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Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-03-20

longing to CAMS Minor" (ths Little
Dog which Ii listed among the oouth-
ern Consultations.
Following the Eastern line Of vision
down 70 the horizon. We beheld the
missing star Of Leo, Q clear square
above Rssulus. = royal star Of the
hrst magnitude. Below. to the West,
APPEAR Al Fard Tor Cor Hydrae). sec-
ond magnitude star Of Hydra" 1.-THE
Sea SerpenD, the only orb belonging
to this extended constellation to b
seen early In February. Further West.
Sirius. the finest Of all stars. daxslss
us with Its necessarily twinkiing bril-
liancy; the other nne stars Of the
CAMS Major" 1.-THE Great Dog) square
are put out like Insignificant rush-
candles besides this great luminary.
Phact third magnitude) OF COLUMBIA
Noachi" (Noah's Dove) shines. near
the horizon, between the Great Dog
and the lower Star OF "Fluvius Erid-
anus" (ths River EridAn) whose top
star is close nelghbor Of the nrst
magnitude star Rigel Of Orion" For
the center Of our Southern Aspect In
February il occupied by this magnih-
cent Constellation. the one which con-
tains. closely grouped, the largest num-
Der Of exceptional beauties.
The triangle OF the Zodiacal Constsa-
lauon Taurus (the Bully with Aide
baran FIRST magnitude) and Natl
shining divinely. Above. the Pleiade'
throw their pure. caressing glamour
they are afiectionately called BY tn
French peasants the Hen and he
Chicks" Almost In = line. down y
the horizon and hugging the Westsr1
limit, We see Hamal and 6heratAn, o
Aries" 1.-THE Ram) Menkar, Mir
Ceti and Benten Kaitos Of "Cstus
(the Whale or Sea Monastery. tn
three Insignificant stars OF the Zodiacs
Constellation Pisces (the Fishes
cross the West above Mira And thu
il completed our inspection Of th
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-03-20
LOOMING NORTH

|Rnnl. the only luminArtas Of this
A,,rdeul constellation nov visible. To
II IN Of the middle star. Aiamak. Of
/" shines CassiopslA" 1.-THE
|nnssl LADY, half reversed nov. lhs
- 4 the " looking westward. nsxs
n ssAs faithful King Cepseus." and.
h H. eth It's altar Alderman. shines
|nAy. Gloss To the hortson. Dsnsb. Of
10 neona magnitude all that u ieft
IL Il the great csoss Of ''Cyxnus
r. svxnl. ny the way. that word
1saA. meaning In Arabic The Tall"
: ~ With In the names Of several
hpwtAa, stars. thus ue lave Dsneb
+l1bstl 10 the tall Of 'Capricornas
- SsA Coat. Dsnsb kaitos, In The
Is Il -cs,us'' 1.-THE Whaisl pensn
49, ocs Of the beauties Of Lao"
- Llonl. Returning toward the
inat. ue nosics directly under
Dxsu. tho Insignificant constellation
uAss'ossri" 1.-THE Giraffe, and toward
= hs;. "i.gnr" 1.-THE Lynn another
~ AFFAIR. ada~t by the great Ger
~ Astronomer Heveiias tisii-iss0
D ~ fa o, the nobief Astsr.sma OF
ensssllAslnaa The Pols Star. In Z
nIstl horizontal line xtih ih'
lessn Of tho Great Dippef. II abou
:vsy between Aldernmin of &c
~. and Duhhe. the largest star o
y 0ss~' nipper. Looking downward
nhw HE Pole Star. we and the boil
u Little Dlpper--ita Chariot. u
sor. sract-snd. tower yet. tn
~ fola* ot "Draro" tthe Dragon
nAsg With Alwatd and Etanin. elus
~ together Gloss To the horiaon.
tslCsinx that line Westward. "
~ Sstkar. . third magnitude sta
~ constellation ''Boo<es' 9TH
tsFasmahi: next month We shall eas
~ The gem OF this Asterssm. tn
IN Arciurus. Continuing TO th
=, here ia Cor Caroli'' (she Hear
Aaslszl. 30 called In honor Of Kin
ens'ss |. Of England. under who's
y II vas discovered. By the way
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-03-20

no particular mystery about Il. = =
an ingenious and splendid weapon. q
the same character as it, prsdece0oae
t7-S millimeters). but that u the only
point 1t has In common With it. The
barrel 70 stronger and Il built up b. =
suecsssion Of cylinders The sighting
10 on . new principle. the sight being
raised or lowered BY = horissntal alide
which moves along = graduated scale
and 10 marked up to 1000 yArdA To
magazine resembles those Of all ~
riAes Of the Mauser system. II holds
Ave cartridges, which ore arranged =
that the depth OF the magazine = =.
duced. The cartridge clip y loadeV
into the magazine from above. tne
pressure OF the thumb sending 4 q
once into the magazine and throwin9
out the used clip.
The bayonet has dagger -shaDe1
extremity and Is saW-bAcked. Il -
fixed 70 the ride without touching tn
barrel or the foresight. and 1t dos NJ
interfere with the aim. The new riAo
weighs four kilos. 100 grAmmes With
out the bayonst. which weighs ~
grammss, and its extreme range 4.0ee
meters. At 100 meters its bullet VII
pierce through eighty centmetero
thickness of dry pine and atty cena-
meters at 1900 yards. The velocity q
the bullet at twenty-five meters me-
the muxxle is go meters q second.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-03-20
.yxoo ne Looffn9 in Chino.

Ot0Q tVG AS00tbU8 w A~SNsWees
It IL 4 relief to see that Field Me-.
shall Count Won Waldersee has ct la
drawn up plan for the ultimate with
drawal Of most Of the allied soldiery
from China The record made by some
Of the allies since the relief OF PskfA
has been = disgrace to civilization. The
so-called punitive expeditions sent oue
in every direction have looted. buFnsds
and murdered In . style more s0Goe1-
tive of the red Indians than Of oavn-
lied nations. Unopposed by armed ~
sistance, these raiding parties have
killed large numbers Of unarmed Ona-
nese. plundered their homes. commit
ted criuinal assault, and left reeorA-
Of savagery far worse than that OF ne,
Boxers. A correspondent of the Co
loene volks Zeitung. writing from
China, expresses the hope that tneee
awful conditions may soon cease. eda-
ink: 1.-THE depravity and bssstahsv
among our troops is enormously On the
increase"
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-03-20

cool air around the fruit cannot
change freely. Some follow the pFac-
tice Of burying the apples out OF
doors. and this practice il . good one
II the pit II dry and II placed below
the frost line. The temperature Of tho
ground in winter IL seldom likely to
rise above 40 degrees at = depth inn
medlately below the frost line. This
should be an ideal temperature. In
fact it IL altogether probable that
storage cellars constructed for the
keeping Of fruit will be found easier
to regulate than the best appointed
house cellars.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-03-20

~"ysrs Opinl0a 81 The COart
s@ the New York Evening Sum-
~wysr's lnalienable and ineatim-
privilege OF "cursing the court
Me decision has gone against
marrcd. ~ most lawyers realise,
lact that the "cursing" must be
private. This animadvsrsion
w., sometimes takes the form OF
Msnieation of the lawyers opinion
- publisher Of the law reports.
" some OF those communication
zen printed recently By law
'hx Arm. One lawyer wrote;
Ia = legal curiosity ana
F" have been decided by main
Another. beaten In . highway
wrote OF the court: They do
sss, nov highway. even whom they
over It." Another rogue
sSoli~her TO chastise the cour,
- That IT will be OF great benefit
- profession that this cass b.
sniy aired and ths tAliaoy and
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-03-20

old friends only. For. to the Earth.
tho zodtacal Constellation "Gemini
1.-THE Twins offers III III elongated
SQUARE OF beauties presided over by
Castor and poIlux Underneath. tne
zoalacal Constellation Cancer" tine
Crab contains nothing Of interest e1.
zen, a fne uebula In its center eaiied
~pro~epe" tthe Manger) and easy 70
s,.ooyer with the naked eye. TO the
rlrh, OF Cancer. behold the spiendio
proevon OF the nrst magnitude. De-
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-03-20
6be Stars in February

aAotnsr such nattsry To royalty WA
pao py the great Herschel when he
discovered, In 1851. the seventh rrea.
planet. known to us now - Uranus,
ous which he christened In honor OF
Ams george Ill "Gsorgium sidus"
tine Star Of George. Two stars Of
tue third magnitude. Deneb Aleet and
BOSNIA. all we can zee now Of the
Aodlacai constellation Leo" (the
iAon)--for Regulus Is away In the
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-03-20

danger OF II in Its far-reachins resuits
exposed" Another very proh''"ens
,.wyere wrote. "The opinion OF our
.our, i. a schoolboy hlunder. deserving
a. nothing but scathing rebuke. ana =
review OF II should run IN tna' my.
Most seductive Of all the susgesslons
was the statement. Il should De very
w,,,,nr 10 nay for such a criticism OK
,sa decision az herein above Indicated
hx me-. This" comments the pup-
i,sher recalls the Quaker chasing nus
sa, in the wind and who n'rea ~
urchln 10 curse II.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-03-20

The latest citadel attacked by wom-
apkind In Scotland is that OF the law.
A woman In Edinburgh has entered
her petition to enter the legal profess
sion and become law agent The
question is still an open one. as the
board OF examiners of law agents felt
they we're unequal to the task OF do
Gliding the case. and the appeal nas
gone to the court OF sessions. Inc
feeling Of the public is in favor OF the
new departure, and there is little doubt
that the petition will be granted. Edin'
burgh formerly was very strong OBJ
ponent to women doctors, but what
was once a startling innovation has
become so much matter OF course thai
IL does not excite any surprise or ever
comment.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-03-20

prof, o. F. Cook Of Westminster !, o.m.
r.o, ~ .urprising discovery OF cam
p .'oo. a. ~. nm animal secretion. the am
pnor ' :. "n l. myriapod. rese emp.
, u,~. ! worm, or small slug. , !. rss
~, ,,ns ,hs numus Of moist. undista a~ !.
IN nm. s.s when handled II gives on :
. ..1rs Si.t,nct odor OF camphor, ~.
elects a milky nuid w .,' :, ordinary
90. :, J, n uhs professor Cook think: IN. IN.
eamp 'Sor i. .ecreted instead OF 'n =
e s.sn1',s or hydrocyanic acid found a.. y
other myrispods a. . n's
fannN. ----------~---
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-03-20
LOOMING SOUTH

skies for the month Of February. 1S01-
We shall not see Mercury this
month. AZ It's vicinity to the Sun IL
TOO great. "yenus" is the Evening
Star and will light up the Southwest
ern direction two hours every night
Mars" will not be seen. Jupiter" VIII
be the Morning Star, shining few
hours before Sunrise. Saturn" VIII
be visible during the same hours Of
the night
c. de SAINT GERMAlN.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-03-20
1.iisf for Lisisanss DessrabIs.

Relief for Liti6onts DessrobJs.
II y the custom of the judges ~
many courts in the event OF the dis-
agreement of Jury to put the case
II the foot of the docket Thas y haS4
on tho litigants. They may have wan
cd two or three years for trial. Uh-|
der existing practice they Will have 81
wait two or three years more TOT t0s'
settlement OF their controversy. 1t ~
comes worth the while of . defsndaos
to secure disagreement, for the plaAA~
TIL may become discouraged on iearA-
Ing that his suit is no farther advances
than 1t was the day 1t was nled.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-03-20

has not been equal
ed since the year.
somewhere toward
the end OF the iass
century In which
Ellen Terry made
us all gasp With
her silver fcx-lined
gray velvet CLOAK
sw ceping I h .
ground. The most
striking cloak Of
the year II a black
cloth demi-sox ul-
ster: very long.
with = full skirt.
The revers and COLI
lars are faced with
the very whitsat
chinchilia.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-03-20
LOOKING NoRTHwARD.

=. oas minor star Of "Auriga" (ths
....arl IL visible above our hsads.
ID ~ a this familiar generalization
IN ana In the southern aspect.
-" has drifted 70 the West
~ ard Algoi In full aght. Tho
% ~. stars OF .Andromsda" 1.-THE
|s..,.A Lady, are there IN . row.
~, = 10 the two starr Beheat and
.-lh Of Pegasus" 1.-THE Winged
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-03-20
EAstern dIrectlon -comple.e oar dil

Eastern direction complete oar dis
coseries In the Northern aspect We
turn about, and begin
LOOKING SOUTHWARK.
The main portion Of -Auriya" 1.-THE
Waxgonsrl ID above our heads for US
TO admire the splendor OF "capella"
1.-The She Goat and AenkAiinan. Three
little starr. In 4 triangular arrange
msnt tnot marked on the map) are the
Kids" q this happy family. Our map
il very crowded this month. but with
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-03-20

did not close per-
fectly. the repeat
ing mechanism was
not ali it should be.
the magazine ac-
ton did not come
up to the require
,msnts and there
Wcre several other
defects such ~
might be expected
in q hastily impro-
vissd arm. It was
inevitable that an
ether and better
weapon should be
provided for the
German army and
the new rifle has
now been issued to
. portion Of the
troops. There was.
Of course. some
mystery attending
IT. introduction
mystery original
ing In the fear Of
other nations that
| they had not such
an effective weapon
Some insisted thai
It was to be an au-
| tomato ride. TIL
like Of which 70,
rapid death-dealtnI
| had never beel
seen before. tn,
riAs. however, !
now quite vel
Il kn0Wn and fharn I
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-03-20

After thirty-four years OF mar1tA
misery Mrs. Susanna Vert Of Reading
Pa. has obtained divorce. At the
trial she proved that never since jacob
Vert took her to wife had he done
days work.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-03-20

l1Aaage1snt 81 Alfalfa.
4 correspondent OF the Kansas stats
board Of agriculture says:
After the Aafalfa has been sown IN
the spring. It will be necessary to run
. mowing-machine over the ground
two or three times during the summer
to keep down the weeds. The sickle
bar should b ut high. 70 ~ to in
jure the small young plants ~ little
~ possible. II the vegetable debris is
20 abundant that 1t promises to
smother the young alfalfa. 1t should
be raked up and removed. In harvest
Ing NOW down a. much OF the crop It
| once a. can be handled In one day.
Let Il wilt In the swaths and then rake
1t into windrows to cure. II the
weather u nns. It can be stacked from
the windrow BY using sweep rake
and stacker. II the weather 10 threat
ening, bunch the windows and cock
the punches to allow 1t % finish cur
Ing. Il should be put into the stack
with Just q little handling - possible.
To avoid molding, l have advised
farmers to store alternate layers OF dry
straw and fresh alfalfa hay together
In the barn or stack. The straw need
not form more than about o0e-fourtn
Of the total weight think this meth
Cd especially applicable to the mrs.
crop in localities where old straw
stacks can be easily acquired
When possible, alfalfa should b
stored under = roof. ~ 1t does not turn
rain we'll A cheap hay shed can b
built BY setting telegraph poles II
the ground. braced BY two-by-sixes
and putting . good single roof OF
the structure. The sides should be LEI
open and the hay stacked under thi
shed In ricks. A stacker Of some sor
or other should be used. ~ 1t does no
} nay to hire men to handle the ha,
With . fork. They waste too much b.
kaaking on the leaves. which are con
sadsrably better to feed than whea
bran, pound for pound Where q roc
cannot be had. the hay should b
stacked In high. narrow ricks and GOV
cred with long slough grass AlrAli
should be cured and stacked. II poss
| bic. without being rained upon.
other crop u % easily injured oy rail-
Alfalfa hay rained upon II wort
about half what It would be were
unexposed.
Harvesting alfalfa at the RICH tin
end in the right manner very large
determines its feeding value. The M
5ority Of farmers wait too long befo
starting the mowing-machine. AlIaa
should be cut for hay when one-four'
to one-half OF the blossoms have ope
ed. When let stand longer. many
| the leaves fall on and are waste
| Moving early stimulates the grow
| OF the following crop. Allowing 1t
/ 60 to sesd seemingly exhausts t
!, plant for that season.
!. Alfalfa fed green. either a. pastu
!, or as a soiling crop. has few equals
Its nutritive value. In localities whe
= there is NO difficulty in getting star
the cheapest way to feed 1t 10 pro
. ably TO pasture il 1t should never
II pastured until the plants are me
= than . year old Owing to their lab
IL ity to hoven or bloAt, 1t y always ris
d to pasture cattle or sheep upon alfAl
Before turning animals liable to biz
upon the alfalfa give them all they y
. eat OF some other foo0. Death frt
bloat 10 often very sudden.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-03-20
10TH CENTURY NODES

~ new ecntury's debut IL marked
sofialIy by a crAHc by great
70 and a mania for light furs that
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-03-20
SAYINGS and DOIhGS
Nesv Deutb- Deal5,sf Gun.

German military men are beginn1ne
to realize that the rifls adopted By ~
army for the use Of smokelsss Dow-
der had some drawbacks. The broaaA
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-03-20

A bird 10 said to be ''sQuirrsl-tailed"
when the tall projects In front OF .
perpendicular line over the back.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-03-20

In keeping Of apples the temperature
IL OF course Of great Importance. The
ideal degree IL said to be So above
zero. This 10, however, not possible
to be obtained constantly except where
the apples are placed In cold storage
houses whore the temperature is reg
ulated by appliances for that purpose.
In the cellar even where a low degree
tot temperature Is obtainable the air
around the apples should not be per-
mitted to change constantly. as the re-
suit win be to draw the moisture from
the fpxit and cause shriveling. Fol
this reason the storage OF apples In
barrels induces better keeping, as the
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-03-20

r..,,.r--"Nams something OF ~.
portancs existing today I'M. small
~ !. s~,stencs 100 YEARS ago
Pupll--'As.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-03-20

"Dubbing'' is the cutting on OF the
comb, wattles and ear-obes. so as to
leave head smooth and clean.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-03-20

It il = noticeable fact that the IN
nuence Of horticultural conventions Is
on the increase. This IL perhaps large
ly due to the advance being made In
horticultural education at our agricul-
tural colleges. The colleges are an
nually turning out students and are
also every year supplying more pro-
fessors a. speakers at such meetings.
In the last few years a distinct I'M
,provement has been noticeable in the
quality Of the papers presented This
condition should be recognized by the
great mass of farmers and the conven-
lions should be more freely attended,
The Improvement In travelling facili-
ties makes this possible.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-03-20

For years there has been keen con-
troversy between the mon that favored
keeping pear orchards in sod and those
that favored keeping them in state
Of high cultivation. The on-lookers
have been OF the opinion that 1t did
not make much difference 20 far As
the blight was concerned whether the
orchards were in sod or not Now.
however, the Maryland Agricultural
College has come out with circular
stating that At that institution It ia
considered proved that pear orchards
that have become affected with blight
should be got into sod as soon rs pos
,sible; that high cultivation and fer
ltilixadon help the blight rather than
stop It. This OF course 10 not advised
for orchards that are not affected BY
the pest. We doubt, however. II tht
opinion OF the Maryland college vii
settle matters In the minds of man,
of our readers.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-03-20

The German empire imports about
$50. O0O, 900 worth OF corn every year
the major part Of which comes from
the United States.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-03-20

That feed affects the quality Of the
eggs is without contradiction. 1t ID
said that musty food will frequently
give such musty taste to the eggs
that they cannot be eaten.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-10-23
TRAIN Is WRECKED
Fifteen Rock Island Cars are
Pied in a Ditch.
DETAILS VERY MEAGER
Forty Men Sent From Here to
the Scene.

Fifteen freight cars are piled Up in the
Rock Island cut a short distance south Of
Peck \ wreck occurred there yesterday
afternoon ard practically the entire
freight train was hurled OF the track.
The engine escaped and no one was hurt.
The train contained some livestock. but
their character. number and value are
unknown here. The cause Of the wreck
Is also unknown. 1t is supposed 10 have
been caused by q broken rail-
Immediately upon ths receipt Of the
news here the roadmaster ordered the
company representative here 10 secure as
many men IS possible 10 90 down and
clear the track and 1t O'Clock last night
special train with about forty men
went down which proves that the wreck
was bad one from a property loss view.
The incoming and outgoing passenger
trains went over the Santa Fe line to
Wellington. This caused q material de-
lay in the outgoing OF the south bound
trains as Santa Fe pilots were scarce
owing 10 the rush Of business on the
road Whenever a train from one road
goes over another. an emoloye Of the
road TO be used must accompany II as q
pilot He must be man who has STOOD
an examination IS TO his qualification as
a trainman and his knowledge OF switch
IS crossings and stations. The Santa
Fe had such a scarcity of men Of that
character at Wichita that the Santa Fe
yardmaster had to pilot one Of the trains
himself
Peck is the second stopping place south
Of Wichita
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-10-23
FELL FIFTEEN FEET.
mr. Brown is Severely Injured BY
Falling From a Scaffoid.

Falling From a Scafoid.
Yesterday afternoon at q few minutes
after O'Clock Mr.. Brown Of the firm of
Brown x Brewer fen TWO stories OF OF
a scaGOld where he was painting and
was severely bruised and shaken up.
NJ Brown was at work on large two
story building on South Main street and
had erected a scafold that was plenty
strong enough for an purposes How
ever. the boards thxt ne was standing on
were not long enough 10 reach three
spans and so he had placed them across
TWO Of them, which would enable him 10
reach all that was necessary for him 10
reach, and went 10 work He was paint
ing away from the loose end Of the board
and was perfectly safe when Airs. Brown
happened along and. seeing him at work,
called to him He answered the call and
stepped TO the front end Of the building
and the loose end Of the boards. forget
ting that the boards were loose. and next
moment he was precipitated 20 the ground
al distance Of about fifteen feet. lie fell
on his LETT side, on lot Of debris. The
board that let him fan came down on top
OF him and struck him a hard blow on
the back. His whole weight came onto
his left arm and leg. both OF which were
wrenched and strained in most alarm
ing manner The arm was dislocated at
the wrist and the Iigaments torn Dr.
Whiuock was called and promptly dress
Cd his wounds The ankle bIackened rap
idly and the doctor had TO work quickly
TO ease the pain and swelling. AS soon
as possible Mr. Brown was moved 10
his home AT Sas South Water street, and
when seen last evening was getting along
very nicely. At first it was thought that
the arm was broken. - well as dislo-
Gated. but when it had been placed back
into its place It was seen that the dislo-
cation was the main trouble Mr.. Brown
VIII be confined 10 his bed for several
days. and viii not be sbIe to work for
some time