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Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-12-16
FIGHT WITH PYTHON.
NEST OF THEM AROUSED BY A
MILK BATH.
Big One Sets Upon the Keeper. Who
Separates Two Combatant serpents.
and Nearly HIT ON His Hand Before
He Could Escape.

Mr.. Frank Kent. keeper of snakes
at the chutes at San Francisco. Cal,
thus describes an exciting adventure
that befell him short time ago;
entered the snakes den, as is my Gus
tom every evening, not in the least
expecting to be set upon by any of the
reptiles. Although | have had much
to do with snakes OF various kinds.
every time l enter and commence TO
handle the things | experience a
creepy, repulsive feeling. That after
noon had given the pythons milk
bath. which consists in placing them
individually in gallon OF lukewarm
milk and allowing them to remain
there fifteen or twenty minutes. The
reason for thus treating our pets is TO
keep their skins soft and pliable, Now,
one effect OF this bath is TO arouse the
pythons from their usual dormant
state into condition OF activity. When
| stepped inside the snake dwelling
was somewhat surprised to see two OF
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-12-16

TONED among them. are an intensely
superstitious tribe. II Is their ars,
conviction when a shock occurs that
the evil spirits are hungry and de.
mand food, and unless a sacrifice IA
made to them the earth will be de-
stroyed. During the frst and heayies,
shocks in the recent earthquake this
fakutats fed to the interior. The sea
was rolling mountains high, the shore
line was disappearing beneath the rag
ing waters. and terrible forces Of ma.
ture, were rocking them inland az
though the destruction OF a doomed
world were at hand. when suddenly
the Indians stopped In their flight
The earth opened before them and q
erevice cut of their path TO safety. 4,
IS the devil they cried. The devil
wants food There was pause
Then an Indian mother advanced with
her babe to the brink OF the gulf ane
hung the child into the abyss. Breath.
iessiy the Indians waited. There wa,
a rending sound, and the rocks yer.
ground together and the creyice closed
Inc tribe rushed across In safety and
soon reached the uplands. far from
tne danger line. They are firm In the
neilef that the sacrifice alone saved
the tribe from extinction"
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-12-16
Feeding Young Pigs.

Prof Thomas Shaw recommends the
following supplemental feed for young
pigs where they do not get feed
enough from the SOW. II there is skim
milk on hand partition OF a place in
the pen where the dam is, IL necessary,
but which she cannot reach, and there,
in low trough. feed some skim milk
as soon as the pigs will drink it. AS
soon as they take it freely. feed them
slop OF shorts and milk. Then give
them little oats or corn strewn on
the floor in addition to the slop. Feed
the slop so that it will not become
stale at any time. II there is no skim
milk at hand, thin slop Of shorts and
water is next best. presumably little
warm il the weather is cool. But
when the trough room is ample, young
pigs may have their food supplemented
by allowing them to eat with the dam
at will. The same kinds OF food that
are best suited to provide an album
dance Of good pure milk from the dam
Will alone provide the right sort of
feed for the pigs. But the trough
should be low and one or more planks
should be in front Of it, SO that the
little pigs can easily get into it. And
care should be taken not to feed much
bran or the hulls of oats to the SOW
when the pigs are learning to eat, as
such food is too coarse for the diges-
ton Of the little pigs. 1t is surprising
how soon they will learn to eat thus
along with the dam. Take 1t all in
all there is perhaps no better mode Of
management than thus described for
average conditions 1t is the least
labored. 1t answers very well and
forces one to be cautious as to the
character OF the food given to the dam.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-12-16

Some have 4 prejudice against them.
saying that they promote an excess Of
urine; but this is not the case when
swine are OF good breed. and the
whole of the pumpkin Is fed together.
II the seeds are cut out and given
alone to them they might prove lnjuri-
GUS. Being scant of grain one autumn.
but having an abundance OF pumkins.
l fed a considerable number Of breed
ing Berkshires during the whole
months OF October and November into
December entirely on pumpkins. and
ever want to see a lot of breeders.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-12-16
killing the Wild Onion.

The wild onion has become such a
troublesome weed here that, on some
farms, it has become almost impossible
to make good butter or use the milk,
especially in the spring, says an
Orange county, n. Y. contributor to
Rural New Yorker. To pillow and har-
row as in ordinary farm work scatters
the onions and makes them more nu-
merous. l was told of a very effectual
way to exterminate them by an old
English gardener. the way they do It
In England. He said, put on gas
lime, and that will kill them outright.
Having a piece badly infested with
them, l had. about Sept. Is, one load
Of gas lime put on as an experiment.
To my surprise. it killed them entirely
That was about eight or nine years
ago; it also made the grass grow much
better and for years could see Just how
far the gas lime extended. / believe
about the middle Of September is the
proper time to use IL. as the heat OF
the summer is about over. and the wild
onions are in weak state about that
time. Another experiment with gas
lime was on my garden. but here it
appeared to do an injury. and l do
not want any more on the garden. Gas
lime can be had for nothing. except the
carriage; gas makers are glad to get 1t
drawn away. In using the lime, that
which has been exposed to the weather
long enough to expel the smell OF gas.
and is bleached white, is best; new
lime may kill the grass.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-12-16
Tobacco Growing.

A contributor to National Stockman
gives the following brief Instructions
for tobacco growing; Preparation of
the soil should be thorough, the disk
or cutaway is probably the favorite
instrument. and the sell is worked until
1t is in perfect condition. Some soils,
loose and ''mealy" in nature, are better
II eompacting with drag and roller, but
IN general the soil can be properly 1T
ted with disk and spike harrow
Nanuring.-Well rotted stable man.
ure is the ideal fertilizer for the tobac-
co grower. but fresh manure, while 1t
stimulates the plant into a quick, Wig
orous growth. does not make good
quality of leaf, and if used should in
all cases be spread on the land and
plowed under. Rotted manure may be
spread on top with liberal hand, or
may even be used in the hill. the latter
not being the usual practice, although
the manure can be made go great deal
further by it.
Fertilizers.-ln nearly all extensive
producing sections the supply OF stable
manure is far short OF the needs OF
our crop, and plant food in a bag is
used quite extensively. Generally
speaking, these goods are bought with
out proper knowledge Of the needs OF
the crop. and usually the sale is made
by the agent with the slickest tongue.
IL the land has had from six to ten
do ~ ,ta nlnWad
under, fertilizer carrying 5 or per
cent ammonia, to 10 per cent phos-
phoric acid and or per cent actual
potash, used In the hill at the rate OF
$50 to 400 pounds per acre. will produce
q good crop of tobacco, but .et me re-
peat what l wrote some years ago
few farmers really need to purchase
ammoniated fertilizers for tobacco
Distance of Planting-For cigar leaf,
where a fine wrapper is desired, the
crop is often planted as close as II by
% inches, and the distance varies from
this-very close planting to the
Miami valley plan Of Is or Is BY IS
inches for cigar leaf. For White Bur-
ley the usual distance is % or 30 by
IA inches. excepting on hillsides, where
1t is planted 80 by As inches The hills
are made the same as for cabbage or
tomatoes, and most planters like to
have their hills made a few days in
advance of season as the plants live
better in hills several days old. Es-
pecially II fertilizers have been used
Setting Out.-In some sections horse
fransplanting machines are used, but
at is safe to say that 80 per cent of the
crop Is set by hand, no special direc-
lions are necessary. the same care be-
Ing used as in setting cabbage, tomato
Or other vegetable plants. In pulling
plants great care must be used to avoid
INJURY to the remaining plants, by
mussing" them up. as dirty plants
do not grow at all we'll. Children do
Ahe dropping. and it is we'll to keep
Nhem close TO the settlers, as the wind
and sun damage the roots of a tobae-
co plant in very little time. "Cul-
ovation" about June Is.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-12-16
INDIAN SUGGESTIONS.
How an Alaskan Mother willingly sac
rilosd Her child.

An Indian mother sacrificing her
child to appease the wrath OF evil
spirits is one OF the incidents OF the
recent earthquake in Alaska. accord
ing TO the New York Herald. Dr.
Grosvenor Lowry. prominent New
Yorker, who has been in Alaska fol
the last six months. arrived In Ia
coma recently. The most remark
able thing that occurred In connection
with the earthquake" he said, was
the sacrificing OF an Indian baby by
the Yakutats in order to stop the dread
visitation OF the powers OF evil. The
shock was more severe in Yakutat Bay,
/ believe, than on any other part OF
the coast. The Yakutats. notwlthstand-
ing the efforts OF the missionaries sta
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-12-16
Pumpkins for swine.

You need not have any fear in regard
to the feeding Of pumpkins, either to
your shoats or to your old hogs IL they
are fed judiciously, says writer In an
exchange. l have fed them each sea-
son for the last thirty years with the
best results, but OF late years l have
been feeding squash instead We feed
them after this manner: II we are
feeding fifty hogs, we throw them
twenty-five pumpkins or squashes on
their feeding floor. These are broken
Into three or four parts with a spade
and are given them twice day. They
are also fed corn. We find that the
pumpkins keep our hogs in a healthy
and thrifty condition, and that we
make more live weight gain out OF our
corn. But they must be fed ju-
1iciously.
h II surprising that pumpkins are
Dot more grown for feeding swine
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-12-16

the inmates having a furious fight
did not mind their Kissing nor the
protruding of their forked tongues. I
knew the larger one had started the
mix-up. so | caught him by the middle
of the body and with jerk drew him
out OF the conflict. Enraged at this
untimely interference, the python
twisted his supple body. raised his
head and, before | could realize my
danger. had struck me and buried his
teeth In my hand. In an instant he
was ready to deal me another blow; to
try again the effect of his sharp.
bloody teeth. The movements of the
monster were so rapid that / scarcely
realized what had happened. Soon.
however. the stinging pain and the
squirting blood brought me to my
senses. | did not become too fright
ened to act. Seeing that / had made
a mistake in catching the snake in the
first place, | made a desperate lunge
at the writhing, Kissing mass, getting
my hand well around it's small neck
and holding 1t there. This noble
python. whose forefathers the peoples
OF Africa doubtless worshlped, finding
himself completely subdued, resigned
himself to his fate with a few angry
switchings Of his body. This submls-
sion proved to be more apparent than
real Treachery was cleaning in the
beady eyes. My wound demanded i'm
mediate attention. Powerless as II was
TO inject poison into my system the
python had painfully shown me that
Its four rows OF teeth in its upper law.
acting together with the two on the
lower jaw, could infiict a hurt which
made serious cause for alarm. 1t
flashed across my mind that this same
snake had bitten man I'm New York.
My fears grew. ] began to look any
lousy at the door, at the same time
watching intently the movements OF
the other snakes. which I thought
might try to help their companion.
Seeing that my captive snake was
quiet, placed him again on the sandy
hoor. Driven on by fear I bounded
towards the entrance and was soon
Juggling at the screen door to escape.
NO sooner did the python feel itself
free from my grasp than it, with a
speed unknown before, dragged itself
after me. But I had gained the en-
trance In good time, and the angered
snake hit It's head against the wire
door
Once outside the snakes dominion
] stopped moment to see It writbe
about In bafiied rage. feel fully able
to take care OF one snake, but what
should have done II the other five had
decided to help their companion ia
more than can say.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-12-16


Manager Comiskey. while in a some
what reminiscent. mood. delivered hlui.
self as follows: Do you rsmsmbsf
Tom Mccarthy. sho put 10 a season at
Oshkosh heard Ia Chicago the other
day that Tom Is In Boston. al ,at "a a
Tammany alderman. and making
money out % 4 big bowling alley
Duffy Owned an interest in It. but they
say Tom has bought him QUE. I bad
Tom slth the In 81, Louis And asy
81, Louis Is the bss, town on earth Tor
Ttnnsr They Used 10 diatrthnss
amons the players every season
watches and rings ana studs and pins
enough 10 stock iswcigy store. Thers
Nas a diamond medal offered one year
Tor the best base runner on tho
Browns Tom Mccarthy was quite a
boy TO steal bases. and after that medal
vas offered be auqldat run on, his
hits. II be made two. haEEsr. he
would stop at hrst. and II be slammed
the ball for a triple. be would man.
age to bring up at second. 40 as 20 GO,
chance to steal base. OF course
AFTER olt. ! got on 10 him. and I
had to warn him that II no alan.t
stretch those hits would have 20 tay
ann on altogether. That helped some
out ne was always hanging back whsn
ne thought he could get away with n
remember once that he had a chance
70 go down to second on a sild throw
TO FIRST. and what does he do bp, to-,
MS head and drop on his cap. so thai
ne could stop and come back after /,
and stick ut first. He won tina, medal
Happy Jack" stlyett was men.
toned. and "Commy" had aoms,bin,
OF interest to offer about the man wbo
was the hardest hitting pitcher in the
business In his day Late ops s.a
son when We we're playing in phll,.
delphta stivetts applied to tns ,oy
trial. said he. ut was on n sp,asv
and We we're to play across the river
from philadelphia. stIyetts showed
up' ana while we we're practicing had
MN pitch while to MilllRan when
we came In Mllligan said the falIov
had all sorts Of speed. and watched
him while myself He wnntod ttso
a month had the penuant won tbsn
anu ! had three good pitchers Foutz
Carruthers and Nat Hudson--bnt
MADE up my mind to take stivetts al
tnongh ] really didn't think nesaad
MN Wen, when tho Philadelphia out.
NJ round out about It they started after
nun. and before the game waa ov.r
.ney had run tho salary M ON mo 10
f-o a month. but the higher thew
went the more thought wanted him
- was sunday. and so I couldn't alvn
MN and was to so to New yort
tna' night But sent him over 10 our
motel with an order for $500 advance
money and when got his recent for
that' OF course. could hold him :,
wasn't bad Investment. either" ada
co Comlskey, renectiyeIy. "s,iv.,,s
showed up in st. Louis tho nay,
spring and commenced to hammer ~
pan over the fence right from thc
jump. And we refused an onor :,
$4,000 from Cincinnati for him no,
season." '"''
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-12-16

fors the courts. She was IA years Ole
on March 10 last. On July 10 shs mar
Rad Giralamo Giannosa and went &c
keep house with him at s3l Easl
Thirty-first street. She says be met
a girl named Mamie Lyons al thia
house in the month of their honey
moon, and she left him ON Aug. IL
and returned TO her father, She has
obtained an order from Justice Scott
OF the Supreme court appointing her
father guardian. so she may sue him
for absolute diyorce.-New York sun.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-12-16

ne history Of the sporting world q.
,ar as America goes. shows that a love
,.' baseball Is part of the inheritance
oi .ne American youth. The AmorIc,n
youhgster begins to have n twItch,na
ID ms fingers to get hold Of n basehs,,
,ha, 81, ing !. around about the time
s snas ms fond mother decides to dis.
.a,a ms skirts and to put the INN into
sn'ckerbockers. II he does not belong
70 some baseball team by the time he
- OF 10 years old. then there ia
something the matter with tb., vornn
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-12-16

s'eF. a. : general tAl,.
n.s no desire to discos,..
ms. n's'ory Of the great aatios.,
TN: country. Blu, to pol.,
serious accident thai -
Young amateur player i n.
summer Is one OF thoes ~
come around with no,s
'han there Is any occasion
err. In delivering the bali :, ~ !!
man =, breaks bis arm abo,. : y =
u does no, make -.
" the break was .lo,. 4. !.
the elbow There Il ~ ~
son for the eatss,roph.
with most young men ~.
career OF athletic spor., !. ~ u.
90 not get the advice !, !.
which they ought TO have. ~.
r.a.on why the physical 49,.
OF The y. II. c. A. have 49,.
good during the las, t,s
competent Official Is .es.,.. ~
the physical powers o, In 80
ne knows just what thsy 80 !.
this way the youngs,er sAo,. 4.
physical being is fitted for -.
Sieniar branch Of spor, a..
rally takes 10 /, as a cu,.
water.
Unfortunately. there /.
school for youag ball pla,,t, :.
depend largely upon ,hsn,e,,,. !,
mass learn their physical 49,.
practice alone. ons boy III, - |
short time that he Is n,,se !, .
tain position In a team - y.
physical requirements ,o,all, - !.
Tor playing some othes ,,s,,.,. +
become successful plseAs, :.
stsF must possess a esr.al, 49,,
muscular po.sr In the arm. ..s =
dcrs nor absolutely nesssary ! !,
In or out helder. Thsrs ns., ! :,
os bone and siasx ia IL -
~hleh Is going 10 do Ii. s..sss,
the novice expeets 10 h<esn. 9.
clever In that line. Ths srsas, .
u" average ball player Is .Ar !.
nlnsty 'nlns out VI ever Asat,.
ambitions 10 shine as tslris, nj ,
no, give up ana aecsp, sass z.~
sisioa upon the alas ansil i. 4. !
eoaelasiyey pgoysA 10 Ma ,
tSsFllag IL nos their forte m
the player u sensible yoasx "a
Shines Ia a position zgoe ~ 8
nsla shere nataFs inssaass -
should shine,
4 boy ~ho 10 ssas saYss<all, u
never attempt 70 become 4 slaax
IL ali nonsenss to say TAI "a,
sill build him ap physisaIly h
sons, I, Il more likely to rra /
fiseslns. as pitching IL .oas .<s
considerably more o. . s.xa 1
the tsirlsr than Il vas sss wah
y-ars ago, Mors speed 10 'sgaa
while the proper nssslsslassa
curves has become 9issss
might as welt try 10 =als
pitcher out - boy sh1 b sara
zcak a. 10 pat hIm ID . asxss
ball team or Fo~ins es~u =
mosi = believer Ia the "a ~
pitchers are born. not Eaas On
ths pitchers Oi tia snHzirT ~
~ill zee that thsY dissf EAR
In physical cpntoFmatlea nsa
Nlth the other players q . N
George ssaekhoass
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-12-16

-
Dewey IL perhaps the v' 40
swordsman among the sen'o' !. "
of the navy; indeed, the pe l.st-
service, excepting poss'p', xsn
Commander Lucien founs' ,h,st
skill with the eolienen , : mstsS .
eornered dueling sword. Is s,,pt
note all through the - and . hsli .
ing about FIVE feet nine anu c,tIIp
ten inches,- 1.-THE, ana WIZ sdpI''
auiekness. the American .,.ecs'
would be a mighty dangerous n "
list with the glitterlng p''' " ~
band-if he meant business 80. Va
a liking for the sword. IL IN
the weapon par excelleho. . ,hcr
knight and the gentleman y. ..,tius 4
sand years" he once sara, =. .Wlb
the arms blanche to a conrau. nv
II kings bestowed the acco'a".' vesv
the knightliest and nobles' - "
ons. with It's record of en''a ,.h N
white arm comes down tn'v. .a an
ages the last legacy Of the ~ ~. tvss'
OF romance and beauty " "
tieth century,
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-12-16

Timothy A. Flood. the q 20
clubs ns~ second basemaa. III ~
la Montgomery cisy. Mo. % sHsa !
1871. tie learned 90 pay sal . :
Louis. 10 rhlch city hss ian1lf 20
before he was In Bis tseas IT, q
eellcat work with local isaSs O.
him = reputation shlea ssssfs' !
him an engagement riiA as eas
Rapids club OF the wszisfs .ssx.
tion 10 1897. he remained ~ =
clue until the dlsbanaassa' o -
ISOLATION in 1855. whsH be f4sss :
Fort Wayne club Of he iaaa~
league. He played the aatas's : -
and. when Manager I'LL ?" - !,
in 1895. covered third base y 80 -
style. lie played the osiasa : :. =
In Fort Wayne. bu, vas 1ass
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-12-16

Radishes three feet In girth may be
considered rather large for breakfast
varieties; but they are nevertheless
raised and moreover are eaten cooked,
like turnips. The department of agri-
culture has secured from the secretary
OF the Japanese legation at Washing
ton some seed OF very choice and
carefully selected winter radish. extern
sively used for food in Japan. This
variety known as the Dakon radish,
reaches perfection only in the extreme
southern part OF the country; It may
accordingly be Of use as a fall or
winter crop in the southern states. In
Japan many methods OF cooking and
preserving are known, and IL the
vegetable Is found to thrive in the
south large amount OF seed may be
imported for distribution. This kind
OF radtsh grows in a small volcanic
island named "Sakurajima," or Island
OF Cherry-Blossoms," in Kagoshima
Bay, Kiusha, Japan. The climate there
is generally warm, and the soil much
like that OF Florida and Georgia.
Roots three feet in circumference ac
cording to Mr.. Okohira, the secretary.
are frequently produced and the rad
ish Is noted for its excellent flavor.
The Lean Cow-Another COW NAV
be pouring nearly all her feed and part
OF herself into the milk pail. 1t Is
often said that COW will first take
care OF herself before she will make
milk out OF ner feed. She does not
always do 1t. There are COWS that
seem intent on making milk and moth
ing else. They utterly neglect to feed
their systems, and such cows will be-
come thinner and thinner. II we are
watching the individual and observe
COW like that, we will increase the
ration and keep on increasing It az
long as we can get returns. 1t Ia
little trouble-but lot 80 much after
all to vary the rations to suit diff
ferent cows. The COW that IL taking
on flesh should have very little, II any.
rat forming food. Eliminate the corn
meal, or other similar ingredient from
her ration. Feed her wholly or main
" on heterogeneous foods. For the thin
COW Increase the fat-forming elements.
Eek.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-12-16

ol ioo West seyenty-seventh stree,
, NeW YORK city, who has started end.
Tess chains to raise dimes enough %
ouy the admiral house in washing.
ton, MISS Mcclellan will ask Gov
roosevelt Of New York and Miss ue,sr
uould to be members of the comm,,,a.
70 control the fund. She will ask tbs
assistance OF President MCKINLEY ana
Wash T.'s OF MS cabinet. and will 70 to
washington, II necessary. to se.s N.
AID OF members OF congress. '''
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-12-16
suss for Divorc. At Fo,r,..,.

Sadie Giannosa who lives with her
father, Antonio Bo.llno. at TAI Third
avenue, New York, is perhaps the
youngest applicant for a divorce be-
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-12-16
FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO
AGRICULTURISTS

Come Up-to-DAte Hints About Gull
tivation OF the Soil and Yields
Observation-Disclosures viticulturs and
Eloriculture.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-12-16

transferred to CIsyeland tie Is good
outnslder and valuable ta,sman. sho
Is rapidly developing
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-12-16
PLUCkY YOUNG WOMAN.

Among the many thousands o, warm
friends and supporters of Rear-Ad.
miral Sehley is Miss Edna Mcclellan
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-12-16

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