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The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1916-04-14
EDUCATE OR TRAIN
HORSE WHEN YOUNG
Under Average Farm Conditions
Draft Colts Are Not Handled
Until Ready to Work.

Horses should be educated or
trained. and never broken. according
to DR.. c. w. McCampbell. assistant
professor OF animal husbandry at the
Kansas State Agricultural college.
When one breaks a horse he breaks
its spirit and the animal responds
wholly through fear.
The education of the colt should be-
gin when it is but few days old. The
first step should be to teach 1t to be
led. This will not take long, and 1t is
lesson that the animal will never
forget. Under average farm condi-
tions draft colts are not handled until
they are ready to work. and in this
case all they know is to respond to the
halter.
I'm educating the colt" says Doc
tor Campbell, "one should work
around 1t patiently until he has gained
its confidence and then get it used to
the harness one piece at time. 1t
should then be driven by the use OF
the double line.
DO not attempt to hitch the colt to
a load until it is perfectly used to the
bit and lines. After the animal is &C
customed to the bit and lines and the
meaning of the ordinary signs such
as get up and whoa it should then
be hitched to a wagon with an old
and gentle horse" ..--.
Successful horse training depends
principally upon two things-horse
sense rs per cent and patience rs per
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1916-04-14
INDIVIDUALITY OF
AVERAGE DAIRY COW
Always Best to Give the Milk
Producer the Kind of Feeds
She Likes and Thrives On.

The scientist cannot figure to q
nicely Just what is the feed or COM
bination Of feeds that Ia going to do
a certain COW the most good. II given
free choice of feeds she might shock
the balanced ration enthusiast by VIC
lating some of the rules of standard
izing. She may turn up her nose at
gluten feed, or even alfalfa, or some
thing else that most cows eat readily.
This is individuality that is often
spoken Of. -sa
Cows do best on feeds they like.
They eat more Of them, and 1t 10 the
excess of feed above body maintenance
that goes into milk production.
Watch your cows. II one refuses
musty hay you would better favor her
with something better II she is good
mixer.
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1916-04-14

be given until about three or four
weeks before the beginning Of the
lambing season. The grain then given
should consist OF feeds that favor .
good milk flow as oats or bran. A mix.
ture OF the two should prove very sat
isfactory. Up to the time OF Landing
only about one-half to three.quarters
OF pound per day need be fed
After the lambing period, the
amount should be increased somewhat.
The proper amount to feed then would
depend on the size OF the ewes, the
percentage of lambs and other factors.
The question OF roughage for ewes
Is a very important one. Alfalfa and
clover hay are almost essential II the
very best results are to be obtained.
Very coarse. fbrous hays. especially
timothy. have been shown to be very
Objectionable as a roughage for preg-
nant ewes. Some form OF succuient
feed as roots or corn silage can be
used to very great advantage II the
cost is not prohibitive.
The feeding should not be the only
consideration in the management OF
the flock, but the questions or shelte.
and exercise are equally important.
Close housing rot only is not essen,
tial. but should be guarded against.
and instead a more open house or
shed should be provided. Warmth of
the house is not an important con.
sideration. for, II kept dry, the Sleeps
Hanrn IN de,
warm. Care should be taken that the
sheep do not have to stand around In
damp. muddy places.
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1916-04-14

Pinkham's Vegetable Compoundi' Ny
mother bought It and the next month I
was 30 well that worked all the month
without staying at home . day. am
In good health now and have told lots Of
girls about It. Miss CLARIcE NORM,
70 Russell Street, Taunton, Mass.
Thousands Of girls suffer in silence
every month rather than consult Q ply
stefan. II girls who are troubled with
painful or irregular periods, backache,
headache, dragging down sensations,
fainting spells or indigestion would take
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, . safe and pure remedy made
from roots and herbs, much suffering
might be avoided.
Write to Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine
Co., Lynn, Mass. (conRdentiaD for free
advice which will prove helpful.
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1916-04-14

Fashions in footwear are already
settled and we are to have a spring
and summer of daintily clad feet
Shoes are lighter in color than ever
before. All the shades of tan. from
the ordinary and familiar color that
men and women have always worn to
the palest tint that can be called tan,
are in strong demand. There are Just
as many shades of gray, apparently,
to choose from. and 1t would be hard
to tell which of the two colors is tho
more popular.
Even SO early In the season white
shoes are worn and they appear with
dark tailored suits. The demand for
them will increase as the season ad-
vances. Aside from tan and gray not
many colors are worn, but there is a
good showing of bronze. 1t is prob
able that more black shoes are sold
than any other kind, but it is quite pos
sible that this state Of things may
change before the season ends.
A high buttoned boot for street wear
is shown in the picture above. that is
an excellent example Of elegance in
footwear. It is in a very light tan
shade with tan buttons and is finished
with machine stitching. The heel is
not high but is curved like a French
heel, adding much to the daintiness
of the style.
A black slipper for evening wear has
a heel of the same sort, sharply
curved but not high. 1t is decorated
1ut< yad r,tt in II
Jet and steel beads on the toe and is
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1916-04-14
HANDY HUSBAND
Knew How to Get Part Of the Break.
fast.

CT know one dish I can prepare for
b eakfast as we'll as any cook on
earth said my husband one morning
when the cook was i'll and he had vol.
unteered to help get breakfast. He
appeared with his dish and l discov-
cred it was Grape-Nuts which, of
course, was easy to prepare for it was
perfectly cooked at the factory, but 1t
was a good illustration Of the conven-
ience of having Grape-Nuts about.
I'VE took up Grape-Nuts immedi.
ately after returning from O five years
sojourn in a hot country. Our stom.
achs were in bad condition and we
were in poor health generally.
In day or two we liked Grape
Nuts better than any other kind OF
food on the table. We both gained
steadily in health and strength, and
this was caused by Grape-Nuts and
Postum.
"A friend of ours had a similar ex-
perience. She was seriously Ill with
indigestion and could find nothing to
eat that would not give her heartburn
and palpitation, especially at night.
She found that a small dish OF
Grape-Nuts with cream made her a
satisfactory supper and gave her a
comfortable nights rest. In a short
time she gained several pounds in
weight"
There's a Reason" Name given by
Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
Ever read the above letter. A new
enc appears from time to time. They
are gesuine. true, and full Of human
interest.
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1916-04-14
Another War Hero,

Mrs. Peck-The papers are full Of
deeds of heroism performed by men
for the sake of their country, but one
never hears OF a man performing .
deed Of daring for the women he loves.
Henry Peck-rm sure l did, my
dear.
Mrs. Peck-You! Why, what brave
thing did you do. I'd like to know?
Henry Peck-Why. I-er-let you
marry me, didn't l?
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1916-04-14

cent, points out this authority. When
these two are combined II Is compare
ordinary horse.
Whenever colt is broken In this
manner 1t has better spirit and real.
ly works with the expenditure OF less
energy than the colt that Is broken by
the force method.
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1916-04-14

finished and refined model which
will look we'll with almost any gown.
A low shoe for street wear is quite
plain except for a cut-out decoration
that follows the lines Of the seams
1t is made in light tan or gray and in
white. The same sort of decoration
is much used on sports shoes, which
promise to come into prominence as a
new feature in footwear, with the ar.
rival of warm weather. They are shown
in combinations of white buckskin
with unusual colors for footwear. such
as grass green, purple, light yellow and
blue. There are also combinations OF
white with tan and white with black
that are less daring but quite az
snappy.
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1916-04-14
From Different Viewpoint.

I'm 80 sorry you don't like my new
gown" said Mrs. Growell. Everybody
else says it is perfectly lovely"
"Oh, it's easy for others to pay COM
pliments." replied Growell, but have
to pay the bills"
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1916-04-14

TO stay At home
from work and suf-
fer . long time.
One day . woman
came to our house
and asked m y
mother why ! was
suffering. Mother
told her that ] suf-
fered every month
and she said, Why
don't you buy .
hoftIn ~ 1.vdia e
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1916-04-14
Colored Embroidery,

Some of the Grape underwear 10 en-
broidered with color. Blue flowers arr
embroidered on Grape combination Of
rose color. and pink flowers are EN-
broidered on one Of white.
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1916-04-14
G<x~ Xa>zaA,
4 4
Fringe on ParssoIs.

Fringe-trimmed parasols are BEING
shown among the new things fol
spring. the fringe being of silk O,
worsted, fully four inches wide and In
matching or brilliantly CONTRASTING
colors.
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1916-04-14
Poor Substitute.

Mamma, won't you buy me q little
puppy dog"
mo. Ethel. You've got that little
kitten Aunt Mary gave you. Isn't that
enough?'
mo. mamma. don't like Kitty
bit. tried to give her bath this
afternoon and she scratched me some
thing awful"
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1916-04-14
Cow. Need Much Grass.

Cows should have plenty Of grass,
as they do best and produce larger
quantities Of milk in early surainer
when grass is abundant
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1916-04-14
Broke Poor Fathei

Broke Poor Father. .st
First Kid-We got q piano at our
house. y-.,.
Second Kid-So've we. We got ours
on the insolvent plan.
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1916-04-14

To keep clean and healthy take Dr.
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. They regulate
liver, bowels and stomach.-Adv.
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1916-04-14

Now IL the Time to Get Rid Of These
Ugly Bpota.

Ugly Bpots.
There's no longer the slightest need %
feeling Ashamed of your freckies. a. the
prescription othine-doublc strengths
guaranteed to remove these homely spots.
simply get an ounce OF othine-doubis
strength-from your druggist. and apply .
little of II night and morning and you
should soon that even the worst frecklsS
have begun to disappear. while the lighter
ones have vanished entirely. 1t 10 seldom
that more than one ounce 10 needed to com.
pletely clear the skin and gain . beautiful
clear complexion.
BE sure to ask for the double strength
othine. a. this 10 sold under guarantee Of
none, back II Il fails 10 remove frecklse-
Adv. PIP.
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1916-04-14
GIRL could
NOT WORK
How She Was Relieved from
Pain BY Lydia E Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.

Taunton, Mass.-"1 had pains IN both
sides and when my periods came had
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1916-04-14

II you want anything done well. do
1t yourself. That is why most people
laugh at their own Jokes.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-04-13
LADIES

Expert facial and scalp treatments,
shampooing and manieuring-any hour
by appointment. Helen Quinlan, 495
N. Stout Ave, phone 1S4.-Adv.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-04-13
RAISING HOGS IN IDAHO.
BY Thomas T. Kerl, Occur d'Alene,
Idaho

big pigs for winter, little pigs for
Producing only one crop Of hogs a
year seems to be what good swine
husbandry demands climate where
cold, damp winters rule. Anyone who
has followed the one crop system will
not return to the two crop system.
The novice naturally becomes enthu-
siastic. On paper it is possible for a
brood SOW to have three litters of pigs a
year. A big, old sow will average nine
pigs to the litter. Three times nine is
twenty seven. To the novice this looks
almost as good as the Biblical forty fold
The following points make the reten
ton Of brood SOW beyond the first
litter not advisable in climate with
cold, wet winters and hot summers.
Food is given for two purposes, (D to
produce heat, (2) to produce growth.
The temperature of hog must be
kept at 100 to 103 degrees Fahrenheit.
It costs considerable feed to do this.
Preliminary experiments made by Prof.
Iddings, Of Idaho, seem to indicate that
it costs from ten to fifty per cent
more to keep fall narrowed pig i'll win
ter than to keep spring narrowed pig
in mild weather. This is true only
where cold, wet weather prevails in
late fall and winter.
All the feed given to a pig that does
not increase in weight is an absolute
loss unless future markets justify the
delay i'll growth
As to speculation or future markets.
no recommendation is made in this ar
ticlc, except that if the farmer feels
that he is talented in this direction, he
had better quit farming, move to Chica
go and speculate in the board of trade
where addition and satisfaction pro
coed at more rapid rate than on the
farm. The limit of this article is to ease
and convenience in producing pounds OF
pork. 1t has nothing to do with the
pure bred business which probably
ought not to be followed by more thar
one farmer in hundred.
The outflow of heat in any materia
demands in part on the proportion OF
surface to mass. The smaller the body
the greater the ratio between surface
and mass. A cubic foot has six square
feet of surface. A cube two feet OF
a side has surface of twenty-fo
square feet. The ratio in the first cas-
is six to one, and the second east
three to one.
On account of the above simple law
of physics, the small pig uses NOR
heat to his size than the big pig. o.
the other hand, for the same reason
in summer the heat does not get out o
the body of the big pig as fast as i
does out of the body of the little phi
1t must not be forgotten, too, that ia
diation of heat in the pig is not assisted
by sweat pores as in the human being
This structure of the pigs skin an,
the above laws cause big pigs to suf
fer from heat in summer and little pig
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-04-13
to suffer from cold in winter.

to suffer from cold in winter.
Uniformity in the size of a bunch of
pigs is very desirable. A menagerie
pig farm-all sizes and all ages-is
lots of fun but it ism I business. It is
costly. If boar is kept on the farm all
the year around, as is done in the two
crop a year system, it is very difficult
on the ordinary farm to prevent the
narrowing of pigs at irregular times.
Under the one crop year system,
about the middle of November or the
first Of December, the farmer buys from
pure bred breeder a growthy spring
boar or fall year!ing boar. As soon
as the boar has become accustomed to
his new surroundings, the farmer breeds
the gifts he has selected at the rate of
not to exceed two a day. This continues
for three weeks and then stops The
boar is sold promptly to some other
farmer who breeds his stock later. If
this is not possible, the boar should be
otherwise disposed of. If at the end
of the three weeks of breeding, there
are few sows not Bred they should be
converted into pork.
The gifts selected for breeding should
weigh not less than 200 pounds before
being bred. If they are bred too light
deterioration of the stock will result
in the course of few generations
Breeding exclusively from gifts can be
safely followed. This means, of course,
making pigs grow steadily from birth.
A few days after the pigs are weanel
the sows are put il the fattening lot
and prepared for the July or August
market. This is usually good. When
the sale is made, there is only one kind
of pigs OH the farm and they should be
pretty uniform in size. In the fall or
winter, when convenient, the barrows
and the gifts not needed for breeding
are fattened and sold.
The first 100 pounds of pig is pro-
duced at a cheaper cost for feed than
the second 100 pounds, the second 100
pounds is cheaper than the third 100
pounds, etc. BY following the one crop
a year system there is never anything
on the farm except growing stock of
hogs.
By following the one crop system
there are two sales of the entire stock
in the year, part in the winter and part
in the summer. The farmer is not so
much Of a speculator on future markets
as he is under the two crop a year
system. Little is gained by trying to
forecast markets. the farmer might
Just as well take his pigs in hand, shut
his eyes and go ahead after the man
ner of the blindfold game played by
children in which they put a picture of
a pig on pin, blindfold the victim,
turn him around and tell him to try
TO put the pin as near as possible to
the picture of corn crib fastened on
; nearby wall.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-04-13
STOCK AND LIVE
STOCK REPORT.

Washington, D. G., April Z, 1916
A summary of the April crop and live
stock report for the State of Idaho and
for the United States, as compiled by
the Bureau Of Crop Estimates (and
transmitted through the Weather
Bureau), U. S. Department Of Agricul.
ture, is as follows:
WHEAT
State:-Condition April this year "a
per cent of normal ten-year average of
condition figures for April l., So per
cent.
United States:-Condition April l
this year, 1873 per cent; ten-year aver.
RYE.
State:- Condition April l this year,
95 per cent; ten-year average April !
condition, 81 per cent.
United States:--Condition April
this year, s7.s per cent; ten-year aver
age Apdii l condition, 800 per cent.
HOGS.
State:--Losses from disease past year
So per cent; ten year average, 20 pei
! cent.
United States:--Losses from disease
past year, 6.63 per cent; tenyear aver
age 6.62 per cent.
| CATTLE.
| State:- Losses from disease pas
year, 1t per cent. Losses from expos
ure past year, 10 per cent, ten-yea
average 81 per cent.
United States:-Losscs from disease
past year, 1876 per cent; ten year aver
"-e '0l per cent. Losses from expos
ure past year, 1.07 per cent; ten yea
average, l.56 per cent.
SHEEP.
State:-LOsses from disease past year
30 per cent; ten-year average, 81 pc
cent. Losses from exposure past year
2.S per cent; ten-year average, 3.2 pc
cent.
United States:-Losses from diseas
past year, 2.l6 per cent; ten-year aver
age PAS per cent. Losses from expos
ure past year, PIT per cent; ten-yea
leverage, BIZ per cent.
HORSES AND MULES.
State:-Losses from disease past year
30 per cent; ten year average, 10 pc
cent.
United States:-Losses from diseas
Ipast year, per cent; ten-year axel
age, 1.95 per cent.
Boise, Idaho, April Z, 1916.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-04-13
A STRAW VOTE ANALIZED.

A widely hcralded "straw voteo
taken by a New York weekly magazine
shows Wilson to have been named as the
choice of 1,0S5 persons out Of 2,479 who
made answer to the editors inquiry,
Ten votes We're divided amOung Brian
Clark and Underwood; and the Repub-
lican field contained the names of six
teen candidates. On the strenth of this
Mr.. Wilson is now being hailed as being
stronger than his party.
The details of this "straw vOte'
show that Jos men voted for Wilson
in 1912 as against the 1855 who now
say they are for him. This does not
indicate Il large increase in his strength.
But more indicative to the contrary is
the fact that 1853 of the men who re-
ported themselves as Casually voting
1.-THE Republican ticket. Whereas only
All confessed to usually voting with
the Democrats. Yet Wilson received
from this total group in 1912 more than
! 100 votes.
| This shows that there were a good
many men voting for Wilson in 1872
| who casually voted Republican.
| Everyone has known that Wilson got
much strength of this character -four
years-the votes of men who knew that
Taft would not win and who wanted to
make sure that Roosevelt would not
These men, to the number of 1893, have
recorded themselves for some one OF the
sixteen Republicans who were i'll the
running in this "strw vote.' These
votes outnumber Mr.. Wilson IS; the,
show that Mr.. Wilson is weaker than
he was four years ago. They may not
point to the sure nomination of any one
of the sixteen aspirants, but they dc
point unerringly to Republican vic
t)fS
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-04-13
RICH

Miss NJ Clough, who has been visiting
friends in Rexburg for the past two or
three weeks, is expected home in few
days.
George Campbell of Blackfoot, visit
ed the Gold Point mines last Sunday
and will commence work on them soon
Jess Baker of Montana, arrived las,
Monday to visit his brothers, J. E. ans
Frank Baker. He says spring is further
advanced here than in Montana.
y W. Stowell returned Wednesday
erom \ trip to Salt Lake City.
rhe nights are still cool and frosty
bu. the farmers are progressing nicely
and the prospects for good crops ar
very good.
Joe Woody and son were visiting a
Eagle Bend last Sunday.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-04-13
K G. Potato Douohnut.
II,
\Z][1

Silt three times, the -four, salt, spice and
baking Powder. Beat eggs with rotary
beater. then still using rotary beater, grad
ually add sugar, then work in the mashed
potato with spoon and alternately add milk
and flour mixture. Make soft dough, roll
into sheet, cut into rounds, pinch hole in
the center with the finger and fry in deep fat.
Fat for frying should not be hot enough
to brown the doughnut until it has risen.
When the doughnut is dropped into the fat
It sinks to the bottom. As soon as it comes
up it should be turned and turned a number
of times while cooking. This recipe is ex-
cellent as they do not take the fat in frying
and will stay moist for days.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-04-13

Why not send the Optimist to 8
friend and get e2e9 Pcay Votes!
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-04-13
RECIPE FOR GRAY HAIR.

To half pint of water add l OF. Bay
Rum, a small box of Barbo Compound,
and Y OF. of glycerne. Apply to the hair
twice a week until it becomes the desired
shade. Any druggist can put this up or
you can mix it at home at very little cost.
Full directions for making and use come
in each box of Barbo Compound. 1t will
gradually darken streaked. faded gray
hair and removes dandruff. 1t il excel
lent for falling hair and will make harsh
hair soft and glossy. 1t will not color the
scalp, Is not sticky or greasy. and does moi
rub Oft.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-04-13
NOTICE OF SALE

Notice is hereby given that the un,
dersigned sheriff of Bingham county
will sell at public auction the follow
ing described estray animal, to-wit:
One two-year-old Jersey steer, dark
streak down center of back, tip of one
horn torn off, unbranded, at the home of
Vordie MeNeal, about two miles west
of Moreland on the old 10y ranch, at
ten O'Clock a. M, on the 18th day of
May, 1916.
A. H. SIMMONS,
4-2O-4t. Sheriff.