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Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-01-07
HEALTH AND BEAUTY

When woman Is looking verv
ragged out and tired she should avoid
wearing gray colors anywhere near tho
face.
when you are hoarse speak as it'll.
as possible until the hoarsenoa, nos
disappeared or the voice NAV no No.
manently lost or difficulties OF tho
throat may be produced.
The hair should always bs won
brushed for five or ten minutes ,,,oo
day. 1t keeps 1t glossy and maksa {,
grow. Even II It falls out very nnch
1t should be well brushed inst Tho
same.
Tears are a certain beauty de,trovor
and bring wrinkles to the face sooner
than anything el-s. Women who ,naaa
on all and every occasion logo ,hoi,
good looks very early. A smiling saaa
and a cheerful temper are tbe haa,
preservatives OF beauty in the world
II you are thin and anemlc star, ,,o
morning by drinking a glasa n, ,vorrs
MIX and about half an hour aftsrwa.a
rise and take cold or tepia ba,b uai,u
little ammonia or salt in a. ,'I
sponge the body brlskly ana drv -.
a rough bath towel; rub vlgorousIv ~,
the body Is in warm glow Dr,nh
cocoa Tor breakfast and eat an eggs,
possible. About quarter Of az s s =
AFTER take tonic In some form ana
between breakfast and luncheon 20 70,
a snort walk, but do not allow non,
sell to become fatigued. At lunch an,
dinner a glass of claret or bIrguna,
should be taken, and in the arterpoo,
90 for another short walk "
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-01-07
Soil for Apple Orchards.

The soil for an apple orchard should
be selected with a great deal Of care
1t used to be the idea that any soil
was good enough for the apple orchard,
and we find in many cases apple or
chards set out on soils entirely insult
ed for them. Some people have the
idea that the poorer the soil the better
1t will be for the apple orchard. This
opinion evidently arose from the ex-
perience OF people in setting out or
chards on very rich land and finding
them unsuited for them. They quite
naturally inferred that il the rich
land was not good the poor land must
be good. But rich land is not suitable.
for the reason that it occasions a too
great growth of wood and not enough
Of fruit buds. AS we say. at all grows
to foliagew
Land should be rich enough to in
sure good growth of wood, but not
too rich to permit fruit buds to de-
velop in large numbers. Generally a
meadow will be found unsuitable. for
the reason that the saltwater stands
so near the surface that the roots are
soaked during large part of the year.
The water does not have to lie near the
surface to do this, for, as is well known,
the roots OF apple trees penetrate very
deeply into the ground, sometimes sew
en- or more feet. The hill location is
generally best for the apple orchard, for
the reason that there Is no underlying
sheet OF water. The drainage is nat
ural and rapid, and the roots are al
ways able to do their work without in
reference. A medium clay soil is gem
orally good, for the reason that In IL
the fertility is held till taken up by the
roots. A sandy soil gets rapidly poor
and when fertilized teaches so badly
that much Of the manure Is lost.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-01-07
earned. II 10 the place where the next

earned. It 10 the place where the next
years haycrop Is to be grown and
should be managed with that idea in
view. To pasture the meadow in the
fall may save some feed that Is worth
saving, but 1t may also leave the
ground so bare that when winter comes
great injury Is done to the grass roots
and 1t may not recover. When one
sees himself short Of pasture, either in
midsummer or later In the fall. and the
meadow shows up well with consider
able feed on 1t. there is a great temp
tation to turn the stock on. and there
may be times when it is really the best
thing to do under the circumstances As
they actually exist. 1t is better. for
instance, than to let the stock suffer
when 1t is that or nothing. But such
circumstances should not be permitted
TO occur. To provide a fodder crop In
corn country is so easy that there is
no necessity for 1t to occur, and the
management Of the meadow should be
carried on for the meadows own good
and with an eye single to the largest
possible hay crop.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-01-07
BA.lc Stag on CLAY Land.

Experiments conducted in the west OF
England by the Bath and West society
nave brought some useful results In
manuring with basic Stag on clay land
to light. after three years experience.
says Farmer and Stockbreeder CEng.l
These are briefly ~ On certain soils.
the full effects OF basic Stag are not
apparent until considerable period
has elapsed: but GU the development
OF these effects may be, and probably
Is, fastened or retarded by the condl-
ton OF the season following the appll-
cation Of the manure: and 90 that 1t
may perhaps be assumed that the bene-
fetal effects Of the Stag are not only
maintained over very considerable
period, but that there is also a marked
tendency to Increase observable In
these efforts from year to year. such as
would seem to point to gradual i'm
provement in the general condition OF
growth. and probably also to the pro-
duction Of condition OF food avail
ability in the soil. which Is specially
favorable to the growth OF legumlnous
plants. The stimulus given to cloyers
so far as has been observed, has not
been carried out at the expense OF the
ordinary grasses.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-01-07
FANNIE JOHNSON.

sometime In her career with some very
htnilar Character for the heroine O,
Rudolph Strait play has often been
seen on the dramatic stage in many
suises. In comedy. In tragedy and mel
odrama. In 10 Batallle dos Danes"
by NJ. Scribe. in Secret Service" By
MI. Gillette. In "zaire." by voltairc.
Tor instance. She has points Of resern.
olanco even to the heroine In The
Conquerors." She has experiences and
emotions almost similar to those Of
Balzae's Marie dc vsrner!i. Tom Tay.
lor's Marie de FontanEes." and the
young woman in Mr. Sothern's play.
An Enemy to the King"
The story of THE Countess valeska"
dlseloses its first scene ON the eva q,
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-01-07
Pasturing Meadows,

In the management Of meadows there
Are too many who seem to think that
they can eat their cake and still have
1t and great deal of pasturing is done
that should never be permitted, says
Iowa Homestead. Many think that as
soon as the hay crop is removed 1t
Is good economy to turn on the cattle
and thus make continued use OF the
held on the theory that nothing should
be allowed to go to waste. Many 9th
ers pasture the meadow in the fall to
consume the growth OF grass after re-
covery from the cutting. Economy is
good thing, and, other things being
equal, he will prosper best who per-
mits the least waste But there is such
thing as making saving at too great
expense, and much Of the pasturlng OF
meadows is Of this class. for n
Is done at the expense OF the
future hay crop. A newly cut meadow
for instance, is not stubbIe field fror,
which a penny saved is necessarily
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-01-07
Novel Method OF Planting straw
berries.

4 Novel Method OF Planting straw
berries.
From Farmers Reyiew:-The culti-
vation of spring-set bed OF strawber-
ries is most costly during the first
month and half after setting in the
held. Attention must be given them
at time when the grower is most
busy with other farm work. The best
way OF reducing this work that has
come under the writer's notice and
has been found by him satisfactory is
practiced in some of the fields of West
ern New York. The young plants are
dug In early spring, the roots shorten
ed to about four inches, and the dead
leaves trimmed of. In shortening. the
plant is held in the left hand, the
numb and forefinger embracing 1t at
the collar. All roots that hang be-
low the little finger are cut OF with q
pair Of shears. The trimmed plants
are then set in rows foot apart They
are shaded, If they need it, until they
take hold and are mulched with we'll
decayed, short stable manure During
the month or six weeks that the plants
Quently for diseases and insects and
watered II they become dry. Before
they are removed the ground is thor
oughly drenched, so that they may be
packed close together upon trays and
taken to the field. The splendid root
system they develop in the bed pre-
vents the danger of check when set.
During this time the field is being
thoroughly prepared. After narrowing
II the weeder is run over it once each
week or ten days, to kill the weeds, ex-
pose grubs to the crows and keep the
surface loose and open. The plants
have thus mellow ped, well warmed,
In which to start. They are not check
ed, as is often the case with April-set
plants for which the ground has been
plowed. perhaps necessarily, before 1t
was in fit condition. After the plants
are set the treatment Is the same as
for ordinary plantations. Besides the
advantages mentioned this system IS
admirable in that the plants may be
sprayed much more thoroughly in
much less time and with much less
fungicide than when set in the open
field. Further, unless the field be dis
ease infected, plants grown and treat
ed in this way will, after being set,
seldom need a spraying during the
first year. The setting of these plants
in the field comes at time when the
greatest rush Of spring work is over
and may be taken more easily. when
plants come from the nursery in poor
condition they can be treated to best
advantage by this method and losses
in the field thus prevented. Lastly,
plants SO grown are fully as good as
pot-grown plants. and for this reason
should be valued by persons that never
think Of setting out a bed until the
fruit begins to appear in the markets.
Surely enough to commend the method
to the grower!-M G. Kains.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-01-07
TOBACCO AT THE ELYSEE.
Felix FAure tho First President OF
France to smoke.

The Partisan journals are commen,.
Ing on the fact that President FelfY
Faure was seen the other eysnInz
smoking cigarette at a garden marty
in the Champs Elysees. SAYS the Paris
Daily Messenger. II Is said that n. ia
the first French president to smoke
1t Is recalled that VI. THEIRS not onIy
did not smoke, but In appointing hia
military officials, took care that the
ordnance officer should be n captain
who was a stranger to the use Of IN.
bacco. Marshal MacMahon used IN
smoke, but he gave up the habit after
passing through a severe illness and
when he was president he was never
known to smoke. NJ. Jules Crew pssd
to be an inyeterate smoker. bnt be
ceased to use the weed when no found
he was losing his memory. NJ sadt
Carnot never smoked, and his serro,a-
ries abstained-at the Elysee. nj Ieaa,
VI. Casimir-Perier used to smoke bp,
only little, and not at all after hs no.
came president. II Is now limited fba,
NJ. Faure does not only burn cigarettes
In public. but loves In private a nine
the present OF Russian grand duke
We also know that VI. Faure can smoke
cigars when presented by a car.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-01-07

Fannie Johnston has had many ~
liant offers for the coming see1N
There are few more talented sos"
on the stage. She plays eona%eI
lIciousiy. can sing and Is one O
most sought after burlesausn 10 "
country. She wss last seen viz y.
Harlan In "a Black Sheep. ho'',
very successful farce Of many 'ess-
run. Her work has so many p@
to Il that 1t Is hard to decide 10 '
one to consider her. She shines ~
ly In all Of them. She ia fafsu -
tiful woman. as her portrait "'N
and sho has iuimitable sty's -
chic quite her own. Her hsurs
feet, and in the spangles ane n.
drapinss OF buriesaue she u o.
most prominent women on the
Bessie Davis. The Little 49,
whose nwee, smile and happy
ton have won her place 10 u
Of theatcr.goers. is the forsana. 4
SCISSOR OF a voice of rare 49,.
combined with strength ana
email range. She has appears u
number OF the best combinat'cs y
is this season dsvotIng her ta'saS
the vaudeville stage. She y
savoritc with song writers 80
repertoire contains several s0n ~, "
ceptlonal merit. written esp "
her, while her likeness .'. In
title pages OF many Of the
Reyivals began the New .~vtl
son and these were mors u..,no.,t|
than tho ones current for -. NrI
camp meetings. Many msn' ,,,.. w.
get In their greed after novs'' 800
there is always q new sci o. -
gocrs who have heard ana s,.h ~
plays already produced but w. ~
have not. yet wish to, see - ~
theater-soers who did sec w ~
ANTON, to renew Acquaintance, y. -
memory of good drama -. -
memory Of a srsa, novel. lins" q.
an Oliver Twist nrst nighser e
MORE
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-01-07
WONDERFUL BLIND MAN.
Things He Does That surprise HE In
diana Friends

ThinEs He Does That surprise II" -"
diana Friends
John Walther, who lives within two
miles of Clinton, Ind. has been blind
from birth. Until he reached man
hood. John lived on the farm with his
father and IL was not uncommon I'D
see him driving to the city with a LOAD
OF corn. wheat. or other farm product.
A piece OF ground was given to him.
and each year he would market IN
Clinton, and place the proceeds TO MS
credit in the bank. He would buy
horses. cattle and hogs. Even when a
boy he was regarded as good trader
II Is now a common occurrence TOT
John TO stop In the middle OF the road
and trade horses with some jockey,
and 1t is said that he is never worsted'
He will 60 TO any part of his father
large farm, unattended. in search OF
truant horse or COW, and his searches
are usually successful. How he man
ages TO distinguish the stock for which
he Is searching Is a question which
puzzles everybody. and a mystery
which the blind man himself can not or
does not explain. When he decides to
come to town he goes TO the woods, and
with apparently as little difficulty "a
man blessed with two good eyes selects
his fayorite horse from perhaps a
dozen grazing In the pasture. Tie has
each season for years made hand In
the harvest field. and the farmers re-
gard him as one OF the fastest and
most reliable wheat 'shockers" In the
neighborhood. II was three years ago,
during harvest, that the blind mans
brother became entangled In the ma
chinery OF harvester and suffered a
broken arm. As soon as the accident
occurred John started on a run from
the field To the barn and began hitch
ing a team TO spring wagon. He
worked rapidly, and when the men
bore the injured man to the house. the
blind boy had the team hitched up,
driven out In the road and ready 10
start with his brother TO a doctor In
this city. He drove almost at break
neck speed. made the turns OF the
streets after reaching the city, and
brought his horses 20 standstill In
front OF doctors office. After as
sisting the wounded brother up a stair
way into the Office. he drew out his
watch, slid his index fuger quickly
around the dial and with a sigh re-
marked: Just half-past ten was
only twelve minutes driving 70 town"
There Is no work on the farm that
the blind man can not do. and dur
ing Idle times he builds and repairs
fences. lie can lay the worm" for a
rail fence as well as any man, and
prides himself on the rapid manner In
which he gets along with the work.
He built plank fence along the gravel
road In front OF the Walther house.
The line Is perfectly straight, while the
workmanship on the fence and gates
Is not excelled by many men who can
see. and who profess to be carpenters.
News.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-01-07

According to the estimates of the
treasury department the war with
Spain since the outbreak OF hostilities,
April q, has cost 31s7, 529,941, or a
fraction over 100000 a day. The
civil war cost s3065, Ala, 425, or an av-
erage OF $1,6S5,156 day. The largest
amount paid out during a single day in
the Spanish-American war was $4,11O,-
900. This was just before Spain sued
for peace. The next highest expendi-
lures were $3,775,000. The daily ex-
pense Of the war frequently rose above
100000. The highest daily expcn-
diture was sufficient to construct and
equip battleship of the size of the ILL.,
fated Maine.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-01-07

The independent voter has become to
b potent factor in city elections, and
his influence will be still more potent
ly exercised in future elections. He
has no respect for what is known as
regularity" and takes no stock in The
machine theory that to fail to vote
straight" is to destroy the purpose OF
the party. He sees that sustaining
whatever the party bosses may propose
leads to the betrayal Of the party cause
to say nothing OF the party honor,
quite rs much as opposition to "regu-
larity."
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-01-07

II Ii Hung Chang lives until next
February he will be rs, so that it is
hardly likely he will come into office
again. II report be true, he is the
richest man in the world, his colossal
wealth dwarfing even that of the AS
tors and the Vanderbilts. 1t is, per-
haps, the most remarkable testimony
to his astuteness that through all the
vicissitudes Of his political career he
nas always managed to keep the i'm
perial fingers off his pile" Ii is also
a diplomat
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-01-07
The great drawback in PORTO Rico I,

The great drawback in Porto Rico is
a lack Of roads. There is only one
good road on the island, and that is
the military road extending from San
Juan to Ponce, distance of about 80
miles. This road is described as a
marvel CT engineering skill and one OF
the best roads to be found in the world.
Other parts of the island are traversed
by bride paths or narrow roads in
miserable condition. The telegraph
system, which is operated in conjunc-
ton with the postal system, is a one
horse affair. 1t has been taken in
charge by the American military au-
thorities and is now operated separ-
ately from the postoffice.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-01-07

some people fancy that they can dis
card the bridge of faith which spans
the swift stream that separates time
and eternity. In the chill atmosphere
which their doubts produce, they make
the attempts to cross on the thin ice
Oh their own human creation. 1t is
too thin, and the outcome of all hu-
man philosophy is well illustrated by
the predicament of its unfortunate vic.
tins in the following scene.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-01-07
Lady Frederick Cavendish lately ad-

Lady Frederick Cavendish lately ad-
dressed meeting for young women in
England, and referred to government
interference in "our great complicated
labor market" What English states
pson could better her simple affirma-
ticn: Il am sure there is more to be
done for ourselves than can ever be
done for us by any government, sim
ply by trying. employers and employed
alike, to act toward each other on the
great Christian principles OF truth,
honesty, unselfshness and brotherly
love-"
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-01-07

well and IL will be long. II Is hoped. be-
fore this charming actress rinds II un-
profitable to act such familiar parts
each season. but while positively new
plays are not quite as necessary 10
such a travelling star as they are 10
permanently established stock com
pany, still she. too. must depend lars.
ly upon the influence OF novelties 10
keep alive public interest In her work
Composition grows more bitter every
year and the public more nekie and
restless. Miss Marlowe has made
many efforts to enrich her repsrtory.
She has even tried Browning and
George Eliot and made pretty expe-
rlment with King Henry iV.-Part
l." But. excepting Mr.. Clarks's sym
pathetic and graceful! adaptation OF
Coppee's romantic tragedy For Bon
ME Prince Charlie" she has found
nothing so well suited TO her taien, and
skill as this romantic piece from the
German.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-01-07
THEATRICAL TOPICS.
oOMR SAYINGS AND DOiN0S
IN STACELAND.
julia MAriows's New Play, The Ceuntess
VAisskA"--Andrew Mack - "rhe Nag
xed E~rr'-Trancis Wilson's OSsas
New Yorh Reception.

uLlA MARIOWE
has made a distinct
success In her new
play THE Countess
Valeska." She has
found her inroad
into the realm OF
romantic q r q m q
highly profitable.
The Rosalinds and
Juliettes and Par
thenias are all very
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-01-07
Where Are the Wild Pigeons.

In response TO an inquiry as to the
cause Of the disappearance OF the once
abundant wild pigeon. the information
is here given that the wholesale butch
cry OF these birds resulted In almost
discriminating the species, says Wiscon-
sin Agriculturalist. The market hun
tiers followed the birds to their nesting
grounds, where countless thousands Of
wild pigeons congregated to breed. and
a merciless slaughter was INDUCED in,
year after year. until few of the species
remain. The larger portion OF the pig
cons told birds and young squads. in
discriminately) were killed on the
roosting grounds. and shipped to the
larger cities. a smaller percentage was
netted or trapped and sent alive In
crates to sportsmens clubs and asso-
Citations for trap-shooting purposes.
The trap-shooting sportsmen Of Ameri-
ca are therefore accessories" in the
nefarious work OF destroying the wild
pigeons Of the country, though the
greed of the market hunter Is mainly
responsible for the deep damnation Of
their taking on
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-01-07

Grape Growing on Little Land.-It
Is surprising how little extent of earth's
surface is needed to root a grape vine
IL 1t can grow upward and have open
space enough on one or two sides TO
get plenty OF sunshine, the area In
which its roots can run Is matter Of
comparatively little Importance. We
have seen thrifty and productive grape
vines where there was only three feet
space between a house with its cellar
wall on one side and the street side
walk on the other. AS the sidewalk
was made OF plank. the grape roots
undoubtedly extended under 1t. But
even with this there was scarcely a
space seven by 25 feet on the earth's
surface, and this supported for years
TWO grape vines. each OF which ran I'D
a trellis as high as the house, and bore
every year fine clusters OF luscious fruit
At the top.-Ex
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-01-07

No matter how proud a girl may be
OF her family name, she's seldom
averse to changing it.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-01-07

Gen. Gomez is holding out stoutly
against disbanding the Cuban forces,
but perhaps he is open to PROPOSE
tons.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-01-07

perhaps the periodical topper realizes
mat there are periods in his life at
which he should come to a full stop.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-01-07

Solomon was the wisest man in his
day' but then, of course. that was long
before your time.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-01-07
FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO
ACRICULTURlSTS.

some Up-to-DAte Hlnts About Cub
tivHtion Of the Soil and Yields
Observation-Disclosures. viticu,turs and
1loriculturA
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-01-07

, .ae battle OF Frledland. in 1907. Al
ms time Napoleon for his own end,
+, uaS posing as the deliversr Of Poland.
ne is CHARTERED In Countess valeska.s
castle. A plot to murder him 1, ,,nm,,
nea.' Inc chief theme of the drama
'n. struggle of tho heroine between
NV dictates OF patriotism and lovc for
o , OF nor country's enemles-a dash
ing young Prussian officer TbI, tender
s !. '. leads to much tender emotion.
=, subsidiary love story with leas ,rou.
ore and adventure PRETTY ronnds On,
' p'"'' Miss Marlows's now com
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-01-07

The voice OF the man popping the
question has the true engagement
ring.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-01-07

Lots of men who make witty re.
marks are too dense to realize the
fact.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-01-07

It's all we'll enough to be up to date.
put It's foolish to borrow trouble
ahead.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-01-07

1t Is said that the whisper of beau
tlrui woman can be heard farther than
the loudest yell of duty.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-01-07

The revolts of intelligence are more
dangerous than the insurrecuons of ig-
norance.