Pike County Democrat, Volume 27, Number 40, Petersburg, Pike County, 12 February 1897 — Page 7

■ THREE HUNDRED KILLED Desperate Fighting Between Christiana and Mohamm edans. Tbe City of Cum Pot to tfaa Torch—Cbrls. Umi Urban from Their liloma* by tha rinnaa Only to Moot Danth at Una Bauds of the Turkish Soldiers. Lqxoox, Feb. 5.—A dispatch to tha Central News from Athens says that desperate fighting has occurred between the Christians, and Mohammedans in the island of Crete. The Mussulmans have set fire by the city of Canea, and the place is now burning. The city is in a state of anarchy, and a Christian is safe nowhere. Many Christians who had locked themselves in their houses were driven out by the flames, only to meet death at the hands of the Turkish soldiers, who shot them down at sight. A number of Christians have succeeded in finding refuge in the war ships in the harbor, but the outlook for those still in the city is very precar ious. The situation is so critical that marines have been landed from the British and French war ships to protect the consulates of their respective governments The dispatch further says that fully 300 persons have been killed in Canea. Mauy of them lost their lives while attempting to reach the war ships. THE SAC AND FOX RAID. Father and Son Seised nnd Carried Off— Tbe Former Hollered to Have Been Lynched. GCTimiE, Okla.,Feb. 5 —A telephone message has just been received which definitely locates the reported Sac and Fox raid at Stroud, iu the eastern part of Lincoln county As the result of au old feud. Wm Lurtou shot and killed another man and a party of masked men rode iu to torn at night, shut up the town, drove the citizens out aud with Lurtou and his son Everett as prisoners, rode off into the Creek country. Everett Lurton was afterwards released, but it is believed the old man was lyuched. The town of Stroud is terrorized and deserted, but the citizeus are arming a large posse. The telephone wires hare been cut near Stroud, and further particulars are unobtainable. THE STROUDE TRAGEDY. The Tewe Terrorised and Severe! Cltlsens Carrlad Off U» be Murdered Gvthujc. Ok la., Feb. A—Communication has been been restored to Stroude, and particulars of the receat raid have been received:' Two weeks ago, while quarreling over some land. Griftis Was shot nnd killed and his father slightly wounded by Henry Lurton. Lurtou was arrested, but admitted to bail Wednesday. Old man Griffis and three of his sous, accompanied by four other men, rode into Stroud and compelled everybody to close their stores and hide away* saying there was going to be a battle. Several hours later as Henry Lurton, his sou Everett, Jim Furber aud old msu Kobiusou were entering the town they were ambuscaded aud compelled to surrender by tbe other crowd, who bound them to horses and rode off into the Creek country with them. Later they released Jim Furber. who returned and sai<Je that they had declared they would haug old man Lurton and shoot his son and Robinson. The people of Stroud were completely terrorized, and most of them have been afraid to venture from their houses since. A posse was organized at Chandler Thursday night to go to the rescue of the three uieu carried off, but there is little hope of reaching them in the woods and mountains of thp Creek country. J A message from Stroud late last eveuing says that a report had reached there that Henry Lurton and Robinson have been found dead hangiu„r to trees and their bodies riddled with bullets, but it cannot be confirmed. Stroud is sooth of Sac and Fox agency, and this encounter gave rise to the reports Thursday,of the raid ou the agency which did not take place.

NEW HOSPITAL FUND T« bs £tiablUbrd by th* Prtn«* of Wolo« In Honor of lb* QoMii't btiUdb A uni- ; LoKBOl, feb. &—The pnooe of Wales has issued to the press a lengthy communication in which he projects the creation of a fond to he called the Prince of Wales Uospital food for London* to commemorate the sixtieth anniversary of the queen's seeessiua to the throne The object is to secure about A150.U00 annually by subscriptions of s shilling and upwards to meet the well-known needs of the hospitals which are not met by existing funds with which the proposed fund is cot Intended to interfere. The communication states that a council will be appointed, of which the prince of Wales will be president and Baron Eotiue Childs treasurer. Mt»oa» m Kaglsad. Losdos, Feb. 6.—Floods are prevailing Hi the valleys of the Thames and Oufe rivers, where large tracts of land are submerged. Great damage has been done to property. SENT TO THE BOTTOM. . Probe bis roaadarlag of the Norwagtaa Sbtp Mga After Collision. Lo.vpos, Feb. 6.—The German steamer Africa, which sailed from Antwerp for .New Orleans, has returned to Flashing, having been damaged in the goads width the Norwegian ship Saga, from Buenos Ayres lor Hamburg. The Ssga vanished in the thick fog which prevailed. Part of her crew were picked up by the steamer. It is •apposed that the Saga foundered and that the remainder of her crew wees lost

FARM AND GARDEN. RATIONS FOR SHEEP. Can and Onto tm Kqaal Part* Is a Stand, atd Winter Feed. Cora and oats in equal parts makes one of the very best grain rations for sheep. Corn alone is too heating and fattening. Moreover, if sheep are fed exclusively on corn for any considerable length of time they lose their wool. It costs just so much to keep a sheep of a certain weight right. But if, with good care in selecting and breeding, and with good feeding, the sheep can be made to give eight or nine pounds of wool instead of four or five the extra weight of wool wilj be that touch additional profit. When it barely pays to keep a sheep that shears only four or five pounds, one that shears seven or eight will give a good per cent, on the money invested. In addition in nearly all cases the heavier fleece will be of a better quality. ■While it is always best to feed with j as little waste as possible, it is rarely j good economy to compel the sheep to j eat up the hay in their racks as clean as with cattle and horses, unless it is unusually fine. Still, care must be taken not to feed too much, as sheep are in- j dined to waste their feed if overfed. J But considerable waste can be avoided j by having good racks. The slats should j l-e wide enough apart to allow the sheep j to put their heads entirely in the racks and eat or they should be so close as to | only allow them to insert their noses, j If made in this way, however, it is important that they be made slanting, sc | that the hay w ill gradually sink down | and always be within reach of the sheep. Every day that the weather will per-j mit the sheep should be turned out in the morning to get fresh air and water. j At the same time their quarters can be w ell aired. Sheep do not.bear close confinement well. Whenever it is possible the doors of their quarters should be left oj>en during the day so that they can run in and out. as st^t* them. With the breeding ewes, especially, care should be taken to have the doors to their quarters wide, so as to lessen the risk of injury in their running in and out. It will still further lessen the risk of injury if the doors are hung to slide open rather than to open end shut with common hinges. In extremely cold weather more corn may be'given than when it is milder, but do not make it an exclusive ration at any time. Give oats, barley, mill feed, and other materials to make up a good variety. Sliced turnips with wheat bran sprinkled over them makes a good feed for sheep, especially when grain is given at other meals. The condition of the sheep is the best criterion as to what the quantity of the ration should be. Ofie of the most economical rations is unthreslied oats, run through a dampener sufficiently to make the bran stick to the straw. Give them all that they will eat up dean.—St. Louis ■Republic. p CHEAP CHICKEN COOPS. Prepare This Winter fer the Broods to Be Batched in Spring. It is well to utilize the leisure of winter in preparing for the rush cf work that always comes when spring opens. One such preparation is the preparing of the needed chicken coops for the broods to be hatched out during the spring months. A simple arrangement is shown in the cut. Empty grocery boxes are produced and turned upon their sides, the cover being replaced by slats, the cover being reserved for closing the coop at night. Upon the top now nail three strips that will project 15 inches in front, making the middle strip higher than the other two. Tack upon these strips, as shown

EASILY MADE CHICKEN COOP. in the cut, a piece of tarred paper, and a waterproof roof will not only be secured, but a protection from the sun in front of the coop. This will be very grateful to the chicks in hot weather, and to the mother hen, which often suffers in the ordinary coop in the heat of summer. These coops will answer their purpose admirably, can be made with but a few moments* work/and need not cost over IS or 20 cents apiece.—X. Y. Tribune. AGRICULTURAL NOTES. „ Clean up the fence rows. Be the best farmer in your county. Boll the corn stubble after plowing It next spring. Making a good seed bed for corn is half the battle. Drain that wet place. It ia the richest land you have. Trim up the hedge or cut it down and grub out the roots. Uae straw in the stahle as absorbent for the liquid manure. Talk farm with the boys. Make confidants of the youngsters. Keep everything looking neat, harness, carriages, horses and—yourself. Think for yourself. What w ill do on one farm will not do on another. Make the fields as long os you can. Every turn that is saved is economy. A cow that kicks is nice and agreeafcle as compared to a man who is s chronic kicker. The production and management o* manure deserves as careful attention as the production of any other farm crop. The fanner’s garden is the mod profitable piece of ground on the farm, if it only produces all kinds of garden crops for the family.—Western Pine

FARM CONVENIENCES. CtMit Cm Be AdrastacMviljr Used to* Mmj PorpoM*. The use of cement for stable floors is becoming more and more general each year. There are other uses for the same material about the farm, two of which are suggested in , the accompanying illustrations. One is a cement water* ing trough made by using two wooden boxes of different sizes to form a mold. Vut in a thick layer of cement, sharp

CEMENT WATERING TROUGH, band and sharp gravel well mixed upon the bottom of the larger box, then set upon this the smaller box, as shown in Fig. 1, and fill in about the sides. If a vent is desired, in the bottom or side, put a round bit of wood in the position where the opening is desired, as the cement is being filled in. The second convenience is a lawn and garden roller. Get a sheet of sheet iron and fit a disc of wood into one end to make it a perfect cylinder. Bore a hole in the exact cenn

CEMENT ROLLER. ter of the disc to insert an iron rod. Place on end, with the disc end down. Ser lect a round rod for the core of the roller, and drive it through the hole in the disc, a few inches into the ground, keeping the rod exactly in the center of the cylinder at the top. The mold, as seen in Fig. 2, is now ready to fill with cement. A light handle is attached to the iron center, and the roller is complete. Use the best cement, the sharpest of sand and gravel and mix thoroughly, that every particle of the cement may be wet. Round off all sharp edges when the articles are taken from the molds.—Webb Donnell, in Orangf Judd Farmer. NEW WESTERN CROP. Authentic Information Concerning the Value of Kafir Corn. “Wheat and corn may not be grown after this in Kansas.” The words are reported to have been uttered by a Kansas minister, who praises the meal of the comparatively new cereal, Kafir corn, as more nutritious than wheat hour and of “unsurpassed flavor.” According to the best information obtained by the Kansas department of agriculture, the Kansas agricultural college and the United States department of agriculture, these claims cannot be sustained. Kafir corn, an Egyptian millet, is a most useful plant, but it is never likely to supersede either wheat or Indian corn. The plant is a sorghum. There are several varieties; the best i| known as ■the red Kafir corn. As a crop it has these striking advantages: the yield is larger, by from 20 to 50 per cent., than Indian corn; it will grow and yield a crop—*ot a large one —on very poor soil; it is injured much less than Indian corn by drought, and even when withered by the hot, dry winds of the prairies, it will recover under moisture. It forms an excellent food for cattle and pigs. All the experiments, of which many have been made by scientific agriculturists, show that it is inferior in fattening power to either wheat or corn. Nevertheless, as a surer and la? ger crop than com, it promises most important results for regions like Kansas and Nebraska, where scorching winds frequently wither the corn and destroy the crop. As food for man, it is nourishing, wholesome and palatable. But the latest conclusions of the national depaitment of agriculture, communicated to us, are that its use will probably be somewhat like that of buckwheat—it will form an occasional rather than a staple article of diet. In nourishing power it stands at 27, where bolted cornmeal stauds at 37, wheat flour at 45, and oatmeal at 62. Heretofore, it has been difficult to grind Kafir corn fine enough for use as human food. It is said that this diffirulty has been overcome lately. If so, there will soon be an opportunity to test its food value on an extensive scale.— Youth's Companion. .Keep ihjt Bens Serstcklng. The great secret of securing eggs is really no secret, for every experienced person know if that everything depends upon the conditions. It is not always the breed or the feed that makes the hen lay. The main point is not to make a laying fat hen. If you have hens for market that are to be fatted, remove your laying, hens. Keep the market hens confined closely, but keep your laying hens at w ork. The secret (if :t is a secret) of making hens lay is to have them always busy at scratching. It is something they should be compelled to do from the time they come off the roost in the morning until they go on again at night. The laying hen is • scratching hen. The idle, lazy hen never lays. Do not forget the fact.—Fanner's Voice. The turkeya, docks and geese should hava a good shelter daring the winter

— Reno Connty Rbenmatlm Nervous Disorders In Castteton Kansas. gtr« Yearn • Sufferer—Xo Relief from Physicians—Dr. William* Pink Pills Work a Core on Mrs. Ann T. Dewntoh in 8U Weoen From the Gazette, Hutchinson, Kansas. “If there is any thing I hare entire faith in, in the way of medicine,” said Mrs. Ann T. Devenish, of Castleton. Reno County, Kansas, to a reporter, “it Is Dr. Williams* Pink Pilla for Pale People. “Why t do you ask. Well for seven yean I was a wretched sufferer from nervous debility and rheumatism. My wrists were so swollen and my fingers so stiff that I got no sleep at night. My hips, backbone and shoulder blades were so painful if I moved thatl would awake screaming with agony, and a small lump of bone or callous grew on my spine, which was exqnisitety painful. Of course, my heart was badly affected, and the numerous physicians whom I consulted were all of one mind, vix., that my days were numbered, and they could do me no good. “I could not leave my bed without help, and once lay for three weeks in one position. I would not have been sorry if death had ended my sufferings. One day about three months ago, someone read to me from the Hutchinson Gazette an account of a wonderful cure of a patient, whose ills were somewhat similar to mine, by the use of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People. “I was strnck by wbat I beard and procured a supply about six weeks ago. I bad not got through the first box wnen I re-’ ceived extraordinary relief. Hope returned and I continued with the pills, every day adding to my store of health. My nerves became tranquil, the rheumatic pains began to leave me, palpitation of the heart cessed and my kidneys and liver grew normal. “I can tell you of three persons of Castleton to whom I have recommended these pills (all of whom were suffering with heart diffieultv):—Mrs. L. Smyth, Mr. John Purcell and Mr. Malier, and they will tell you what Pink Pills did for them, and they also know what they did for me.” Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills contain, in a con* deused form, all the elements necessary to give new life and richness to the blood and restore shattered nerves. They are an unfailing specific for such diseases as locomotor ataxia, partial paralysis, St. Titus’ dance, sciatica, neuralgia, rheumatism, nervous headache, the after effect of ia grippe, palpitation of the heart, pale and sallow complexions, all forms of weakness either in mate or female. Pink Pills are sold by all dealers, or will.be sent post paiu on receipt of price, 50 cents a box, or six boxes for $3.50 (they are never sold in bulk or bv the 100), by addressing Dr. Williams' Medicine Company, Schenectady, N. Y. An Extraordinary Case. Cynicus—That was a remarkable case of appendicitis they operated on at the hospital yesterday. Medicus—How so? Cynicus—They found something' the matter with the patient’s vermiform appendix.—Town Topics. Slippery Weather. Tbc*-*re sprinkled ashes on the pave, "1... thus that our applause they win. Uut favor is a fickle knave: Well hate them when the thaw sets in. —Washington Star. JXJ8T BEFORE THE QUARREL.

She—It seems almost impossible that you should love me. He—That’s what njy mother says. How nicely you and she will get along’ if you always agTee like that.—Harlem Life. The Catamount and Bulldog* The bulldog fought the wildcat fierce. And of himself gave full account too; And as they dug the wildcat’s grave, He snarled: “What does a catamount tof’ —Cincinnati Tribune. Cause and Effect. “Do your daughter and that Mr. De Ceiver quarrel as much as they used to?” “More. A great deal more. They’re married now, you know."—Detroit Free Press. ; THt markets. New Yokk. February f,iW. CATTLE-Xati re Steers.« 3 40 fift* 5 00 COTTON—Middling... 7*'® J* FLOUR— Winter Wheat. d WHEAT—No. 1 Hard. OOKX-Xo.2.... OATS-No J8. ... -••• 43 POKE—New Mess.. 8 25 ® # •» ST. LOUIS. COTTON-Middling.. O J BKKVES-Steers.. 3 UO ® 4 *» Cows and Heifers. SS> H 3 10 CALVES . 6 SO ifi 10 00 HOGS-Fair to-select. 3 10 ® 3 «J SHEEP -Fair u> Choice.. 3 00 K» 4 U0 FLOOR—Patenis... i J* Fancy to Extra do.. 3 4o $ 4 15 WHEAT—Xo. s Ked Winter.. WM® *5* COEN—Mo. 2 Mixed.....--4* » OATS—No. t...- <3 *?* RYK-No.2. ... *-'*43 » TOBACCO—Lugs.- *2? Leaf Burley..... 4 50 ® 12 o0 HAY -Clear Timothy..... 7 OU ® W SO BUTTER—Choice Hairy. 13 b l« EGGs—Fresh. <3 UH PORK—Standard (New)...... .... tt »*» BACON—Clear Rib. to LAKH—Prime Steaui . 3%o CHICAGO. CATTLE—Native Steers. 3 60 ® 5 40 HOG s—Fair to Choice.. 3 15 ® 3 50 SHEEP-Fair to Choice. ~ .- 3 50 ® 4 25 FiAiCR—Winter Patouts.. 4 50 ® 4 »0 >pnng . 4 iA 4 ^ WHEAT—No. 2 spring. 74 ® * 7»4 No. 2 Ked.— 7c*® 774 CORN —No. 2 . ***» oats—No.2.~. «• FORE—Mess tnew>. 7 4o ® .47 KANSAS CITY. , _ CATTLE - Shipping Steers.... 3 55 Q 5 00 HOGs-AU .GrA.es.. 3 U> ® * 32V WHEAT—No.2 Red. ® *» Oais—No. 2. White.... 10*3 CORN—No. 2. 43 *** NEW ORLEANS FLOCK—High Grade... 4 35 ® 4 75 OOKN-No. *... .... ® 31 HATS—Western.....SHik$ *• HAY—Choice. . 14 50 ® 15 hi PORK—New Mesa.... *3 * *9, Ba CUN—sides. (3 COTTON—Middling. *X43 LOUISVILLE WHEAT-No. 2 Red. » d CORN—No. 2 Mixed. £**» OATS—Ne. 2 Mixed. FORK—New Man BACON—dear Rib.

SALZEB’S OKBXAK GOFItt BE BBT. A package of this and big seed cote* logue is sent you by the John A. Salzer Seed Co., La Crosae., Wis., upon receipt of 15 cents stamps and-this notice, [k] “Thb pan,” said some one to Henrv Erst ine, an incurable at the practice, “is the lowest of all forms of wit/’ “And therefore the foundation of it alL” Small Prices for Vehicles aad Harness. The Elkhart Carriage and Harness Mfg. Co., Elkhart, Ind., have for 24 years been selling their goods direct to consumers at factory prices. Home owners should send for large, free catalogue that will save them money. Sfri Thing.—H>ply—“I do hope that I can smoke in the next world.” Dipty—‘Tve no doubt that you will be accommodated.” —Detroit Free Press. “Foa 6 years bad neuralgia.” You haven’t used St. Jacobs Oil to cure it. Kitsox—“Ah, there is a lovelv girl, Miss Lulu. Her face is her fortune.”* Catesby— ‘■Um! She must have made on assignment lately.”—Philadelphia North American. Fits stopped free and permanently cored. No fits after first day’s use of Dr. Kline’s Great Nerve Restorer. Free 98 trial bottle A treaties. Da. Klin*, 983 Arch st.Phlla., Pa. “You say they had a duel on the street?” “Yes; French; two bystanders shot.”—Cincinnati Commercial-Tribune. Ko-To-Bac for Fifty Cents. Over 490,000 cured. Why not let No-To-Bac regulate or remove your’desire for tobaoco. Saves money, makes health and manhood. Cure guaranteed, 50c and 11.00, all druggists. Use ally when a man defends other people he Is defending something in his own past experience.—Atchison Globe. A. W. McCormick & Sons. Pension Attorneys, whose advertisement appears every other week In this paper, are at Cincinnati, Ohio, and Washington, D. C. They are thoroughly reliable. “What a small mind Mrs. Yenlynnehas!” “Naturally. Sbe has given her husband so many pieces of it’’—Tit-Bits. We have not been without Piso’s Cure for Consumption for 20 years.—Lizzie Fekkel, Camp St., Harrisburg, Pa., May 4,•’94. The nice things that are said ubojit a dead mau fool no one; not even his widow.— Atchison Globe. If stiff and sore, St Jacobs Oil will cure you. Won't lose a day. The cure is sure. In Whist —“Papa, what is the glad hand?” “Five trumps and a long suit”— Chicago Record. Actor’. Vocalists, Public Speakers praise Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar. Pike’s Toothache Drops Cure in one minute. The greatest obligation of the pares* to ie child is to give it asafeexample.—Ram's torn. * - Cascarbts stimulate liver, kidneys and bowels. Never sicken, weaken or gripe, 10c. Ax ounce of earnestness is worth more than a pound of rhetoric. Ant kind of a bruise St. Jacobs Oil will cure at any time, no ipatter how bad. “Can you read French!” “Er—not aloud.” —Cincinnati Enquirer.

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