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JOHNNIE NELSON'S FAST RIDING,

Cambridge. Mass. July 13.-Johnuie Nell
sons speed and endurance in TIL. golden
whcel six days bicycle race at Charles
River Park tonight were the mos; re-
markable ever seen In race on the local
track. He clipped out mile after mile at
terrific speed. and towards the end of thss
two hours. In the twentieth mile Stinson
had bad fall, but remOunt.d and lost only
a lTp. At the end Of the first hour Miller
had made thirty-fOur miles: Pierce and
Nelson thirty-thTce miles. two laps, Sim
son thirtytwo miles two laps. Nelson's
distance at the end of the two hours was
siNty-scven miles and .hrea-duarterS of a
lap. while Pierce Was second with sixty-six
miles two laps: Sti2sou. sixty-four miles
two laps: Miller. sixty-four miles TWO and
one-qUartcr laps. Total distance for tire
four nights riding. OF two hours each night:
Nelson. ..;i miles Jsf yards.
Pierce. .Ji miles ai9 yards
StinsOn. go miles go yards. 4
Miller. 2iy miles S. wards
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Meramec stake To-day.

To-day IL Meramec Stake day AT the Fair
Grounds. and six aspirants will go the mile and
seventy yards for the rich prize. Miss Mae Day
with y. pounds up will be a warm fayorite
anc looks like winner after breaking the track
Re. orc last Thursday for the same dista:lce
Hairy Robinson will start Siahow and No,o
AID they VIII be coupled In the betting
George Z. Bennett will send Caprol OUT after
the big end of the purse. but he will be COM
PEELED 20 beat parien's Forget Not to even get
srocnd money. Felix Bard NAV also be Shocking
at the door with the light weight of 81 pounds
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Western League.

ST Joseph, No. July I5.-ScOre;
Il. II. T.
81 Joseph ---.-.o elIoe -: !
Batteries-Herman and King. Schmidt and Sui
Ivan.
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best Brodis could do was fly TO Harley: Score:
u. II. T..
Detroit .......4 0..-s L
Chicago ............I o o -
Batteries-Detroit. Crcnin and Shaw: Chicago.
killen and Sugjen.
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Moines, Ia. July is.-Score:
Omaha. Neb., July 1s.-Score:

Il u. 2
SIOUX City ---.-...-l Is ~
-. Batteries-Farvin and Ferguson. Cote. Reach
Newmeyer and Iauzon
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But Phillips Went Him One or
Two Better-New Ball Made
Things Hard for SouthPaw
in Last Inning.
CLUB STANDING.
Yesterdays scores.

American League.
Buffalo 10. *. t. =.
Detroit 8. chicago {.
IudianIp. :. M.lw. z
Nir.edp. :. tlrNcl. I.
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zone out when winning run was score q
II Iouts -.......O . o . o . 0 0 . %
T-.rnat runs-Nons Stolen bases Barrett l.
pouh,e plays-SudhoH and Wsllare !. First base
on balls-On Phillips !. on Jones g. Hit ny
pitched bal,s-By Jones I. struck '.Ht By fti.-
iirs Passed bails-Crigsr J. Attendance 2'+-'.
Tine-Ons hour ant forty five minutes. Umpire
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WILL DECIDE TITLE TODAY.
Canadian Tennis Championship Be-
tween Larpcd md Whitman.

Observation-Disclosures. Ontario. July b
The finals in the Canadian tennis cham-
piopshp We're played to-day, and as a re-
suit ". A. Larnod will play NJ. u. Whitman
tomorrow for the championship. I.arned
won from Bob Wright to-day In a long
five-set match. the last set being IL to 9.
In the final doubles tomorrow Whitman
and Wright play Fischer and Hackett.
Scores.
MEMS singles. final round-w. a Iarnei sum
nit. beat Bob Wright, Harvard. o.. - 40, 81.
Il-g
Mems doubles. first round-H r. Avery. pc
trOit. and n g. McNasters beat Shirley Dsii-.s
and \. MaCkeci. Omaha, 60. 81
Seminal round-M. u. Whitman and Bob
Wright. Harvard beat II. T. Avery. Detroit,
and A. q. McMasters. Toronto, IJ-S. 81. + 4.
Fischer. New York. and II. n. Hackstt. Yale,
beat 4. Patterson and partner by ,!ef-tClt
Handicap singles second rouEd-Fark Wright
beat ". A LaTncd. owe half - BY default T.
}. Fessecden. half 81, heat II. Hisssii hail Is.
81. +-s. So NJ H. Whitman. owe half ~. beat
l.. +. Fischer owe %. 90. fl-9.
Semiiuals-F. J. Fessenden. half %, beat Park
Wright, scratch. So. &c.
RESULTS At CHICAGO.
Chicago. July I2--The games in the Western
tennis tournament to-day resulted
81 Eies sem!iu1ls-SImucr Harsi- beat paret,
c.. 81: Collins te9t Samuel HarGy So 81 IS.
Doubles. second rourd-CoinS and Pare; beat
Pouls1n and Johnston Sc. Ct. sc.
Sc:nina.s-.AieXans!cr and Little bcl: Bond ana
Sheldon. 81. S-3. 81, 80
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REPUBLIC FORM CHART.

- hfth Friday July
ID Weather
0OZ syearOds fuonss:
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To-Days Schedule.
REPIEIIr, SpcaIAI.

-. Louis o. cincinnati.
E"siDn AZ Philadelphia
New York at brooklyn.
IlJ;slUTS at Chicago.
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Decatur Won at bloomington.

BLOOMINGTON. Ill. July I3.-Bloomrgton was
defeated BY Decatur 4 TO in the most exciting
me Of the season. This was Dscatur's rrst vic
tory over BLOOMINGTON this season. and was the
first defeat Of the locals in the second series
an error at a critical time. Sore:
II. II. E.
Decatur .....-......0 . y 0 - 4.
Batter!es-McGreevcy and Rollins: Reust and
Badger
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Won haaHy: by Free
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Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-01-27
Pr VI POI wlpe away.


New York Tribune: l.. n. Cowles, OF |
San Francisco. who enlisted in the re-
eruit battalion in the Fourteenth in
fantry. and was later invaiided home.
who was with Mr.. Alcroft, said. we
had rather interesting experience
when we first got to Manila. The
Fourteenth regiment occupied the
Spanish barracks in that town. just
across the Gale Real from the Nepa
huts that held the Aston battery
There was no place in our barracks
for our officers, who accordingly took
up their quarters ia a convent about
a quarter OF mile down the road lead
ing 10 Pace bridge At that time
Agulnaldo had rs many men within
our brigade line as we had, II not
more. and one OF his regiments had It's
headquarters near an old market that
lay across the road from the convent
wherein our officers were qnartered,
while back OF the convent lay another
regiment, and between II and our bar
racks was still another detachment OF
the Filipino army onr guards were
patroling one side OF the streets while
Aguinaldos troops were patroling the
other. and there was a feeling OF I'M
rest among the men that any mo
ment might see the explosion that was
surely coming IL was grea. RELIEF
TO our regiment when Aguinaldo with
drew his men from the city at Gen.
Otis orders. for had hostilities began
a, that time Il might have gone hard
z with officers Of the Fourteenth, sur
rounded as they were by the Filipino
army. Alcroft's mention Of his height
4 reminds me OF an amusing story
& heard concerning Gen. Herritt's cap
ture OF Manila Lieut-Col. Potter, of
the engineers. who was on the gener-
( ais STAFF. is some feet inches in
height. and when the general and his
stan landed from the launch Colonel
Potter hurried on and entered the city
alone. some hundreds OF yards in adj
vance OF his companions. 1t was a
courageous thine to do. and be might
have been shot for hts pains. but the
result turned out to be only laugh
able, for the Spanish soldiery. never
having seen the Americans close at
hand. jumped to the conclusion that
the eolonel's height was simply that oil
the rest OF the army. and so the 81
eantic Potter marched unscathed and
unmolested through the Spanish lines
until he finally reached and turned in
TO the paaccio In the walled city"
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-01-27
Army Notes


The Philippine army has twelve
automatic guns, thirty-three Calling
guns. twenty-one two-pounder noun
tain guns and twelve Sims-Dudley
dynamite guns.
A prize of $500 has been offered by
Dr. Louis l.. Seaman for the best
thesis on the following subject: 1.-THE
Ideal Ration for an Army in the
Tropics" The competition is open
TO all commissioned medical officers OF
the United States army and navy. 1t
Is offered through the military service
institution of the United States, and
the competition will close March l,
1900.
At a recent Australian military re-
view the commanding officer of a large
volunteer infantry regiment was I'M
expectedly absent, and the onus of
marching the men past fell upon the
second in command, a heavy, stolid
lookiug trader, who knew nothing
of drill. Ere he had time to hunt up
the adjutant for instructions, gener-
ais A. d. c. galloped up with orders
TO march. "Um. Yes, of course" said
the amateur warrior, gazing leisurely
round. Beautiful day, isn't it? Have
cigar?" The A. d. c. replied that he
thought the general would be very
angry IL the regiment didn't move at
once. "of course, of counsel" calmly
said the fire-eater; fine body of men,
these" (waving his arm roundl.
won't move off for anyone but me,
YOU know; er--try EN-" The aid
s.sslingly told the trumpeter to sound
the march, and the regiment of course,
moved off. "Goodn said the volun-
teer warrior, admiringly. You can't
stop 'em, though" The a. d. c. mo-
toned to the trumpeter who sounded
/ "Halt," and the men Immediately
stopped. "My!" said the ponderous Of
ncer. with genuine admiration. My,
! sir. you're a clever man."
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-01-27

New York Tribune; A. X. Johnston.
OF st. Louis. has a friend who is an
officer in the army. on whom he told
the following story. MY friend, said
Mr.. Johnston. had received higher
rank by brevet than the one he re-
ecived pay for in recognition of his
services in one of the Indian cam
pairns. At the time he was made the
recipient of this honor he was sta
toned at one OF the frontier posts,
and deAded TO celebrate the occasion
by hunting trip after wild turkeys.
So off he started, accompanied only
hy his orderly. an 1rishman. who was
thoroughly familiar with the region.
An evening or two later the pair ran
across a tree, upon dead limb OF
which they made out in the moonlight
n number of dark forms roosting. They
crept up within easy gunshot, ana
were about to take aim, when the or
DERBY. began. But. Captain A
long 'sh-h-h-hi was the only response
from that of the officer. The orderly
tried again. but this time, drawing a
shut up. you fool; do you want to
scare the birds away?' in an angry
whisper from his companion, held his
peace. The officer. letting go both bar
rels dropped bird with each, and
was starting to reload, when he awoke
10 the fact that his orderly was taking
no part in the game and had not fired
n shot. Here. you, don't you want to
get any turkeys? Why don't you fireV
he hotly asked, Pats chance to get
even had come. and he made the most
of q as he demurely replied: Sure,
/ Captain. dear, those amt the rae
thing. They've only toorkeys by pre-
vot They're toorkey boozards! And
40 they we're, as my crestfallen friend
soon discovered,
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-01-27

in this respect than others, but have
come to regard the practice with sus-
picion. We now feed all ground feed
dry, in a rather large trough. SO it is
compelled to eat it slowly. Thus tho
saliva in abundance is mixed with the
feed, and this first step In digestion IL
helped. The calf should never be FED
sour milk especially when young.
Clabber, dishwater and buttermilk are
good for the pigs but they are linger-
ing death to the calf 1t is mistake
to allow the calf to run with the COW.
After it is few weeks old it viii si-
most worry the life out of the COW. Fec
all ordinary purposes 1t never pays for
this kind Of raising. After weaving 1t
is too dainty. There is nothing good
enough for it to eat. It pines and
frets, loses in condition and at year
old is not much better than If properly
raised by feeding ON skinned milk
The calf that is well raised by hand
is always ready to eat anything that
is good. There is no check in its
growth from weaving. 1t is healthy,
sleek and saucy, and every time you
feed it you have the proof before your
eyes that good calves can be raised by
| hand In growing the calf, or any
other young animal. for that matter,
| let us remember that every pound OF
growth represents SO much food. There
| is no game of chance in any line OF
| stock feeding by which we may some
times get something for nothing. In
this all is even handed justice-so
much growth for so much feed and care
but never so much growth for moth
! ing.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-01-27
A DOUBLE POISONING

The marshal of Granville arrested
James Baker at his home, west OF the
village. the other evening, on the
charge OF numbering Alonzo II. Will
Hams. son of George w. Williams an
october %, Baker was brought 10
newark and lodged In the county Jail
pending a hearing. Baker and viii
HAMS are orothers-in-law. Williams
son went TO Bakers house on the date
mentioned and took Bakers wife to
an adjoining farm, and upon their re-
turn Williams ate supper. which. it
Is said. Baker prepared. Mrs. Baker
drank no coffee. but Williams did, and
soon became very sick. Williams lived
eighteen hours. Drs A. X. Foliett and
r. j. Barnes reported the symptoms
Indicated poisoning. and the coroner
Investigated, ordering Prof. Cole OF
Denison University TO analyze the
stomach, Though Williams had yom.
tied almost continually all night and
up 10 the time of his death, Prof. Cole
reported finding no trace OF arsenic.
The undertaken having injected fluid
into the body after the stomach was
removed. an examination of other or.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-01-27

/ used to think, says writer in Com
mercial Gazette, that the only right
way was to let the calf draw part
of the milk from the COW. But We now
prefer to feed them entirely by hand
even when trying to raise an extra
good calf. The only advantages in let
ting the calf suck are that it gets the
cream contained in the milk, 1t takes
it in natural manner, and at just the
right temperature. Fed in this way they
are not so apt to get scours as when
fed by hand. But we cannot afford TO
feed butter fat which may be substi-
tuted. at first with oil meal jelly, and
later on with mill feed, corn meal, etc.
IL careful to give the milk at blood
heat. and keep the stall clean and
sweet. there will be little trouble from
scours Our method is about like this:
For the first three or four days the
calf is allowed to run with the COW.
Nothing is equal to the first milk to
start the stomach and bowels to work
ing right, and the dairy writers tell
us that this fosters the feeling of
motherhood in the COW and tends to
increase the flow of milk. 1t is then
given its first lesson in feeding by piac-
ing the hand in the milk with the nm
gers turned upward In its mouth. In
few days 1t learns to eat without the
fingers, and then it is light job to
feed and care for 1t. At first 1t is fed
new whole milk but by the time all
fever is gone from the cows udder, IL
may be fed on SKINNED milk. To this
should be added some oil meal jelly,
made by dissolving about two table
spoonfuls of oil meal in hot water. This
may be gradually increased to half a
pound of oil meal at feed, but this is
enough up to two months old. The
! calf should have access to gra-s Oh
| some fine. sweet hay, that it may early
develop the first stomach and begin
| chewing its eud. At two months old
1t will eat quite freely of various foods
and should have all the mill feed, corr
| meal or ground oats it will lick vi
| clean twice a day.
| BY this time the oil meal may be
/ left out, though it would be better K
! still feed little of it. The greatest
| trouble with calves raised by hand il
scours. This may come from variou.
| causes, but is generally brought on by
sour milk, foul stalls or by feeding too
much at one time and not enough a
another. When first signs are noticed
| give an egg or two, beaten fine, in it
milk. This will usually check it bu
| il not handful of wheat -four fed il
the same way will be found good. Tn
| scours will easily be detected by tn,
smell in the stall. 1t is almost useles
to try to cure the calf and keep i
healthy unless the stall is kept per
fectly clean and dry.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-01-27
bermuda Grass.

We herewith illustrate Bermuda
grass, which is well-known by name to
most of our readers. Farmers Bulle-
tin 1902. of the Department of Agri-
culture, says of it: Bermuda grass is
to the South what Kentucky blue grass
is to the North. and is the best hay and
pasture grass for all soils that are not
too wet 1t is the most common grass
in all of the Gulf states, and the vigor
of its growth is very good indication
of the quality OF the soil on which 1t
is found Its leaves and stems are SO
fine and its creeping stems lie SO close
to the ground that it makes an excel
lent lawn grass. Bermuda grass is
never injured by protracted drouth.
and is unhurt by the most frequent
CRAVINGS and cuttings. Its root stocks
are SO strong and wiry that it is the
best of soil binders, and is used ex-
tensiyely for protecting leyees and en-
bankments 1t is one of the best
grasses for grazing, and may well be
used in the Gulf states as the founda-
ton for all permanent pastures. As a
hay grass it is unexcelled. In favor
able seasons it will give two cuttings.
and on good soils its yield is from two
to four tons of hay per acre.
Bermuda grass is usually propagated
by transplanting the roots. This may
be done at almost any time except
during the coolest winter months. and
the work is not more expensive than
the seeding of the ground in the or
binary manner. Shave off sods an inch
or two in thickness. cut them in pieces
about an inch square and drop on the
ground about two feet apart each way,
stepping on each one and crowding 1t
into the soft ground as fast as dropped.
| Being expensive and unreliable. seed
| is seldom used.
| When once established. Bermuda
| grass is difficult to eradicate, and this
is occasionally an objection to its gem
eral cultivation. The best method OF
destroying it is to pillow the ground
| Immediately after the hay is cut, leav-
ing it as rough as possible. PloW
| again in November and SOW to oats,
and when that crop is harvested plow
again and SOW quickly of COW peas.
which will smother the few plants
that may have survived the oats, and
will leave the land in fine condition Tor
any future crop. Ton for ton, Ber-
muda grass has feeding value tuiiy
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-01-27

Joubert. The old general told WITH
modesty of his negotiations with the
British at Majuba Hill, and his eyes
sparkled as he recited his reply to the
British commander-in-ch 1T does
not comport with these" said the
British general. pointing tn the decora-
lions on his breast. Ito accede to your
terms" To which said Joubert point
ing to his riflemen: And It does not
comport with those to offer any 9TH
ers.' Joubert's best story. as illus
uatlng the perils OF South African life.
was concerning the loss Of a some
what savage but valued cook, who was
bodily carried off from the Kitchen by
lion.-New York Sun.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-01-27

hhSthotrs OF ten. ROBERT T. Lee.
Gen. Ice was seated in the rear OF a
car OF a railroad train going to Rich
mond one day during the war when a
poorly dressed old woman entered at
one of the stations. The seats were
nlled with officers and soldiers. The
woman. finding no vacant seat and
having none offered her, approached
the end where the general sat. He
Immediately arose and gave her his
seat. Instantly there was a general
rising, each man offering his seat TO
the general. But he said significantly:
No, gentlemen. If there was no seat
Tor that infirm woman there can be
none for me" The effect of his re-
buke was remarkable. One after an
other the officers retired from the car
and soon Gen. Lee and the woman mad
II all to themselves. One night some
soldiers were overheard discussing the
doctrine of evolution around the camp
fire when a rough, honest fellow cut
short the argument by saying. with
/ great earnestness: We'll, boys, the
/ rest of us may have developed from
monkeys, but / tell you only God Al
1 mighty could have made such a man
4 as Marse Robert From the Ladies
Home journal.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-01-27
FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO
ACRiCULTURiSTS
Some up-to-Date Hints About Gull
tivation of the Soil and Yields
Observation-Disclosures yiticulturs and
Horticulture.
The Oak Primer.

On this page we illustrate an insect
known as the Oak Primer. In the cut
"a" is the iarya, ''b'' the beetle, &c"
pupa, "a end Of twig cut off from tree
by larva, ''e" reverse end containing
insect. "fi same from side split to show
pupa within, "g'' leg of larva; these
are all enlarged.
The scientific name is Eliphidion
yillosum. The Oak Primer is its popu-
lar name, from the fact that it cuts OIL
limbs of the oak tree principally,
though it also cuts off limbs of few
other trees. 1t is regarded as re-
markable insect and is believed to show
remarkable intelligence. The egg is
laid by the beetle in the twig of tree
and when 1t matches the young grub
starts in to tunnel down the twig
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-01-27

At Santo Tomas the rebels proved to
be behind strong works. 1t was here
that Capt Albright was wounded,
Lieut.. McTaggert killed and the little
man of war was shot in the left hand.
That night Funston was ordered in to
Manila to have his wound properly
dressed. While coming in on the train
he received a telegram. There being
no lights allowed in the car, he thrust
the dispatch into his pocket. After
having his hand dressed at the quar-
ters he remembered the telegram and
opened It, 1t was from Gen. Otis an
nouncing his promotion to brigadier-
eeneralship A little group of officers
ehatted together that evening in con-
gratulatory way. AS Funston rose to
retire Major Metcalf said: Good night.
general" With prophetic meaning the
little man of war replied: Good night,
colonel" And Metcalf now commands
the regiment Leslie's Weekly.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-01-27
4. Atkins Discipline.

Tommy Atkins, more especially the
lrishmen OF that name, manages often
TO work in a little humor in conjunc-
ton with discipline. The Royal Innis-
killen Fusiliers says the London Tele-
graph, were marching to their mus
kerry camp and halted for the night al
the little town of Kesh. The surgeon
captain attached to the regiment for
the march preferred to sleep in the
hotel, and his tent was not pitched.
Four men were told off next morning.
however, according to custom, to strike
the DOCTORS tent, but on marching to
the spot where IL should be they found
a vacancy. Where does the doctor stay,
anyway" asked the old soldier of the
party. and he was told that the doctor
had slept at the hotel. When the sur
geon-captain came out of the hotel he
found the old soldier and the three
other men waiting outside, and asked
them what they wanted. Party to
shtrike the Doctors tent" replied the
old soldier, laeonicaliy. Whether the
four gallant fusiliers had intended TO
pull down the hotel as soon as the doc
tor was out of it did not transpire, for
they were sent of to their company at
once