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Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-12-17
FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO
ACRiCULTURIST
Some Up-to-Date Hints About CAL
tixation OF the Soil anc Yields
Thereof-Horticniturs. Vitloaiturs and
H1oriculturN



A year ago my boy caught, in a
little river mile away, five little cat
fish with a hook. Being too small for
the frying-paa he put them In the
pond. They began at once to replen-
ish and multiply. This season the
family has caught several messes OF
catfish, some of which weighed fully
pound So We see how rapidly catfish
grow. They will reach pound IN
weight in one year. For my part
would much rather have my pond
stocked with catfish than with carp.
Carp are hard to catch with a hook
and are much more bony than catfish,
and then, do not regard them as any
thing near so hardy. IL makes no dlI-
ference with a catfish whether there IS
current or not. They are at home
with either. l found sucker in the
pond also. 1t was as healthy as ever
l saw one l take it that it reached
the pond through the wasteway. 1t IS
a strong-swimming fish. II
is plain to me that to make success
full pond, trees are necessary. They
can be planted and little forest Will
soon be grown | had much rather
have a narrow and long pond than
short and broad pond. l have planted
calamus, cat-tails. white-helleoore,
skunk-cabbage, and lilies. The more
weeds and the like along the margin,
the better. They prevent the wash
from fVing up the basin. Then. they
are pleasant TO look at, adding diver
sity and beauty. Then they afford
spawning places for the fish, and
homes for all sorts OF aquatic insects
These become numerous and afford
1t in the midst of plowed land. II Ii
also bad for it to have cattle and hogs
run to it at their pleasure. The pone
fence can be so built that they car
go to the water and drink. but mol
/ built and 1t is well stocked with fish
1t pays by what ii furnishes the table
| 1t is very pleasant to sit down to a Ia
BILE furnished with fresh fish. Here u
/ your pond you have them withou
money and without price. with tn
sport of fishing thrown in. These ar
/ briefly my views. There are othe
! reasons in favor of a home pond.
| think, however, that every farm o
eighty acres should have a pond lik
mine. which | have tried to describe
| believe that were they thus nume-
GUS they would materially modify on
climatic conditions. There would no
be such violent changes.-Edward Z
Heaton in Farmers Review.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-12-17

The following Is tFgm Doctor con.
nected with an Institution in whlea
there are many children There Il
nothing more irritable TO a cough than
coughing For some time had bssu
40 fully assured Of this that I deter.
mined for one minute a. least 20 lea
sen the number Of coughs heard in 5
certain ward In hospital Of the IN.
stitutIou. BY the promise a, rewards
and punlshmeuta I succeeded In in
ducing them to simply hold their
breath when tempted 10 cough. and liz
little while vas myself surprised
to see how some OF the children en-.
tlrely recovered from the disease. Con
slant coughing Is precisely like
scratching a wound on the outside Of
tho body, an long as it IA done the
wound Will not heal. let person
when tempted to cough draw long
breath and hold II until u warns and
soothes every air cell. aud some acue-
ut VIII soon be received from th.s
process. The nitrogen which Is thus
refined acts as an aaodyne to the mu.
cous membrane. allayins the DESIRE 20
cough aud giving the throat and lungs
chance to heal At the same time
. suitable medicine VIII aid nature in
ner efforts to reCuperafe.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-12-17
A Sleeps Ideas

When sheep are driven through
narrow gate, very common perform
ance is for one sheep to give leap as
IL over an obstacle or across ditch.
II one gives leap all the others 10
the rear OF 1t, on reaching the same
spot. follow its example. Wild sheep
always appoint sentinels and leaders.
and adopt their ways of progression
in the most implicit manner. The
origin of the jumping habit of flock
when one only gives the example Ia
very ingeniously explained In DIR.
Louis Robinson's work, entitled, "Wild
Traits in Tame Animals" when
sheep in wild state" he remarks,
dash off together among broken
ground. or on crowding along some
perilous ledge on the mountain side
their usual habitat--it would be unite
useless for those in the middle of the
band to endeayor to see obstacles at
their feet. Hence each animal keeps
an eye on the leader, or those imme-
diately in front and initiates his move
ments. IL the leader thinks a three
foot jump Is necessary to clear some
dangerous spot every sheep in the pro-
cession will take three-foot jump. IL
he jumps higher, they will jump high
er, and so on. They carry out this imi-
tated action with most e1traordi-
nary precision. even when 1t has to be
transmitted through a long chain of
different individuals"
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-12-17

grows best on rich loan with 4
porous clay suhsoil where water Ia ncs
over twenty feet from the surface. hut
We have found it growing on high up
lands In both the eastern and western
parts OF the state where water was
from 125 to 175 feet from the surface.
and 1t is probable that it can be grown
on some spot on almost every section
of land in the state.
Alfalfa needs a fine seed-bed In
ground free from weeds. Seeding
should be done early in April and the
ground handled so that at seeding time
it will be moist for at least fifteen to
twenty inches. This condition can be
secured on many soils by fall blowing,
pulverizing the soil to depth OF Ave
or six inches with disc harrow be-
fore blowing. making the whole depth
plowed mellow. Soil inclined to blow
can be lightly ridged or sub-surface
packed after blowing. In western
Kansas a successful alfalfa grower
runs burrows through the prairie sur
rounding his alfalfa TO conduct the sur
plus water from each rain 10 the field.
This may be done to get moisture into
the soil during the winter before seed
Ing. Alfalfa roots deeply and must
have a subsoil which it can penetrate.
Where the subsoil is imperylous, sub
soiler can be used. or where there is
no danger from washing. the ground
can be thrown up into high, sharp
ridges just before freezing. The frost
will thoroughly pulverize the ridges.
putting them in good condition for a
seed-bed when leyeled in the spring.
and will pulyerize the subsoil In the
burrows deeper, better and cheaper
than q subsoil pillow. Preparation
| should be made this fall. Ii Will pay.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-12-17

The manufacturers of dried fruits in
market for their products in some of
the European countries. notably Ger
many. This trade should be fostered
and built up till it is able to take all
of our surplus in heavy fruit years as
we'll as in years when we have lin
tied supply. But an obstacle appears
in the custom OF many of our shippers
using sulphurous acid for the improve
ment of the appearance Of their fruits.
Already the German authorities have
taken the matter up and are doing
what they can to stop the further i'm
portation of fruit so treated.
Some of the California papers are
saying that the sulphuring is a good
thing, at least a thing that does not
make the fruit detrimental to the
health, and they claim that some ply
sicians have said so. We are In very
grave doubt on that point. We have
many kinds of preservatives in use,
and 1t is probable that all of them are
more or less harmful. Yet we know
that 1t is possible to get medical
opinion In favor of anything that
brings good price on the market. Let
US cite the case of Preseryaline. Med
fcal Investigations have decided that
1T is harmful to the health, especially
to the health of little children and
invalids. Nevertheless the makers and
defenders of Preservaline declare that
they have medical opinions to the eff
feet that 1t does not act injuriously
We cannot help feeling that 1t is not
right to put any powerful chemical
into foods that are to be consumed
by all classes of people, the weak as
we'll as the strong We have great
deal OF sympathy with the foreign ma.
lions that have very strict anti-adul.
ITERATION laws, and we can but wish
that our own laws against adultera-
| ton were stronger
| We desire the foreign market for oul
| dried fruits, and we should therefore
see to it that only pure articles are
| sent across the water. The United
| States government should take I'D the
matter, but 1t is doubtful If 1t will dc
SO without an initial move being made
by the shippers of fruit or other par.
ties directly interested
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-12-17

One Of the most impgFsaai r4isz
that Whieh demands perfect esiss :
baby during the FIRST moa.As : Z
exIstsn e.
Babies are fused over. talked =. -
handled into q state shlsh p ss's
leave the nerves Of the thIis .
thoroughly wrouEhs.up epHafioa-
The less notice oa,slas IT, paissh
needs given the tins one euriat =
fret year % It's soioufa here ss'os :
better.
Altos Tho llttle frame 10 h<eoat
eustomsd to the strain upon
necessary when making tie aeaAA
anec Of this restless. rlosiHs s0is
ours.
It Is wise to continue tbs "a
some neglect through ehia4
though very many mothers ihA
child IL rendered shy Il u .
pushed ahead little each DAY
II IN In the nursery.
Baby Ia compelled TO make i'e@
with every stranger who sppfah
II In kissed when II Wants
let alone.
If It has n cunning triek u
and leased into exhibiting IL -.
As baby grows older the sane ~ |,
DDS are pursued: the poor eass (.
marshaled into the dining rooa 30
put through its PAGES: play "a,
| rupted. and the little one ffes' ID
a state of nervousness that pIla. s<a
often punishment that Is uh'. .s. a
When your smiling FRIEND !. al.
dulcet tones to "see the baby. =. !. i,
hesitate to say mo" espse'a'p ..s,
ia merely a chance caller. one Q, d,
who think It necessary 70 " !. Il.
request out OF politeness. = .,, 70
ways some good excuse fof 'e's .,oo d
put the baby through a SUCCESSIVE .a.el,l
Shows" and unless she u ~
friend the chances are tha' " ..,s,,
itor will simply look upon 'As IA b,
as sparing her an infection -. eoa
baby will be all the better 'o'
! paratiye seeluslon.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-12-17

According to DR.. Gulzmann. whoae
report has been adopted and published
by the German government. lnyolun-
tary mimicry plays great part in
suffering. Like yawning, IL Is catch.
Ing. The quicker child ia. and tho
more Initiative, the more apt II ia tn
imbibe any defects OF speech ON tbs
part OF those by whom 1t is surround.
ed. Conclusive evidence of tho con.
tagious nature Of suffering ia tn hs
found In the fact that the number ot
Sufferers In school Increases stead
lily as the children pass upward from
class to class. In the public seboola
of Berlin, for example, Ito number of
Sufferers among the children IN ~
lower class was So per cent ~ a..
total strength of the class. This me-
portion rose from year to year aa ~.
children passed upward In tho edpo.
tional scale nntil in the higher elaas
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-12-17

The Orleans family in France has
always been famous for its small econ
omies. King Louis Philippe was
sneered at in his time as man who
counted his pennies" His descend
ants also have the reputation of being
penurious in the use of Deir ample
wealth. The head of the house Is the
Due d'Orleans, who would be king IL
the monarchy were restored. His re-
cent manifesto respecting the Drey-
fus affair confirms the popular view
of the family falling. Instead of send
ing it to the headquarters Of his party
In Paris by a messenger empowered
to have it printed as poster and pla-
carded where every one could see it,
he put it in an ordinary envelope and
posted it by mail at the expense of
five cents without warning his agents
consequence of his bad management
the manifesto was only placarded in
q few places, and was laughed at
wherever it was read. He was ridi-
culed by the boulevard wits as a pre-
tender, who could not afford to spend
more than a five-cent stamp even when
a throne was in sight. There was the
same kind OF wit in Louis Philippe's
time. The blind beggar, into whose
hat the smallest French coin was
thrown by bystander, exclaimed:
THAT must have been an Dreams
princep All Paris was stirred with
merriment when the story was told In
print.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-12-17

A bulletin of the Kansas Experiment
Station says:
Alfalfa is necessary to the cheaper,
production, under Kansas conditions,
OF beef. milk and pork. For young
stock OF all kinds It supplies the mate
rails needed to develop bone, muscN
and rapid growth. When alfalfa hay
is used as the roughness In fattenipx
steers, large saving in grain is made,
conservative feeders estimating ttA
saving to be from rs to so per oen..
At least one good crop OF alfalfa cs1
be harvested in the dryest year in any
part OF Kansas, and In most Year,.
under favorable conditions, from thser,
to five crops are harvested. When
once established 1t lives for years: II
roots deeply and withstands drout,
well. Alfalfa Is weak when young and
on many soils is hard to establish Il
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-12-17

Teas deadly. according 10 shs saat1
consumed A very suaiI psses I y
bulb % uareiAsas may eaas< laai
Tbs leaves. hozers. roots and Aaia i
the Otsauaer are deadly. Ia6ss& D
satire plant IL dangerous 10 life M
i0Haull and hyarinth are Possszsia
Peach and cherry pits c1aisia vfssaf
acid enough 10 Kill. zHe res ssfT'~
are responsible for serious leaa Z =
Most people knga that th< leAsasH =
dangerous. tut that the AIS sisaf
potsona 10 tks same ~sY u ~ :
kuown 10 bat few. The balss q Is
Of the valley are pgisoaais crvfz'ss
must be handled eth care b tsfaa
persons The eatalpa has FasfhsHs
qualities. and to poppiss sss~fAa
the partly fiprnsd seed poes afs y
cribed many deaths among sasi'ss'
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-12-17

In a report to the state department
Consul Mckinley, at Athens, Greece,
states that there cannot be the least
doubt Of the necessity of direct line
of steamships between the United
States and the Mediterranean ports.
There is wide field and large profits
for well-managed line, and 1t should
be an American one, flying the stars
and stripes, if possible. Many of the
stores of Athens-all those that keep
imported articles-exhibit American
goods for sale as English goods, they
having been imported from England.
Greece, says the consul, imports nearly
all kinds of goods and machinery.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-12-17

six bananas. half cup U -. ~
sugar. Juice OF two oranges blsdsN
two cups of shredded wne.' h.vs
crumbs. Cut bananas my ...d n
erosawlse. sprinkle with posoe' or.ss
gar and turn over them W" tof u
Juice. Let stand in cool piA. ~, Al ~
hour. turning occasionally up, NV, n ID
favored with the orange. ho'' hot IT.
then in the crumbs. and ny . ;. "
Serve with orange sauce 80. ~
strip left after the bananas D, vh,s 4
removed. but in saueepan, .dd ~
has reached the boiling pom 81 vill
tablespoonful Of corn STARR, Iii thlts
a little cold water. COOK sooopit
and clear, then add hall ''
OF orange extract.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-12-17

Admiral Sampson complains of Ad-
miral Schley not being rapid. OF
course Admiral Schiey is not Joe
Patchen, but he was rapid enough to
give Cevera's feet a long look at the
bitter end.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-12-17

II Commissioner Peck goes on get
ting more ground for the United States
at the Paris exposition, some Of the
displays from this side will have to be
spread on pretty thin"
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-12-17

Schemonajewskjoe, village in the
district of Sneinsk, Siberia, has been
depopulated temporarily, 1.400 Of the
inhabitants having been sent to jail
for refusing to repair the highway.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-12-17

Immediately after our title to the
Philippines is made good 1t might not
be a bad idea to count them. Anyone
who undertakes to find out how many
there are by referring to the various
reference books that deal with such
subjects will readily see that 1t never
has been done.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-12-17

A man may be the moneyed factor
during the engagement. but after mar
riage the woman always appoints her
self cashier.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-12-17

General Items of Interest for Maids and
MatronS. The Home.

the percentage vas discovered 10 b.
Isl. or more than three times The
number found whsu the same ehlldrsa
were In the loves, class.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-12-17

Land for Strawberries must be prop-
erly prepared. We saw a case this
year where Strawberries were set out
the plow In 1t, and where the ground
was so compact that even the natural
yerdure on 1t was thin and weak. This
land. although MANFRED, did not 10
we'll and should not be expected TO do
we'll. in helping to make good straw
berry bed. Though the growing sea-
son has been a good one. most OF the
plants in question are now small and
stunted in appearance. Had the year
been dry one they must of necessity
have withered and died. Land like the
ABOVE lacks both the mechanical struc-
ture and the plant food to permit the
strawberry plant to do its best.
Nurserymen are often blamed for
sending out Strawberries that do not
come up to the expectations OF the
! buyers. In very many cases the poor
results are directly traceable TO the
manner in which the plants were han
died by the purchasers or to the very
unprepared condition of the ground In
which they were placed. The land for
| strawberries must be land that has
been growing some thrifty crop and
that has received proper manurlng and
attention. Virgin soils are not suit
able for the development OF crop that
must feed as grossly as does the straw
berry. Land well-worked and we'll
MANFRED. and OF proper mechanical
structure will give good results when
the plants are properly handled and
taken care Of 1t is our experience
that the nurseryman is seldom to
blame. bat the buyer often. This is
especially the case when the buyers are
people setting out a strawberry bed %
the first time.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-12-17

imitation founces. with lndentatlons
edged with velvet. The bodice Is also
adorned with overlapping "decou-
pures" Of rounded shape. and the front.
which opens over basis Of embrold-
cred white velvet, is embroidered With
silver and silver thread. The collar is
Of white velvet and the crayat Of poInt
de Venise. This dress Is by Beer
New York Herald.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-12-17

Senator Quay is the Little Jack Hor-
ner of Pennsylvania politics, but he put
in his thumb and pulled out plum
once too often.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-12-17

George Vanderbilt's palace in North
Carolina has cost him $4,000 900 and is
called Biltmore. Perhaps George wish
es he had built less.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-12-17

The proposition Of many women OF
Ohio to have the word 'obey" omitted
from the marriage service contemplates
only half reform. The word should
rot Be omitted, but transferred to the
rzx1s side Of the transaction.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-12-17

The possibilities of a penitentiary
sentence are about the only think that
can add TO the dangers Of football.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-12-17

Mixing up the blue book of England
and the yellow book of France may re-
suit in the production of Nile green.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-12-17

The ST. on an officers coat often
cause girl TO become a star-gazer.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-12-17

France seems ready to admit that the
Fashoda fuss was a sort OF Violate
OF British hospitality.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-12-17

Lots of friends are retained by not
saying the smart things We might have
said.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-12-17

way he gives it, that shows his true
character.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-12-17

Chau- "ey Depew denies the report
that the peach crop is threatened.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-12-17

A true friend is one who never
thro things up to you.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-12-17

Any man who will enlist to get away
from his les mother is a coward.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-12-17

housekeeping is about the only
kind men indulge in.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-12-17
Poisonous Plant.

~ Is not generally underatoo, Inn, ,
'afge number Of plants win whiah "s 80
"e FAMILIAR contain polson more ar
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-12-17
Stimulating Honesty.

The way to avoid leading farmers
into temptation in the matter of WAFER
ing milk Is to use the Babcock test In
buying milk. It is the only honest way.
by which we mean that it is the only
way in which every man will get his
own. We venture the assertion with
the utmost confidence that II the test
was adopted and every mans test put
in plain sight in the creamery where
the farmers could see 1t, many Of the
cows In that creamery would at once
see the necessity OF furnishing milk
richer in butter fat. The reason that
would begin the reform Is not that
watering milk is universal, or even
common, but because the farmer would
so handle his cows in the way OF feed.
and particularly in the way of milk
ing, as to put more butter fat into the
milk. Freedom from excitement and
proper care, we think, would at once
put more butter fat into the milk.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-12-17

The average man is always willing
to help you ~-lebrate at your expense
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-12-17

Some wives prepare for war by
rifling their husbands pockets.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-12-17

y pretty autumn frock for A little
siri Is made OF navy blue wool. dotted
with red.
The sleeves. which are altghttv vvin.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-12-17

No hen can be forced to lay eggs.
Nature gives her a certain period of
time during which the eggs are to be
developed. 1t is not difficult to sup
ply her with the needed elements for
this purpose. and any surplus bestow-
ed will only be wasted.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-12-17

Cupid has snap when he encounters
An idle brain.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-11-18

f'Some Of us were taken sick from the
effects of this. 1 was laid up several weeks
in a field hospital from fever. From that
time was always afflicted more or less.
about four years ago / became much
worse. Our family doctor seemed puzzled
over my case, and it began to look as if there
was no hope for my recovery, and that the
inevitable end was near.
''Last November 1 was advised to try Dr.
Williams Pink Pills. The physicians said
they were an excellent medicine, but would
do no good in my case. But tried them,
and am glad l did for became better at
once. Eight boxes, taken according to direc-
tons, cured me. used the last of the pills
with my ailments since"
The power of DIR. Williams Pink Pills for
Pale People in the vast number of diseases
due to impure or poisoned blood, has been
remarkable as the one related above.