smiled and though
Upon their country, their descendants
Tie declaration signed. which brought
To them and Us our independence.
They quenched the fire. they smote the food
They formulated laws and manners:
They bled and stained their arms with blood
And lore TO victory their banners.
In council hall or battle field
One spirit ever in attendance.
To do and dare and never yield
Til they secured their independence.
Though family seen and dimly known
All that is seen and known at present
No heroes can surpass our own
In bravery. In toll inceSsant
The lion-hearted and the brave
On land or meath the war shio's pennunts,
They in the battle shock did save
The nation, and our independence.
Shall we prove worthy OF such sires,
Their influence heroic ample
Perpetuate their altar fires,
And follow, led by their example?
Shall we like loyalty bequeath-
As they TO us-to our descendant;
Undaunted by the dread OF death.
The cause maintain OF Independence
II so twas not in vain they rose
And reared alOft the fearless En- gie.
And flashed defiance on their foes.
And made the nations manhood re ral,
And woye the bond that made US strong,
United as the bold defendants
OF ri yhts such as to men belong
Our glory and our independence,
JAMES MACARTHUR.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-01-06

An exchange says II Is bad
policy 70 allow stock 10 the apiary
10 this sheep are a notaple cScep.
tion. As lawn mover they cannot
be surpassed aud they do not modest
the hives ia any way and che bees
40 not modest them. 4, j. seldom
that sheep gets stung ana II the
sheep arc kept free from ticks. a.
they should be, they ~ill not disturb
the hives They will eat the grass
on a. nice as il can b. cut by any
lawn mower. aud convert Il into
wool and mutton they are one Of
the incest kinds % stock 70 handle
that can BE- kept n a farm.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-01-06

For the sake % the horse hrst. ana
secondly 10 prevent waste. do not
stun the horse with hay.
Horses will eat bread and sugar
eagerly and feeding them bread oc,
casionally Is q good thing
The man who sells land. II he has
a good deal OF IL. "a wiser than tho
maa who keeps on buying land that
he does not need
Do not have tho pcrches touch the
walls, as when they Join The wallis IL
il more difficult 10 keep lico away.
Set them on posts.
Improve the buildings, fences and
general surroundings " the farm as
rapidly rs possible Keen things
getting better jus, rs the herds and
hocks should b. made better all the
time.
4 sheep breeder 10 Tcgas proposes
TO get rid % wolves by inoculnting
them With disease Ho caught some
wolves and pcnned thcn up with a
NANCY hog Then let them 70. All
the wolves in the neighborhood now
have mango
An authority says that a Morino
ram should be we'll wooded. and stand
with head erect. and we'll built across
the hips; not 10 b. narrow across
the withers; round ribbed. and
should not weigh less than 100
pounds at maturity; tho outer sur
face OF tho wool dark cas-. whilo
the inside should be- white and ono.
two inches long or longer at twelve
months growth.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-01-06

Now that the casualties of the
Louisiana storm have been footed up
it is found that only fifty-three OF
the zoos victims were negroes. The
Acadians. whom Longfellow immor-
talized in "Evanqeline, Outnum-
bered all other races, but there was
a large admixture OF Austrians,
Creoles. Islingues, Italians. Manila
men. Chinese and Spaniards in the
list of the dead.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-01-06

TEKoA, Wash. has adopted the
ball and chain punishment for tramps,
and its first application is interest
ing. The tramp was made fast to a
ball and chain and put to work on
the street While his guard was
taking rest the prisoner picked up
the cannon ball and started to walk
out of town with it, He was cap
tured, however, and was penalized
for his attempted escape by having
three balls and chains attached to
him.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-01-06

During the night before New Years
and the next day, as by common con
sent, all hands, YanlSs and Johnnies,
engaged in a big rabbit hunt, popping
away with their muskets in all direc.
tions and raising such racket, as all
soldiers remember as was invariably
an accompaniment of ra bbit chase
Comrade James A. Smith, Co. f.,
9OOth Pa, had several times noticed a
very large rabbit in tile rear of the
camp of his regiment He now pro
posed to look for Bunny, and was not
long in starting him up
The rabbit started off between the
2OOth Pa. and Fort Steadman, the boys
all along joining in the chase. The
rabbit ran too near Fort Malone, and
then turned back. The sound of the
cheering told Comrade Smith that lIe
was coming, so he stationed a New
York artilleryman in the road and
himself in a path parallel To it in the
brush to wait for the rabbit. He soon
appeared in the road, and seeing the
artilleryman he left the road and took
TO the path. Comrade Smith threw
himself ON the ground on his elbows
and knees with the cape of his over
coat thrown forward in such way as
to form what appeared to the rabbit a
hole into which he could retreat In
he bolted, and was thus caught.
The comrade who caught him is
postmaster at New Cumberland, Pa.
and has been for nearly twenty five
years continuously. National Tri-
bIua
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-01-06

Indiana furnished great many tall
men for the army Out of lis. 954 men
whose descriptions were taken at the
time of enlisting 1892 were six feet
in height and more. There were ?. GA
six feet one inch, 1857 six feet two
inches, 400 six feet three inches, and
3O3 over six feet three inches.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-01-06

A GREAT historian does not obtain
that immediate recognition that is
accorded to the great orator, the
great novelist or even the great poet.
So Francis Parkman worked for years
in obscurity. and even at his death
he was not popular author. BIT it
is more than probable that he will
take his rank, ultimately, among the
great historians OF the world.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-01-06

A MAN, so called, has just been
sent to Jail for four months for hav-
ing amused himself bv pouring water
from a window upon family sleep
ing on rags under bit of canvas.
While evolution is being particularly
studied it would be interesting to
find out what Jared the protoplasm
that resulted in such a creature off
the track. 1t evidently started out
to be beast with horns.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-01-06

A YOUNG man and young woman
who eloped from Manitowoc. Wis,
were captured at Wausau, tried, and
sentenced 60 a year each in the peni-
Tertiary. This sounds brutal and all
that. but a mitigating flavor is lent
the judges seemingly harsh action
by the fact that the young woman in
the case happened to be the wife of
another man.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-01-06

IT is reported that the Columbian
guards on the Midway lost their
heads on the last night of the official
life OF the fair. but so far as is known
no reward has been offered for the
return of the goods.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-01-06
I'D Wound DIG mere. :,

The i3Tth n. Y. volunteers had
unique character among its members.
in the person of Rev. II. A. Washburne,
a lieutenant Had the chaplain of the
l37th had the practical sense to re-
sign, or the misfortune to die and go
to heaven, Comrade Washburne would
have been advanced to the honora bic
position, as he held the high respect
of the regiment. But the chaplain
would not take either track. and the
Tooth regiment being in need of a
chaplain, Rev. r. a. Washburne was
transferred to the place of honor of
being riest of that body of nobby
soldiers.
His practical integrity and sagacious
christianity won the hearts of the
boys, as it always did. and he became
one of the notable persons of the reg
iment. After a long while he was
taken very sick with that TERRIBLE
disorder which mastered so many Of
Uncle Sans noblemen.
The surgeons and officers urged the
chaplain to go to the hospital, but he
resoIuteIy refused to go. having seen
so many dead men carried from the
hospital tents. The chaplain grew
worse, and for safety was carried to
the rear to a place out of range OF the
enemy's guns, in a ravine. The men,
loving their cha plain, built n couple
of fires near him for his comfort. Col.
George w. Dunn and Captain Evans
walked over to see their chaplain and
as they approached, supposlng that he
was sleeping or unconscious Of their
approach, were conversing in an I'm
der tone, Colonel Dunn said Wen
have to plant the old chaplain, when
Captain Evans replied, Yes, we've
got to lose our chaplain, fear. Just
then Brother Washburne reused him.
self to one elbow and resolutely said:
"Well won't die here in such place
as this, for should be ashamed OF il
at my resurrection. And he didn't
die, and is still thriyingin Binghamton,
n T-G A. journal
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-01-06

Army life is dangerous at tine best
Even in Brazil where there seems to
be little likelihood of being shot,
fever and smallpox are said to pre-
vail to much larger extent than do
regular rations.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-01-06
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Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-01-06
Engines Of war.

There have lately been placed at
Sandy Hook battery of guns capable
of throwing fifteen tons of dynamite
an hour at any fleet of hostile foreign
ships that might try to force their
way up to New York. These guns are
pneumatic dynamite throwers and
were completed for the United States
government at the West Point foundry
at Cold Spring. near Newburg. There
are thee tubes in this first battery To
be placed at Sandy Hook-two fifteen
inch and one-eight inch aerial dyna-
mite throwers.
If this battery proves success the
United States government, it is hoped
by those Interested in the invention,
will place n score or more of these
tubes at Sandy Hook for the better
protection of New York. 1t is be-
lieved that large battery of those
dynamite throwing tubes could pre-
vent the combined navies of the world
from entering New York harbor.
As the channel for deep water YES
sells extends only about one mile from
Sandy Hook, war ships trying to enter
the harbor would be exposed to the
heaviest charges fred by this battery
The three tubes are mounted at
Sandy Hook temporarily, near the end
of the sand strip from which the place
takes its name. They are placed side
by side on the level of the beach. the
eight-inch tube being on the right
hand side and the ffteen-incb on the
left
All three can be trained entirely
around the horizon. IL takes two min
utes to make a full circuit
Tie total weight of the ffteen-inch
tube is forty tons. The total weight
of the full caliber projectile is 1000
pounds, the explosive charge alone
weighing 500 pounds. The range Of
the piece at thirty five degrees eleva.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-01-06

IT is gratifying to our racial pride
to learn that many of the crafty
oriental fakirs in Midway who have
been selling plasters worth four
cents to the guileles5 American pub
lie for So all summer found that a
goodly proportion of their ill-gotten
gains consisted of Confederate and
extinct state bank bills when they
came to leash in. Fair exchange
is no robbery, and So Confederate
bill is surely as valuable as a SOU
Eenir in Syria as a bogus Turkish
plaster is as a souvenir in America.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-01-06

A LIVELY riot in which several OF
the police OF Marseilles have been
hurt was preeipitated by the women
employed in the match factories. If
the police had any sense they would
have known better than to have in
terfered with Ithe plans Of match
making women. 1t has always been
as much as any mans life is worth.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-01-06

ANY little isles knocking about the
sea looking for foster-mother need
not apply TO Columbia The chances
are that she would spank them and
send them home abawling.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-01-06

TIE discovery Of poison in Boston
pies is likely to shake the American
Athens from Commercial street to
Back Bay park. Next to baked
beans, pie has been the staple on
Boston bills of fare. Pie for break
fast, pie for dinner and pie for sup
per, with an extra large slice as a
sort of nightcap just before going to
bed, has been the regular gastronom-
&c succession. The use of pie as
vehicle for the Introduction of cold
poison into the human anatomy viii
shake Bostonian confidence, and will,
as a matter of fact, cast gloom
over the entire community.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-01-06

THE st. James Budget pokes fun at
the newspapers OF this country be-
cause they print personal gossip con-
cecning literary people, who are
possibly quite interesting, and at
least earn an honest living. Then in
a succeeding column the Budget pro-
ceeds to detail lot of tattle about
royalty, and His Nobs this and Her
Nibs that, people who have not even
the merit of being interesting and
for the most part are paupers, living
off the charity OF nation to which
they are Of no use even as ornamen ts