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Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-07-28

forced To recant and some OF the chap
els were looted. but no missionaries
were killed. So bold was the action OF
the society and SO fragrant their out
RACES that Yu Hsien. the governor OF
shantung, was ordered TO proceed
against them This man had only held
office about year. He was inexperi-
enced and was promoted through the
favori,ism of the emperor. In OCTOBER
last. under eompulslon. he sent force
against the Great Swords. who had
taken the field with the avowed In
tention OF wipinT out the Christians.
On Oct. rs the two armies came to-
retber. One hundred rebels were kill
cd and many wounded, and the rest.
Including the leader. fled The vietors
returned jubilant to the governor.who,
however. far from being pleased at the
renort. was thrown into a fury. he
degraded three of them and sent re-
mort 10 Picking that the so-called reb-
els we're merely congregation of hon
Get country people whom the soldiers
had attacked aud massaered without
right or warrant
Thus with single stroke writes
Henry II. Porter Of P'ang Chnang. the
governor paralyzed the action of every
official. making it impossible for them
10 ACT as they clearly saw was best
The leaders who had skunk away after
the fight quickly discovered that the
governor was ON their side and within
two weeks every man of them was In
his place again.
MIR. Porter. who is well-known mis-
sionary. goes ON TO say that in the
districts Of Kao-T'ang and Ping Yuan
there began campaign Of pllage. ar
son and murder which is awful to re-
call. The whole country west Of Chin
anful in this province, and as far north
AZ Shen-C in the province OF Chin
n famed up into anarchy at once. and
the track of ruin was widespread. In
many counties of Shantung every Ro-
man Catholic home was swept clean,
and hundreds OF Protestant Christians
suffered. In response to appeals from
the Missionaries the miscreant. Yu.was
suddenly removed. and the famous
Yuan Shih K'ai. friend of Ii Hung
Chang. was sent to be the governor.
But before the authorities Of Chill
could be made to realize the real i'm
port of the struggle 100 Protestant
families had been looted on the bor-
dars of the Yellow river, west OF the
provincial capital An equal number
of Christians OF the London mission
in Chill had suffered, and 80 or more
Congregational families had been at.
tackled, despoiled or mulcted Of money
under threats Of loot and pillage. The
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-07-28

ho'lyhoeks and princess feathers. Tin
pans and pals shone nowhere else
with such brightness and lnster as
they did on that bench outside the
kitchen door. Besides Hester had
pieced more patchwork quilts on the
long winter evenings than any other
girl in the Jungle where feather
bed and bedding and COW was the
dowry every bride was expected to
bring to her husband.
Hester had her choice between
Squire Bludsoe's son William and
Jim" Gillian. whose father was the
big landowner in the Jungle" and
could set off ten acres for the young
people to start out with Being a pru-
dent-minded young woman. Hester
took Jim" and the wedding day was
set for October.
Squire Bludsoe, who had tied the
knot" in every marriage ceremony
which had taken place In the Jungle
for a decade. officiated and supple
mented the ceremony with such sol
emn advice as he deemed IL necessary
for the young people to take. A we'd
ding in the Jungle was a quiet af-
fair. the real celebration being the
Unfair on the following day, when
the young husband took his bride te
his fathers house.
Fine and proud Hester looked as
she sat beside elm" on the front seal
of the new wagon in her Unfair
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-07-28

Tho main apparen, difference ~.
'"een beets on subsoiled and un-suh.
soiied lands is in the shape of b.s,s
me beeis ON the ground not subsolled
are short and III formed and grow
above the ground. The chernis, tells
US mat Tor The best production of SUI
gar the beeis must grow well beneath
Inc surface OF the soil and be long and
Lpcring This form and eondI,,on
are shown In the sample from the sub.
Aoiied ground, Aside from the differ
snoe In the form OF the beets them
serves. there is considerable differ.
ehee IN the roofing systems. The
roots of the beets from the subsollea
ground, compared with the Others
are found To extend deeper into
the SOIL aud 20 make more extensive
ana greater nbrous growth in tina,
portion of the soil loosened by sub.
So Ing. The irregular form OF the
bees ON the ground not subsoiled
causes an irregular root development;
ai'iaed taproots often occur, resulting
In a less depth OF root This study
shows that the sugar beet needs deep,
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-07-28

Kansas City Journal: A unique ex-
ample of henpecked husband was
brought to light by petition for di-
vorce filed in the district court of Kan
sas City. Kan. Leonard w Holmburg
is the plaintiff, and his allegation.
stripped of all verbiage, is that HIS
wife. to whom he was married in Dem
yer in 1887. refused 60 talk. despite the
comic paper idea of the fair sex to the
contrary. Her silence. which Mr.. Holm
berg alleges mad been almost without
interruption since a few months after
the marriage. has had the effect of UNI
derminlng his health The plaintiff
particularizes as to his illness. Be
cause his wife would not talk he be-
came afflicted with insomnia. Many
complaints have come to the local
courts that wives insisted ON talking
when their husbands wanted to sleep.
and thus robbed them of sleep. but 1t
has not before been set up that hus-
band did not rest because of his wife's
silence. There we're no other charges
to support the incomratibility OF tenn
per except the silence which was
prompted by sullenness. Absolute di-
vorce is asked.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-07-28
Atrccious Crimes OF the
ReyoIutionists.

The boxers revolution In China.
if is believed. had its real beginning
tea years ago. when. on May 10. 1891,
mo nuns, who were going home from
Q visit TO some sick people. were mall
'"eated by a mob who charged them
With bewtehing children. The mission
lSuses were plundered. and this was
tlgnal fSr the renewal OF the disturb
tnces all through China These be-
came wore and worse, exciting moro
aud more resentment in Europe. until.
al last. some German priests we're
murdered and the mission looted at
shantung. This was followed by the
seizure by the Germans of the port Of
Tsln Tan.
The shantung Chinese connected
these two events and swore vengeance
on the Germans and incidentally upon
all foreigners and Christians 1t was
at this time that the Great Sword So
cieiy began 10 make itself obnoxious.
They had previously been prescribed
by the government for local reasons.
and temporarily suppressed. but now
they became holder than ever and
inaugnrated a reign OF terror through
out Shantung. Native Christians were
robbed. beaten and murdered and their
homes DESTROYED. Many OF them were
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-07-28
N III e s It Err 10
TT. E LANES I'm
80 7. I'M FAAlR's1

In a county In southern Illinois and
less than a decade ago there still re-
NAMED rural section which the peo-
pie in the towns designated as the
Jungle term OF contumely handed
down from a period when this portion
OF the county was isolated by impassa-
Bile roads and covered with dense tim
beers. The Jungle fell behind in the
march Of progress. The farm wagon
conveyed the family to church on Sun
days when the people on the prairie
rode in spring wagons" or owned
buggies. There was one prevailing
style OF architecture. which is still
frequently seen. the square log house
with one room and boxed-up kitchen
at the side The lights streaming
through the one small window showed
! shotgun and rife, the horn powder
flask and hunting pouch. and
trophies OF the hunt, while
on winter evenings the glow
ing frelight from the cavernous
fireplace threw shadows In and out
among the festoons OF onions. a dried
| pumpkin. and -middlins" suspended
from the rafters
The house in which Hester Lane was
born stood in small cleared space in
the heart of the Jungle" Here she
grew TO womanhood with no wider ex-
perience with the outside world than
the weekday walk to the nearest vii
lage. and an annual journey to the
county seat in fair time
Her first hardship came to her al
the, age of 6, when she must trudg;
each day for mile and bali to the
district school But school days II
the jungle" were soon over. the boys
getting most OF the '.schoolin be
cause the girls married and had NJ
use for It, There were no bachelo
maids in the jungle" Marriage wa
certainty about which there coul,
be no doubt
Hester Lane being what the native
Of the Jungle called a good, smar
girl" II was expected she would Rak
a good match If the Lane home wa
more picturesque than some Of II
neighbors il was because Hester
hand trained the morning glory vine
over the window in summer and hi
the woodpile behind a bank Of sturd
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-07-28
Ti1E CHINESE BOXERS

most serious OF these were vat Chang
Ssu-Ma. in Chill. and Hoo his-T'un.
in Shantung In the former the ma
live pastor was driven from his home.
while the chapel and school were gut
ted and despoiled. -Four families were
driven from home and the neighbors
dug up the concealed treasures OF
books and medicines and scattered
them to the winds.
AT the Congregational mission in
Ho-Chia-T I'm. band OF 200 rushed
into the village, Quilted the station res
idence and looted the chapel and the
homes OF the helper and his brothers.
besides robbing the adjoining home OF
wealthy neighbor. The terror was
continuous for months.
Az climax to these outrages came
the murder OF young Church Of Eng.
land missionary named Brooks, a
smoofh-faeed. cheerful boy OF 81. In
going to Join a brother missionary in
Shantung. he passed through a village
where band OF IS Great Swords wero
| at dinner He might have passed
| through in safety mad not little girl
raised the cry. Yang Kweitze!" OF
foreign devil
Instantly the rebels were upon their
feet and had surrounded Brooks. They
pushed him about. called him vile
names. and at last. while some held
him, others thrust hook through his
nose. to which rope was tied. They
] pulled him about here and there q
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-07-28

The beet IL very serrleeabie plant,
A. ii can b. gFown at almost any part
III tho growing season, They can be
pal Ia early IN the spring or late In the
spring Or IN catiy summer and stu
give a good account Of the work put on
thein, The beet. however. requires a
coed seed bed. which in this ease
naans ground properly fined. The soil.
soo. should be fairly compact. or the
bee& seed wlll not easily get The
amount OF moisture II needs for ger
mlnAtion. Thus II the land be left
very loose The air. rather than soil
water. viii surround the beet seed. and
IL supply of moisture Will be cut on
the eead. too. should be planted near
the surface or much of IT viii fail TO
gefmlnate. All the chances possible
should be given beet seed. that the
plants may get above the ground at
least as soon rs the weeds. II the lat
Ter get the start. their eradication be-
comes somewhat of a problem.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-07-28
Archery In a CITY. s,res,..

The military students OF fung-Choa
fChinal are conspicuous nuisance.
They have way of using one of the
main streets In the city as convent
ent spot for practicing archery, and
we have been repeatedly Obliged to
edge up to the extreme OF the footpath
to avoid possible eccentric lights OF
arrows. Characteristically. II never oe-
ours to them 10 suspend operations
for others safety or convenience. ana
minor accidents must not be nncom-
mon. A lad was brought To the hos
pital the other day who had been
struck by an arrow just below the eye
as he WAS edging along the highway.
He was not badly hurt and probably
regarded his injury MS Incidental to
the ordinary risks of travel on city
streets. North China Herald.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-07-28

The jury in the Paris salon of 1900
has awarded the first medal to NJ. ID.
Despradelles of Boston, professor 1T
architecture and design at the Massa-
chusetts Institute of Technology The
subject of NJ. Despradelles design is OF
especial interest to Americans. being a
monument dedicated to the glory OF
the American nation and it is said TO
ne of grandeur of conception and Of a
daring In execution almost unparai-
leled Its title-"rhe Beacon of Prog
ress the character of the
composition the height OF which is
designed to be l5o0 feet. The artistic
presentation of this project received
the unanimous appreciation OF the jury
the day of its admission to the salon,
and the award of the first medal
crowns labor OF almost six years.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-07-28

While Albert Simon OF Cleveland.
Ohio. was walking along the street the
other night he was accosted by four
men, who ordered him to throw ap his
hands. They then seized him. and
gagging and binding him, stripped him
of all his clothing. The shivering vic
tim was then taken to n boxcar on
the Lake Shore tracks and locked IN.
He was discovered some time after by
a policeman, who liberated him.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-07-28

nerensas grow readily from seed,
hnt nx the seed is extremely small.
very fine light soil should be used In
the seea-boscs or pots. This should
hi settled. well watered and allowed
TO drain for an hour or more, when
The fine seed should be busted on the
aurface aud barely covered from view
with very finc. light soil. Keep the
,M, slightly moist until the young
ninnts ara well started, not allowing II
To become dry or very wet at any
ime Az soon as the young plants are
largo enough. set them Ia small flow
,r-po,s nlled with fine. light soil. re-
pottine them Into larger pots as they
increase in size. The bedding varie-
ties may be planted outdoors in rich
soil when the trees are out in full lear
and nights quite warm, or grown AZ
not. plants on the porch.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-07-28

New Use for Watermelons.--A
reoruia farmer is said to have be-
come the pioneer in a new INDUSTRY
namely. making syrup out of water
,s,ons lie cuts the melons IN halves.
scoops out the pulp, runs Il through .
cider mill. presses out the juice ana
then boils the liquid for II hours over
hot hre. out OF go melons, worth
az or Sc at wholesale. he gets so gal
ions of syrup. and markets the prod
uet a, 80 cents per gallon. The refuse
!. ,aa "a the hogs, cattle and chickens,
and the whole operation is very proht-
able.--Ex
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-07-28
,su,persx wnlinm.s M,,lrn.

Emperor Williams latest within is to
empower the Prussian minister OF edu-
cation 10 forbid the use OF Latin in
college diplomas, in order to promote =
more general use OF the German
tongue"
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-07-28

When root egypa are TO be planted
the soil should be well prepared be-
torehand. The ground must be placed
condition where the root can de-
ytlcp, When only ,Ae top Of the soil
IN looseae9 The roots tend TO send out
iaBamosahie feeders. and these feeders
fe of no value To the crop after II Ia
harvested. 10 other words. the con
ditsan8 ahogie be favorable to the de-
stlogmeBt Of the main root and moi
Of supplementary roals On sandy
soli deep ploxag ID not Of great con.
sequence. a. The root wall sc
doRn through such soil any
way. but On heavy soils OF
where thers is hard pan near the
surface the plowiag all need to be
deep Il roogz are 70 be grown II pays
5stter TO snasoli for root crops tnan
FOR almost say other crops. and where
large quantities OF roots are to be
grown Il viii pay To get the nipple
menss needed TO give the land proper
preparation.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-07-28

There is a suit, my friend, said the
dealer, that will wear like iron"
Il guess that teller was no liar"
said the victim two weeks after. THE
suit is rosty already. indianapolis
Press.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-07-28
FARM AND GARDEN.
rses or INTEREST TO
AoRicuLTuRisTS-

,.o.s. Hists Ah~st Cal
.,..... of IN. soil ..a f's'''
.,-,,orti~aisare. Sttississss sad
star,esila5e-
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-07-28
r~y, -1s-sf-- s..---J
kIVH 80, $3.50. '... r.,

We'll loosened soil. not only that II may
have room 10 grow aud expand. bu; al.
- that the roots may properly develop
aad secure the necessary plant food.
by actual count II per cent OF the
bsets from the ground no, subsoiled
were classed an ia formed. while only
20 per cent were so elassed from the
SUBSIDIZED plot The total yield was
about the same from each plot
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-07-28

Nsarl, 10000 tons of cork are con-
ahmed by the bottlers of aerated wat
ere beers, etc. in England every
year.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-07-28

The cultivated orchard STANDS
arouth far better than the neglected.
one.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-07-28


senfsHssd from FARMERS isssisw Stem
is.ssa's hsPoft nt Wisconsin Houasr0a
f'ei Cot spoke on pium culture Tor
Wisconsin. IN part he said THAI
i=as pear aae qginss culture in the
azis lad been demonstrated 20 be
.a7'seieahfe Tho apple. cherry and
1sFops4u pium have also not hesa
TT sseccSafHliY FreSn In wlacontin.
iss 1aPsHcaa piuma have proved not
saaelsntiy hardy for tho climate
win Ia nAsiyc plum IL Ia different. as
can b. grown successfully In all
pAHs 81 the state Prominent varie-
Us are WANT. Forest Garden Quaker.
ueaesda, AltkcH, Cheney. Surprise.
North Star. Hammer. Pollingssons. Ds
s1o Piper, hsrnfhaek Even thesc
pisas can't Do grown without taking
eafs 81 the ircvs throughout their life.
man should not Get QUE PLAN trees
ahlcss he expects 10 give them aa
much care as he does his potato crop.
MI ol thcse plnms are attacked by the
ea'ea'lo You can't prevent abe cur
.@ho eomiug and you can't master II.
ss' JOB can krep I, down IA much as
ioa 90 potato hugs. II has 10 be look
90 after every day for three weeks.
sac should nR Jared into n cioth-cov-
ef~l frame.
how FAR APART should the trees
plum orchard be plsnteds
FErf ttnNa
s,aD'ed " feet apart. bat VIC have
nu mat Zoo close weuld not plant
''s1. closer than 20 feet apart. They
aop'l DC cot SO Ear apart that tue
s"onts viii never touch each other
snh-"iiius aud sugar ue~ts.
au'eun =, of The North Dakota Tx.
pH'ment station. tells as something
.he elects OF subaoiIlng ON sugar
80 sample OF sugar beet roots.
s ssNeu elghty-clght days after planting.
na sa nc beets had nearly reached
-. 'ull growth. showed depth OF
~ ,S'S uf over three and ous-half feet
>, se'aole ~ by natnrs a deep feed
d.. "e main riot development ia
n !" tne ground. aud not uutil late
ue season do roots develop near
4. ' ~ TO the surface 10 be Injured
~. we euitvator. The root aystem OF
a, n sugar beet differs from that of any
.,,h,e oenef plnnts studied. The veg.
n, nSeif IL really the enlarged up
tens. part OF the taproot which cx-
v.s, almost perpsndieulsriy down
/, sr INTO the ground. becoming rapid
par, = In diameter in the upper
IN, a y, It's course. the lower part be-
reach, s'e small and thread like. and
Of osau In several samples. a depth
h,a :, ,nree and one-half feet. From
wara g a root branches spread out
ali ill., s,s and downward into the soIl ON
ara . @ The upper main branches
almos, largest and extend outward
ise, !. horizontally for more than tive
ana .hose deeper down incline more
nss,, more until the last branches run
diasrs paraiiol to the taproot. The
lon !, merely represents the skele-
we root system.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-07-28

Hal, . loaf is better than no bread
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-07-28

Rs,ors OF success and non-suecsss
VIZ spraying are common. The 70
ycsts o. success. however. far ousnnm-
s<s ,hs reports Of non-sneeess Bn,
Ter 90 40, BY any means conslnes
d. oass that claim 20 has~- ri@d
ssssyius ana foana Il not successful
Yas n5n saccess OF spraying In de-
ysssnt on a good many things. II IL
lac failure with some medicines or
al medicines in diseases A ined.c.ns
ssy ae saerllsu, for asc In the treat
nszs q esfsaia Kind Of disease. and
yss il Wi fail Ia numerous easss Docs
h sAsssiaFs tolios that u. medicine
asst ts AbandDuedf The same - true
siiA sgrayins Everything depends on
~ ccnai,iohs The mSa that has =
leg tres TIA; be Sprays situated With
Ia ssogs distance Of numerous other
trees tia; are not sprayed wiH have
had sask % se3rs a success. The cod.
tag a6;h Al least mas visit him even
= cts "a o, the apple seah fungus.
Aaa kssu comes 10 a mes phase a
rAa u2y siop the apple seAb fungus
ffp2 spfeztins ia his nrtasrd and
ssfsf knps 4 ile may later receive a
Visitation q oo4i.ns moth from bis
nssahqf's orchard ard therefore dc.
slA's ssFaytng failure. 1, IL safe 70
Gray
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-07-28

,rr,, and vegetable growers as
.'.,,ou has been formed IN Della
II starts out with the intention
:, having mutt put on tho market In a
@,,on that will maze the psopie
i, an appearance. On each pack
- Il trult viii be the legend. "rhe
,ssa,su,s Of this package are gaaran-
,ses 10 De as good all through as on
,aa. II this Is carried OUT Il WIFI
~ REFORMS by other growers. and
-. trade ia fruit wili be stimulated.
n,Aonest packing is today largely re-
,.or.ib.e for the small sales OF fruit In
..,s,n great markets compared Win
.azt ,Aey might be.
II Is predicted that pineapp'es wa
!. ,sry scare. this year. The annual
,,o, Is said 10 be about so.o5o.ooo ap'
y. and 10 GONE largely from caba
"a nrtly from Florida. The Florida
-. hss been cut short by the frost.
"a IA. crop In Cuba 10 small OWING
. he unsettled conditions there Cuba
! especially adapted 10 the growing
a Al, And Of ffu, and We may ex'
..ss 10 %. tho Industry develop az
.ys..ly As has the trade Ia bananas
TIE ,i.e must come. however. ~hea
q. frui, siil retail AT price far be-
Iss ina, Of The present time II tbs
,,.as i 10 Develop. As will be seef
,as @eg5. ~ p!nespplss used In this
ee&n,sy each year do not sise one u
sasA snaablsani