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Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-10-30
Digesii,e Power Of Animate.

The digestive and assimilatiye DOW.
efs OF animals are much more vigorous
"heh they are young than when they
nave grown old, and In selecting cattle
Tor feeding purposes this should be
oorne In mind. This difference is
plainly shown in the tests that nave
been made from time 10 time. the gain
being much more rapid during the first
Two years than Ii Is afterwards. and the
pronis from feeding correspondingly
greater. II is frequently the case, 10
DC sure, that old cattle grow very fat.
Dur II must be borne in mind that this
mas come about from long-continued
feeding. and the question is TO be con-
sldered whether. when the value OF the
food consumed IL taken into account,
there is any profit left. In the selection
OF animals u should not be taken for
granted that large beast will neces-
sifiiy eat more than a small one, for
This Is not always the case. Much de-
ponds on the powers OF assimilation.
II has ofen been noticed that one lot
OF cattle will thrive and make rapid
gain on much less food than another.
Careful watching % the stock while be-
Ing fatiened. and keeping an accurate
account 81 the cost Of food consumed,
Nill soon enable man 10 make such
selections as may be depended on 10
show good re,urns.-Ex
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-10-30
Proposed New Mining Laws.

Denver, Colo. Sept 25.-The Mining
Congress committee ON the revision OF
the mining laws finished its Iabors
here yesterday afternoon, and a rough
draft OF the proposed bill to be present
ed 10 Congress. was prepared. As q
majority of the committee was not
present. the completion of the work
viii be by correspondence. When the
revision is definitely agreed upon by
the committee as a whole another
meeting will be called, in all probable
lty In Washington some time during
December. when the bill will be finally
framed and submitted to Congress.
Inc committee does not think it would
be proper TO submit its work in its
present crude shape to the public. but
as soon as the full committee has
passed upon the recommendations sub
mitted. they will be published for the
benefit of those interested.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-10-30
A Keen purchaser.

The younger portion OF the present
generation may not remember the old
fashioned silver coin, once SO plenty
in the United States. OF the value OF
twelve and a half cents. In New Eng
land 1t was called a "ninepenee." in
New York shilling" and ii bore
other names in other sections of the
country.
One day tall. lank, tow-headed
specimen of humanity, from the Mote
Mountain district, entered Sam Thom's
store in Conway, n. H. He looked
around for while upon the tempting
things displayed, and finally drew from
his pocket battered ninepence. which
he clutched with an evident deter.
mination not to part with it reckless.
ly.
Say, mister" he said, pointing &c
box of lozenges upon the counter.
"haow much dye ask for them?"
1.-TWO cents a roll" was the repiy.
wal, I'll hev a roll. What do yor
ask for them apples?"
Two for a cent"
oval, let's see-I'll hev one OF EN-.
that'll be half cent, and the lozengers
two cents-jest two cents and a half.
Yeou ken take il aout Of this ere nine
pence. and give me back ten cents
Mr.. Thorn could not refuse. The
story to tell was worth more than II
cost by far.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-10-30
IMPROVED THE CYANIDE PROC
ESS.
J. q. Mcdonald, of Cripple Creek, Doc. the
Mining Industry a Service.

!
Mining Industry n Service.
The last man TO tackle the mining
proposition presented by Cripple Creek
ores mas apparently made a substantial
advance toward perfect process. ].
y. McDonald, young man for time
chemist of the McArthur-Forest pro-
cess in Denver and now manager of
the Bnodie mill at Mound City. has
succeeded In at once raising losing
venture into money-making enter.
prise. cheapening the process for ex-
tractlng gold from certain ores, and
working larger saving of values.
The revolution was wrought by the adj
dltion or concentration to the cyanide
Teaching process. The ores now treat
ed at the mill. whether oxydized or sui.
phides, are leached raw in the cyanide
tanks, the principal values being ex-
tracted in that process. AM of the
pulp is then run over the concentrate
ing tables. and the concentrates saved.
are roasted and then returned to the
teaching tanks. There are numberless
advantages claimed for this process
over straight teaching. In the first
place, instead of remaining In the solu
ton from eight TO fourteen days. MS
tpihNtiss 'ht tlthttN pump is NOW Kent
there but four days. and In this way
the daily capacity OF the plant has
been more than doubled
BY putting the pulp through the con.
centrators the value Is saved down n
30 cents a ton against loss of from
81 TO SIS when the tailings were drawn
Off without concentration. The oasting
of the concentrates is ACCOMPLISHED
without loss, whereas the loss from fine
dust In the raw ore was considerable
Before this new scheme was applied.
the Brodie was losing money on every
ton of ore II treated; now II Is making
money and has already begun 10 on.
large the plant. Two new solution
tanks of thirty-five tons. and four
tanks of 40 tons capacity
each. have been ordered, and with |
them two additional concentrating
tables 10 assist the four now in opera- |
ton. The mill Is at present treating
1000 tons month against 1900 tons
formerly handled by the same plant.
or course. the new system can be en- |
ployed by others and Its effect should |
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-10-30
RTE NEEDS oP THE NEGRO.


University Grf.duste of the Rae.
Pithny Defines Them.
"The power Of the ballot" says Mr..
w. Z. 3. Du Bots, himself negro, and
recent Harvard graduate. I'VE need
In sheer defense and az a guarantee of
good faith. We may misuse ii, but we
can scarce do worse In this respect
than our whilom masters. Freedom,
too, the long sought, we still seek-the
freedom OF life and limb, the freedom
TO work and think. Work, culture and
liberty-all these we need, not singly,
but together; for to-day these ideals
among the negro people are gradually
coalescing and finding higher mean
Ing in the unifying ideal Of race-the
ideal OF fostering the traits and tai
ents of the negro, not in opposition 10,
but in conformity with the greater
ideals OF the American republic, in or
der that some day on American soil,
two world races may give each TO each
those characteristics which both SO
sadly lack. Already we come not al
together empty-handed; there is to-
DAY no true American music but the
sweet, wild melodies of the negro
slave; the American fairy tales are In
dian and African; we are the sole oasis
of simple faith and reverence in dus-
ty desert of dollars and smartness.
VIII America be poorer If she replace
her brutal, dyspeptic laundering with
the light-hearted but determined ne
gro humility; or her coarse, cruel wit,
with loving, jovial good humor; or her
Annie Rooney with Steal Away?'
Simply stern concrete test of the
underlying principles Of the great re-
public is the negro problem, and the
spiritual striving of the freedmen's
sons is the travail Of souls whose bur-
den is almost beyond the measure Of
their strength. but who bear 1t in The
name of an historic race, in the name
OF this the land Of their fathers ia
theirs, and in the name Of human OPP
portunity."
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-10-30

OF man Snd team filing gullIes ana
chnck-holes. and doing a little grading
OF steep bluffs. would be worth twenty
dollars on few farms with which i
am acquainted. II would ssve wear m
wagon, Team and drivers temper. and
mae u possible TO increase the size
OF Dads without danger Of overload.
INF. This work should be done thor
oughly and on time. prefer having
II done a month before harvest. SO that
some wear may make II smooth. These
are details" but details count. A
man Will spend half dollar 10 20 10
circus and be happy two hours, while
that nan dollar expended In perma-
nently getting rid of some nuisance
would save him from being mad
month. II all the little vexatious times
could be showed together and be thus
measured.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-10-30

hat under certain conditions they are
bairly profitable. for on old beds the
kruit rlpcns week or SO earlier than
he same varieties in new beds. In
Years past ! had u eonsidere ole expert
nee in burning over old beds. but II
tas nearly always been within two or
three weeks after the fr,iiting season,
shen | have a moving machine 90
pSsr aud cut down berry plants. weeds.
brass, and everything quite close 10
he ground and then la few days az
Der all were thoroughly arled and there
sas a good fair wind blowing ] have
started fires on the windward side aud
Burned the fieid over rapidly. this XIII
|0<d all fungus diseases. insects, weed
feeds, etc. and injuries but few OF the
lanS. although occasionally where
be roughage is a little heavy II may
haks loo hot ire and hurt few
browns II this burning over can be
bone jus, before a rain storm ! have
Found the plants start new leaves very
Fsap.dly ! have some times after the
iarnlug run a smoothing harrow over
,he snylrc Geld 10 loosen up the ground
y little. this tears out 4 few plants. but
t1ss no harm 20 matted beds: Il Is
soms,iuaes advisable after the harrow
ihE 70 run a eultiyatoE over between
pc RVS and loosen up the ground.
snleh helps 70 stimulate a new growth
roFe rapidly. What effect moving on
Pc tops AMI burning the field later In
'ae season would do am not sure. but
Pc ffait crowns will be forming late
in August and early in September. and
would not tank THAI burning over NJ
thss season would be safe OF advisable
am rather % the opinion now that as
Va south A. Norfolk. whore fruliase
- eided in May. that Il would be bal.
Pc 70 defer burning until very early
per spring. sometime in late Febru-
|afJ OF carly March. when ihe ground
|sas dry enough. quick IRE over the
Pc mishi do Sotne good. Some years
|sEo had an accidental IRE get into an
|csd strawberry held early in spring and
|taFni on the tops and lot Of old hay
|ngieh and where this burning over
pas. the fruit waa earlier and better
plan where le,t uudiSiurbcd. stlli one
|hcc!drntal success Of this kind would
roi b a guarantee that like results
would tolloS every such burning.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-10-30
Keeping Grapes.

Concerning methods OF keeping
grapes, Consul-General Jones writes
from Rome. Italy: "A recent bulletin
of the School Of Agriculture OF Scan.
dicci, Italy, describes experiments
made by Professof MarchI for the
keeping OF grapes fresh during the win
ter. A certain quantity of grapes lcom-
prising different quaiitiesl were hung
up in cool and dry place, all damaged
berries having been previously remov-
ed: second lot was packed In dry. pull
verified peat In wooden boxes. At tho
end OF four months the grapes that
had been hung up had become decayed
and had dropped of; on the other
hand, those that had been packed In
the boxes we're found 10 be In fine con-
dition. This is. therefore. simple and
economical method. Another one con-
sists In gathering the punches with a
good bit OF stem attached and miners
ing their tips In bottles containing wa
ter and pulverized charcoal.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-10-30
Dlrer.lt,lar Arrlsal,ar.l rroaus,..

The frst thing that suggests itself
20 my mind IL dlversi1cation OF our
agricultural products. We are now
importing from foreign countries agri.
cultural products Of an average value
Of f5Ss.65l.0l2 which is n little more
than one-halt Of all our Importations
OF all kinds. Some OF these importa.
lions cannot be probably produced
here. large share OF them can and
ought TO Ice produced here by Ameri.
can farmers This would give EN-.
ployment TO labor In this country and
ought TO be produced here by Ameri
can farmers. This would give EN-.
pioyment 10 labor in this country ane
keep At home the millions that gc
abroad TO pay for foreign labor. Suct
liberalization would also reduce tht
production Of the cereals which have
been produced in late years al 4 loss
II IL folly for US TO try 10 force upon
consumers more OF any product than
their wants demand. We must learn
TO supply them with what they want
and then make them pay fair prices
for the same In this way We may
exercise some control over our bust.
noss aud realize some profit on our
labor and inycstmcnL-J. II. Brigham
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-10-30

A three-compartment shaft is to he
built by the Moon-Anchor at Cripple
Greek.
Several important sales of mining
property are reported from Gilpin
county. a
The freshman class of the Colorado
SCHOOL of Mines this year is the largest
ever entered. II numbers nearly 100.
The Elkton, at Cripple Creek. pro.
duced SoS.I5906 in August, OF which
S25.T59 was profit.
Captain w. C. Davidson announces
that the La Plata Gold mining and pa
velopnrent Company OF Pittsburg will
soon resume work on its group of gold
copper properties on Lightner creel,
twelve miles from Durango.
Lots of ore is coming from the Bob
Tail tunnel at Central CITY. which
keeps the transfers busy hauling nj
that point. Several properties are be.
ing worked through this tunnel, the
operators of which pay royalty ia
the Gregory-Bobtail parties. ----c,
A dispatch from ouray saws. Tho
American Nettie is in richer ore than
ever and recently shipped a car of gold
which exceeded in value the famous
car sent out by express from the @. q
\. tunnel The Bachelor has struck
rich veins recently and Is making
heavy shipments daily. The Wed,e
is In fine pay and the force win be in
creased TO 100 men this winter
Since drifting ON the lodes of the biy
Newhouse tunnel. Clear Greek. began
IL is rumored that three immense
bodies of smelling ore have been en-
countered and that where crosscut Inv
the tunnel the streaks were small. Sn-
perintendent Henahen declines to fur.
nish information as to value of tho
streaks being drifted on. but II can no
stated as a fact that the showings aro
much better than had been expected.
With lead at 81 per 100 pounds. or $50
per ton, and the apparent rise In lie
price OF silver 1t has created stimulus
In upper Clear Greek for mines tbot
carry good per cent. in lead. of which
there are quite number in and around
Georgetown and Silver Plume. several
81 which are now being developed and
producing largely, and many that are
lnly partially developed. The manager
of property Mt Silver Plume makes
he statement that with the recent adj
vance in the price Of lead and silver IL
makes difference In his receipts az
about $500 per month.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-10-30
BEHIND THE SCENES.

Emma Calve is at her farm in tn,
south of France.
George H. Broadhurst wrote 9TH,
Wrong Mr.. Wright" in thirty-two days
Bassett Roe will play leading heav,
parts with Julia Marlowe this SEASON
Sadie Martinez and Harry Conor will
play at the London Garrick the role Of
Billings in Too Much Johnson
Emelie Melville has been engaged fol
the comedy act OF "Bimbo of Bonn.
bay" opening the middle of Septem.
Der.
William Morris and Mary Hampton
VIII be the principal players in 'Un.
der the Red Robe" when 1t goes on
tour.
l.. 5. Willard has secured the drama.
tic rights of the play which Hal Game
has made out of his new story, The
Christian"
FORREST Robinson has been added to
the company engaged to support Nip
ME Madden Fiske in Tess of the
D'Urbervilles."
Harrison Grey Fishes new play.
The Privateer," is a romantic melo.
drama. with abundance OF incident and
scenic display.
Zacconi, the Italian tragedian. will
appear in this country early next year,
under the management of Carl and
Theodore Resented.
Walter Damrosch will conduct A spe-
ciai season of opera in Philadelphia
during the winter. Melba will be the
star OF the organization.
Wilson Barrett and his company
have accepted good offer to tour Aus
tralia next January. This means that
he will not come to America.
Mrs. Patrick Campbell. the noted
English actress. who has been very
III for some time, is improving rapidly
OF late. She is staying at Great NAL
vern, England.
odell Williams will open In Port
land, Me-. Sept. IL. in a new version of
The Alderman" The play has been
rewritten by William Gill and is said
to be much improved.
Nine. Emma Eames goes to Bay
reuth soon in the response to an in
sltation from Nine. Wagner to take
part Aug. 10 In the last performance
IF "Parsifal." After that she retires to
Der mountain home at vallombrosia,
lear Florence, where she always spends
he summer.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-10-30
A MEXICAN MINE.
Primitive Methods Used in Operating the
Property of the Oaxaca Family.

rrimitive Methods Used in Operating the
Property of the Oaxaca Family
samuel b. Brilliant, former Colo
RADIO mining man, who has for the past
ilye years been engaged in mining i'm
Chihuahua, Mexico. is at the Albany
motel. chihuahua is the mining GEN.
ter OF the state of Chihuahua" said he.
which is mainly placer mining coun-
Try the greatest producing district be-
ing that of Placer de Gu1deloupe. In
inns district there is one of the most
peculiar mining propositions that /
nave ever heard of, and that is the
oaxaca mine, owned by the Oaxaca
brothers. This property has been in
the oaxaca family for generations, and
Is somewhat celebrated for its produc-
ton of crystalized gold specimens. The
methods employed in the mining of this
properly are entirely primitive, and the
seams are followed occasionally. a bug
Mole being found, and it is in these that
the wonderful specimens of crystalized
gold are found. These holes are about
TWO inches in diameter and produce
from 500 TO S1.500 worth of pure crys-
lailzed gold In beautiful specimen for
nations.
The really novel part about the mine
- - hihiihtI IA WHICH Ii Is WOFke0-
The 0axaca brothers live in adobe huis
and clothe themselves only in breect
cloths. familiar to all hot countries.
Miners are sent down into the mine
and drill the holes and prepare the
blasts, and after the explosions The
oaxaca family take charge and pick
out all the free gold and rich speci-
mems, leaving the balance of the prod
uct TO the miners. who divide il up and
take that as the pay for their labor.
The Oaxaca has been mined much after
this fashion for many years. and the
owners are reputed to have upwards of
a quarter of a million dollars stored
away in the adobe huts, but with 1t all
they have no one of the pleasures of
the world, not even the clothes or
home of an ordinary person. The most
important matter of interest in this sec
tlon of Mexico at the present time is
the completion of the Corilitas rail-
way, which runs from FL Paso to Coril<
iitas, state of Chihuahua. and opening
up vast area of agricultural lands
and an immensely wealthy mining
country. This read will take many peo-
pie into the country. and will do won
ders in the development of the state"
denver Republican.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-10-30

n l. made mistake when I bough,
Ramp land 10 thick timber. black ash
s.m. sycamore and black alder. ca,
amp clay lands.
:, Tried TO farm 4, with open shall.
loS ilichea.
= Laid u with tile too shallow.
Laid q, with tile too small 70
AHy on the water soon enough TO
Pave the crop.
= Flowed 10 wet meadow land to
ra!ss corn on.
lfied to raise the third crop OF
Urn IN rotation on one piece OF
sround.
:. Did not select my seed corn In
p''mocr and take proper care Of
:. Planted In hills instead Of drill
|fhg Il.
Did not cut mp corn early enough
- maze good feed Of the stalks.
+" Did not tie fodder In bundles
a" stack or NOW away.
- Did not reclean and grade seed
sasa' before sowing.
- Not blowing oats ground In fall
e 70 SOW early In spring.
- sowing and planting all kinds
II grain too thick.
~ Going in debt for farm machin-
u Allowing agents Of every de-
Il 'puon to persuade me to buy or
IT, stock In companies for public Inn
FsS'tfhentS. Agents are curse to the
aud a public nuisance, AMI
sen' not TO be tolerated.
~ a., With that lawyer when coun-
80 with him. Your case is all right
".u there Ia money in IL.
- When sold that good brood
ana bred common one.
he when | bought a grade bull $50
aper than ! could a good one.
when / hired a lively. spirited
u Nhen n lazy one IL better.
H., letting the young pigs lay In a
spon Feeding too much corn and not
J" clover and slop.
80 selling young calves for veal
~ steers as stockers.
stesd selling corn. oats and rye In
-, OF feeding II on the farm.
~. Farming too much land and
.hng too much work.
h ~ Not combining ourselves strictly
."e farm in all its branches.
ppss, NOT having an education thor
lnS,y IN all branches.--D. G. W.. I'm |
indiana Farmer.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-10-30

No more Of such like gentle things
Do maidens sweetly pirate:
The few who do are voted by
Their sisters out Of date.
Now. when ! murmur tender things
Into my loved ones ear.
9he chlps IN with an odd remark
concerning high-gtade gear.
And when with FACILITATING heart
TO wed her 1 aspire,
sns asks me what ! think OF her
bfaha-nsw pneumatic tire.
instead or soulful meanderings
~ IoNe's old-fashioned mode,
she takes me on a tandem
twenty miles OF dusty road.
Her talk is all OF sprocke, wbee,a
Gnu rims. this maid who cykes.
her very dreams. meihinks. are full
" different makes of bikes.
ana she can mend a punciured tire,
hut puncinren socks can wait,
WIN hoies as big as half crown.
Nhlch she cannot locate
Nothing she knows OF making cakes.
ana home-maie Jam she'd spoil.
bnt she can tell you the best makes
of lubricaiing oil.
sne'n pedal miles on hottest days
Along the worst known road.
But she won't do a single turn
Within her own abode
She won't cut wood. nor hoe. nor dig.
Nor tubs on washday ALL
That's boys workout she'n ride her
Right nm .hs x,t,,a., IA,
IN short. considering everything,
This modern girl Of muscle
~ no more use al home than was
She OF small waist and hustle.
Adelaide Observer.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-10-30

Iona v" writer In an exchange says: The
NJ :, VI wheat or hay that can be drawn
sne barn is measured by the worst
bara ~ the farm road leading TO the
6u, :. mis- may seem small matter.
4 e.n. - not so on thousands OF farms.
M . anord to have a bad piece in
,ns s road. because time and wages of
en- are going on while the team is
| ,a or taking only three-fourths of
'N'1 W escape stalling. A days work
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-10-30
:. Mining Department.

be TO cheaper the cost of treatment
ultimately 10 the producers Of the ore.
The mill problem has been a serious
one. II is an open secret that none Of
the mills have been making money.
even at the prevailing rates Of from
50 10 IS ton for treatment. and NO
reduction in rates could be expected m
I'll this situation was remedied. Mill
men will find much interest then in the
new adaptation Of the two Old pro-
cesses.-Denyer Republican.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-10-30

Corn smut.-The smut does not pass
from stalk to stalk In the field. and
there lie no danger OF contamination In
this way. The infection takes place
when the corn is very young, the ger
minating spores entering the tenderest
part--the root. node and lowest Joint;
and after the disease is once in the
plant no application will do the least
good.-Ex.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-10-30

NOTICE in your
issue Of July Mr..
Brinkley's inquiry
in relation 10 the
burning on of old
strawberry beds.
writes j. II. hale
IN strawberry Gull
turist. | am not
much Of a believer
In old strawberry
beds, still | know
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-10-30
A second sherlock uo,m..

First Tramp-Here comes a likely
lookln' guy. I'll JUST brace him fer
dime. Second Tramp-It's no use: he
has no dough. First Tramp-How
dyer know? Second Tramp-why, II
he had he'd be ridin' wheel, not walk
n'.-Up-to-Date.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-10-30

a." said the daughter OF a newly
plutocrstic sire, was caught in the
rain yesterday and ruined a $50
suit"
And" said the girl who was poor
but proud. "a twelve dollar complex
ion. indianapolis Journal.