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Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-08-28

Isaac T. Pratt, the veteran trapper Of
Bennington. Vt, caught a bear last
week in a ravine trayersed by the He'll
Hollow brook in Woodford. It weigh
ed about 1925 pounds. The fur was in
prime condition. being thick. long and
glossy black This is the third bear
that Mr. Pratt has captured within a
feT days in that section and the sew
enty-ninth that he has trapped during
his lifetime. The bear was the larges.
csotured in Bennington county for
many years
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-08-28
PERCY JONES. Puhiishel

How many tree can you distinguish
in the dark by the sound which the
wind makes in blowing through their
leafy branches? Few practical eNer-
cises in botany are more interesting
than the attempt thus to identity trees.
Every man should be his own detective
to the extent OF letting passing sounds
tell him as much as possible of what
he cannot see.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-08-28

The second wife, who is in an unpIeaa.
ant predicament. Will have somebody
to take care Of her after fashion Tho
husband. provided he can be content
ca with one wife and will provide for
her. will be more useful member n,
society than he would be If set to worry
at Joliet.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-08-28
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i.ntasr II. Taylor. one o. sAs glssAsa
Of the New York Club aas born q
Feb 81. 1915. At olaths. Kaa. All
learned 70 play bali phsn . ssnaat
Al the deaf and dumb lnstitata ia lAa
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-08-28

city, Ia 1888 he made bis deaas y
professional sish ths shfcyspost On
~ ths Southern league AFTER ~
ilsbandunmeU ~ that ntgauiEssios -
iuas I. he Joined shr Mattnaa isia
~ this Central league tie alasssd Y
season OF 1900 with the Albany CA
Of the New York state league aHs y
manned ~ith Ii until iase 10 aasns
when the Now York Club pafsasss
hls release Last winter he viisa@
Tor the San Diego team 81 the soar
rrR California league The ClessaA
american League Club negotiated ~
him and claimed TO have signed ~
Tor this season. but the Neg Iufs w
secured him NJ handsome snetsas
in salary over what he received y ~
Taylor shows great improvement 4
his work % late and Manager pass
rousldess him one Of his best pistasa
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-08-28

The recent Italian census records
the fact that there are 392 persons in
Italy over hundred years old.
among them are sixteen monks and
nuns.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-08-28

The percentage OF illIterates any,
army conscrlpts in Italy 10 80. ..os
A woman may have but few - !,
and yet look better than her sis'e y.
larger means because of the attah's-
paid 10 little accessories.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-08-28

pitchers give their oSn signals, Every
throw 10 the bases In an attempt 80
catch the runner mapping Is called for
by a sign from ths basrman 10 the
catcher Only when runner tries 10
steal Ia no sign given, and thcn all
are watching the play aud KNOW what
Ia expected
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-08-28
To MAKE Rf0sr Wafer safe.

From experiments in Lawrence and
In the biological laboratories OF the
Institute of Technology IT has been
demonstrated that any river water
purified by means OF a fve-foot filter
Ia safe and wholesome, and. further
that effiuent water from proper Ultra
ton Of sewage would not be dangerous
for domestic use. The records also
have shown that since Lawrence. en-
couraged by the example Of the State
experiment. station, has Installed a mu-
aicipal filter, though 1t is still using
the water Of the Merrimac River. al
ways more or less contaminated by the
drainage OF Lowell-ths very circum-
stance, that Ia, which caused the great
epidemic Of few years ago-typhoid
has practically been eradicated in that
city, although, of course, IL might still
be introduced by other means-bad
oysters as well as bad water being an
easy vehicle for the disease.
The lesson which Lawrence has
illustrated so graphically not only has
wo' ed revolution In the methods of
wa supply In Massachusetts cities
ano towns. but is having its effect all
over the world. A notable instance is
the city Of Albany, which by a system
OF filtration has been enabled to OBJ
tain supply Of pure waite" from the
Hudson River, previously a constant
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-08-28

Thus the catcher has 10 watch the
pitcher and bassmen In addition 20 Ehr
purely mechanical work OF his posls
tion This is To say nothing OF ,hr
value Of old and experienced tarn To-
stsadylng young pitchers and 10 tsat.
eating 10 them what balls 70 try ON
batsmsn with whose weaknesses ,hEy
are familiar Hsadwork and GOODNESS
count az much behind the bat az any.
where except In the pitchers boa.
My method Of stsadytng pitcher IL
TO first try TO slow him up and let him
get hts bearings again. Walk down
with the ball aud haud Il to him, say
ing something encouraging or offer al
vice II he seems 70 need any Stop 10
fassen your chest protector. adjust your
mask. or tie your shoe. anything o.
gain time II this situation il critical
and the pitchers witdnssa ouiy TEN.
porary II the pitcher. however. show
continued tendency to throw tho ball
little wide Of thu plate move To this
other side. and In aiming Tor you h.
will send the bali ovcr tbs pan. Often
( these things will help out no, little
/ In working with my pitchers usual.
! ly give the signals although often tbs
pitcher with two strikes on the bats
man will want to try certain bali oi
has an idea on the subject. but a.te,
working several games With the sam,
I pitcher you know pretty we'll what h,
/ prefers To offer. and there In seldom
a change Of signals with Grifith
never use signals Mt all except whaf
men are on bases Hn does not use Of
treme speed and has such rEcelIsu
control II Ia easy to catch him. o.
the third strike like 10 know whnr,
the ball is coming TO avoid pasae,
bail, SO MS to BE- ready for a .hrow Of
an attempted steal
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-08-28
Good and Bad Microbes.

The cooperation OF the State and
the Massachusetts, Institute of Technol-
ogy In the early years Of the conduct
of these experiments at Lawrence at
once assured the success of the inves-
legations. Professor William T. Sedg-
wick of the institute, as bacteriologist
of the State Board of Health. for eight
years directing the archaeological ex-
periments on which the work of puri-
fication depended. For, after all, it is
held to-day at the Institute of Tech
| nology, as everywhere else, that the
| publication of water and seWage-un-
| pun ed water being considered by the
| ba biologist merely as very dilute
sewage-is almost solely matter of
controlling the microbes, the good"
microbes and the bad ones, so that
the pathogenic or disease-breeding
germs shall be prevented from reach
ing the human system, while the
good" ones are encouraged to do their
natural work OF publication.
The dramatic story of the microbe
has frequently been told since Pasteur
established the germ theory OF fer
mentation. but there is something
unique in the accomplishment OF such
psychologists as Professor sedgwick,
by hich millions of heterogeneous
are herded together intelligently, with
the character of their work and their
hours Of labor and rest definitely es-
.ablished.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-08-28

IL IL when men are on bassA that
the pitcher and catcher arc nut Ia this
seyerest strain. The pitcher il Offer.
Ing the very best ball In his category
and the catcher is at high tension N
prevent stolen bases often a pitrh.r
with slow delivery will handicap his
catcher Into Wild throws, but an IN.
white stockings none Of the pitrhera
are bad to catch in that respect with
men on bases you must set yourself for
throw on every ball pitched. for the
base runner may attempt a steal any
time.
II the runner Ia on first and likely IN
steal second, or the ahortstop or second
baseman signal for throw to the mid.
die bag to catch a runner napptng IN.
stinetively you pull back the right foot
as the ball Is on its way. Thus yon
Catcher of the Chicago chamnions
are poised for the throw. and tts mi,
strikes your mitt and Ii away aeain
without any loss of time, II tho ,hro.
IL TO third the left foot comes back ~
you can throw past the batsman. Few
people have any idea how a elsve,
Datsman can hamper a catcher who /,
forced TO get his throws away With !
quick snap ! formerly played ahor,
stop and can throw much better from
second to the plate than from the Mai,
to second. pA''
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Many spectators wonder wh, ali.
men on bases, the pitcher does not mn,
.he hrst ball over the plate and tr,,s,
% iuck IN forcing the man out at sac.
ono OFTEN this is due to the oatchsr
sometimes when | am sure ~ ~.
p'.cner and know he has contro, !
signal him to waste the flrst ,wo Nm
In an attempt TO coax the mar - y ans
. vsse 70 Try to steal second. Then with
.ae oail coming where the batsmsn
cannot well bit II. I am ready for ,ha
.nioW signals from the basemon !,
.hs caecher for throws TO the has A.
NOT catch a runner very often I'M, ), ~ =,
are worth trying. and moreova. ny
~ 'h'sr ciosor to the bag and are
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-08-28
Boston Correspondence.)

lbO5tOn correspondence
The water supply Of cities and towns,
whether drawn from river or lake.
and whether or not supplemented by
artesian wells, has become within hf-
teen years universal problem OF the
greatest Importance Before that time
municipal governments were con.
eerned mainly about securing suf-
fcient quantity Of drinkable water,
and cities that were able TO draw
their supply from rivers and running
streams were considered particularly
fortunate, until in Massachusetts, an
alarm was raised by disastrous cpl
denies of typhoid fever which fol-
lowe the course OF the Merrimac
River The disease was carried by the
sew with which the river was con-
taminated from town to town. wher-
ever the stream was used as water
supply, down to the city of Lawrence,
which suffered worst of all. In 1887 an
experiment station, the first of its kind
in the world. for the publication of
sewage and water by filtration
through sand, was established in Law
renee by. the Massachusetts, State
Board OF Health, and the Lawrence
filtration beds became an object les
son for the instruction not only OF the
| State. but of the world at large.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1901-03-22
BARLEY FOR HORSES.
Not an Ideal Feed, Unless the Grain
Is Prepared Either by Cooking
or by Milling.

If barley is used at all for horses, it
should be boiled and mixed with cut
hay, roots, etc., and in this shape is
far less dangerous and well adapted
for fitting horse quickly for sale or
show; but for farm horses, or those
working at common labor, there is no
necessity of giving such boiled feed
more than once a week, say Saturday
night, to move the bowels freely and
cool the horses over Sunday.
If fed dry, the barley should be
ground and mixed with oats and bran,
and should not form over one-quarter
of the mess at any one meal, and
should not be fed more than once
daily. We are insisting upon this be-
cause barley is dangerous food for
horses, not so nutritious and digesti-
Bile as oats, and can usually be sold
for good price to buy oats and bran,
which is better food. Another danger
in feeding barley is due to the "awns, -
or boards, causing intestinal irritation,
and this is the more liable to happen
when the barley has not been prop
erly cleaned, as is apt to be the case
on the farm. In India they parch the
barley for horses, and we understand
that it is much less dangerous in this
form.-John E. Henry, in Farm and
Home.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1901-03-22

feet from the roof supporting posts.
Then fill in the spaces between with
straw, with poles lying horizontally
just inside the posts to keep it in
place. Near the bottom for distance
as high as the hogs can reach the
poles should be put close enough to-
gether to prevent the hogs from pull
ing the straw out. The door should
be made on the south side. 1t is not
necessary to have this more than three
feet wide and four high. 1t can be
put in by setting posts and building
up the sides of the door frame as the
side walls are being built. When the
door has reached the desired height,
a half dozen poles laid across will
support the straw wall to be built
above. For closing the opening door
can be made of lumber or the opening
left, as little cold will enter.
If there is any better material for
the roof than straw at hand, such as
long slough grass or cane, it can be
used, it will turn the water better.
The shed should be built on high
ground and the inside filed in SO that
there will be no surface water running
into it. Fresh material for roof and
than every two or three years. and
this will take but little work, as the
posts and poles of the old shed will
be in position for the new.-Orange
Judd Farmer
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1901-03-22
PIG-PEN POINTERS.

Corn is bad for the breeding stock.
Changing the feed occasionally
sharpens the appetite.
When in doubt about what's the
matter with the pigs, it may general
ly be set down as worms.
Hogs like roasting ears, but they
should not be confined to this feed
alone. A little matured grain in ad-
dition will be found economical.
The breeding boar should be in good
flesh, though never fat and lazy. He
must be vigorous and active, kept so
by giving him heterogeneous ration
and sufficient exercise.
Shell the corn and soak it till soft,
but not sprouted, and feed it to the
sows and their pigs, scattered on the
floor, where they will eat it slowly
and masticate it all. But do not feed
it in troughs, the sow will get the
lions share, will bolt it to disadvan-
tage, and the pigs, too. Then store
the cobs to be burned to charcoal
later.-Barnum's Midland Farmer
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1901-03-22
FIG. /

place. For securing the hog rack, four
stout staples * X are used. two be-
ing fastened to each of the two end
crosspieces CD directly above the
ends of the sills CA Az. The staples
are to receive the lower ends of the
standards to which the boards for the
endgate are nailed. On the inner side
of the endgate at each end is nailed
piece 1x2h inches, which is to be
exactly in line with the strip c c. For
the sides of the hog rack lighter
standards may be used, as they do not
slip into staples, but set on top of
the floor just inside of the strip C C
and on the strip on endgates. Put a
latch in each corner at top and fasten
the sides down with latches or strap
bolts. The uprights at each end of
the rack which are used for hay and
grain are hinged at I by a stout
hinge, shown in Fig. 2. The clevis
q, p fits the post of the upright (H)
loosely, so that the latter may be
slipped in against the crosspiece CD
when lying down. When the upright
is erected the ends of the piece (E)
turn down into the notches (F F. in
the ends of the sills "a Az. Two clev-
Uses will be needed in front if double
upright is made. The advantage in
having a solid floor is quite an item
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1901-03-22
"PrOfitable Employment of the Sur
plus Productive Power of the
Farms, Factories, ETC."
who Is Back of the Subsidy BiIs

Who Is Back of the Subsidy BilIf
The bill has no genuine popular sup
port. There is no real popular demand
for it, never has been and never will
be. 1t does not appeal even to the self
ish interests Of any large class. When
1t was in the senate in the last session,
it was so strongly opposed by the rep
resentatives of organized labor and by
farmers organizations throughout the
west and south especially that it was
abandoned for fear of the effect on the
approaching presidential and congress
sional elections. That opposition has
never been appeased, but it is now
thought safe to ignore it. The one
class that could be relied on to support
the measure if it really would accom-
plish what it is pretended that it will
accomplish are the shippers of the Unit
ed States, who are interested in obtain
ing as full and cheap service on the
ocean as possible. This class does not
support the measure. and some Of the
most active and influential members of
the class oppose it strongly, as witness
|
York.
In these circumstances we repeat
that it will be disgraceful to the Demo
cratic minority in the senate if the
bill is allowed to pass at this session.
They are bound by every consideration
of party loyalty and of rational pa
triotism to defeat it. 1t not only VIC
lates every principle of Democratic
belief in the matter of economic legis-
lation, but it is such a fragrant ana
scandalous job that it ought to be
killed for its ingrained viciousness.
1t is an offense to common honesty,
md if the Republicans in the senate
have not the independence of party
discipline needed to stand up against
it, the Democrats should not hesitate
to do so.-New York Times
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1901-03-22
THE SUBSIDY eRABBERs' TRICK.

The ship subsidy bill introduced in
December, 1898, contained a provision
that subsidies should be granted to
foreign built ships under construction
for American citizens or corporations
where copies of the contract were filed
with the secretary of the treasury
prior to Feb. 1, 1892 This bill, offered
at the short session of the last con-
gress, did not pass. Probably nobody
Nevertheless, so as to be on the safe
side, the president of the International
Navigation company, prior to the date
mentioned, handed to the treasury Off
Gals copies of contracts for the con-
struction of four foreign built vessels.
The same thing was done by few
other persons. There was no law re-
quiring or authorizing these officials
to receive formally such documents
and make them a part of the files of
the department. They appear, how
ever, to have done so.
The ship subsidy bill which was in
trOduced in the present congress in
December, 1899, contained no provi-
sion about filing contracts with the Sec
rotary of the treasury. 1t contem-
plated the granting of subsidies to all
| foreign built ships owned by Amer
| leans which were contracted for prior
| to Jan. l, 1900. This covered the YES
| sells the contracts for which had been
filed with the secretary of the treasury
in February, 1899, and should have
been satisfactory to the persons con-
cerned.
| Evidently it was not. for the amend
ments to the bill, reported last year
by the committee on commerce of the
senate, confine subsidies to such for
| eign built ships as were engaged in
| business on Feb. 1, 1899, and to ships
| then under construction where copies
Of the contracts had been filed, on or
| before that date, with the secretary of
the treasury. These changes in the
| bill must have been inspired by the
men who were smart enough to file
| contracts two years ago. They wished
to increase their share of the S9,OOO,-
900 per annum to be given for subsidy
purposes by freezing out other Amer
| lean owners of foreign built ships ac-
uuired or contracted for subsequent to
| Feb. l, 1899.
The committee on commerce was
hoodwinked by these subsidy grabbers
who had in mind their own interests
and not the development of an Amerl-
can merchant marine. 1t is not strange
that when these facts were brought out
in the senate ten Republican senator's
the majority of them from the states
of the middle west, broke away from
their colleagues. They, with Senator
Allison at their head, practically served
notice upon the supporters of the ship
subsidy bill that they no longer consid
er it a party measure
Nor is it. 1t is manifestly tainted
measure for the special benefit of GER
tain rapacious corporations which are
scheming to secure the lions share OF
the subsidies it is proposed to vote os
tensibly 'to promote the commerce ane
increase the foreign trade CT the Unit
ed States. "-Chicago Tribune (RepJ.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1901-03-22
HAY AND HOG RACK.
A Combination Arrangement Which
Is Highly Priced by Those Who
Have Tested Its Merits.

i 1 send sketches and description of a
bined hog and hay rack which l
think beats anything for convenience
l have ever seen. The sill and cross
pieces may be made the same as any
other hay rack, but instead of simply
placing boards on the ends of the
crosspieces, the whole top is laid tight
with seven-eighths-inch flooring.
which makes a smooth and solid sur
face the size of the entire rack, 6X16
feet. The floor should be toe-nailed
down as it is laid, so the nails will not
work up and tear sacks or 40 other
damage.
Around the outer edge and on top
of the floor is nailed 1X2H-inch
piece &C C, Fig. y, which serves to
keep the load from slipping and also
to hold the hog rack or sideboards in
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1901-03-22
A STRAW HOG SHED.
Warmer In Winter Than a LumbeR-
Built House as Well as a Cool
Summer Shelter.

"The best shed | ever had," said a
the other day, twas straw shed. 1t
was much warmer in winter than one
could possibly be that was built of
lumber, and by taking out the north
and south sides in summer time it fur
nished cool and airy retreat. 1t was
practically Inexpensive, the cost be-
ing almost confined to the labor" He
them went on to explain the building
of his shed. 1t was - feet each side
the ridge pole, or "A feet wide and 80
feet long. Of course, any desired
length could be made. The ridge pole
is laid in the crotches of posts eight
feet above the ground. These posts
should be set deep enough in the
ground to give solidity to the struc-
ture. For the same reason it is well
to place them not more than eight
feet apart.
The outside posts should be set the
same distance apart and should be
two or three feet lower. than the mid
die row. Lay poles across the tops
of these also. If it is not possible to
obtain crotches, the poles can be fiat
tened at the ends and spiked to the
posts Then cut poles long enough to
reach from the ridge pole to the out
side and extend over foot or so.
Notch these poles where they lay over
the ridge, and cave poles. This will
keep them in place. These poles
should be laid at distance not to eX-
coed three feet. Over these, crossing
them, put on layer of fine branches
with few poles to support the straw,
| which is to be thrown on to complete
the roof. When enough straw has
been thrown on, weight and fasten in
place so it will not blow off.
For the sides set posts extending to
the top of the roof and about three