Pike County Democrat, Volume 30, Number 23, Petersburg, Pike County, 13 October 1899 — Page 9

EX-SENATOR HARLAN IS DEAD. H« Held Many Place* of Honor and Distinction In Botli State and National Affairs. Des Moines, la., Oct. 7.—The death at ex-United States Senator James * Harlan occurred at his home in Mount Pleasant, Thursday. The end was not unexpected, a collapse having taken place last Sunday. The immediate cause of the death was congest ioS of the lungs, complicated with liver trouble. Over-exertion in attending the sessions of the Iowa Methodist conference last week aggravated his maladies and caused prostration. His daughter, the wife of Robert T. Lincoln, of Chicago, was summoned from New York city, and was present at the bedside. The funeral will probably be held in Iowa Wesleyan chapel, W Mount Pleasant, on Sunday.

EX-SEN.\«OR JAMES HARLAN. James Harrafi was barn in Clark coun ty, 111., August 25, 1820. He graduated at Indiana Asbury university In 1545, and became a lawyer. He was elected the first superintendent of instruction of Iowa in 184.: was president of Iowa Wesleyan university at Mount Pleasant, in 1553. He was United States senator from Iowa from 1855 to 1865. was secretary of thj* interior in Lincoln's second c-aoinet, 1565-68, and was again United States senator from Iowa from 1566 to 1875. In 1882 Mr Harlan was appointed chief justice of the court of commissioners of Alabama claims, which position he held four years. In 1893 he was called from retirement to act as temporary chairman of the Republican state convention. As such officer he made a speech which wielded a tremendous influence in checking the threatened bolt of prohibition for practical local option. He was a candidate for the republican nomination for governor in 1895. but his age was against him. He also served as a member of the Iowa Soldiers’ and Sailors Monument commission, and was prominent in the councils of the Methodist church. Senator Harlan’s wife died in 1S84. She was a remarkable woman, and during the civil war did much to- alleviate the sufferings of the Union soldiers, having au unlimited pass from.Secretary Stanton to jo where she pleased. ALMOST IRREPARABLE LOSS. t __ The Siam’s Cargo of Trained Pack Males and Horses Nearl^AU Lost During a Typhoon. Washington, Oct. 7.—A cable message from Gen. Otis to the war depart- ( ment brings; word of the loss of several hundred mules and horses on the transport Siam. The message follows: Manila, Oct. 6.—Steamer Siam, which left San.Francisco, August’ 19 with 45 horses-and 328 mules encountered a typhoon on the 1st inst., in northern „ Luzon, in which all but 16 of the mules were lost. The animals were killed by the pitching of the vessel and the lack of air from the necessary closing of the hatches. No casualties among pas4 sengerp. OTIS.’’ It is stated at the quartermaster's department that the mules which were tost on the Siam were the trained pack mules, ✓'■which were considered the most valuable sent to the Philippines. The Siam, which left Honolulu 31 days ago, encountered the typhoons early this week. One lasted 40 hours? Most of the forage, which was on deck, was swept overboard, all the boats were smashed and the steamer rolled tremendously in the trough of the sea, although the officers made every effort- to bring her about. • When the storm abated the injured animals were killed and their carcasses thrown overboard GENERAL GRANT ADVANCES. He Drives Ike Insurgents from tke Entire West Bank of tke ' • River Imus.

Manila, Oct. 7.—Gen. Fred Grant, Kith three companies of the Fourth infantry, two companies of the Fourteenth infnatry and a band of scouts, attached to the former regiiffent, advanced from Imus yesterday morning, driving the insurgents from the entire west bank of the Imus river. Three Americans were wounded. ' It is estimated that ten of the Filipinos Vere killed. Companies C and H, with the scouts, crossed the river at Big Bend and ad- _ vauced westward in the direction of the Bincayan road, the insurgents firing volleys, but retiring. Twenty ^Filipinos were discovered intrenched at the Bincayan church, about midway between Baeoor and Cavite Viejo. These were routed, six being killed. Riley’s battery of the Fifth artillery made an effective sortie about a mile south of Baeoor and shelled the west bank of the river at close range. That bank is now held by the Americans. kit pa Throash theMeihet of the Law, Rossland. B. C., Oct. 7.—Charles A. Hinckley, the bank cashier who was accused of robbing the* West Side bank of Xew York of $97,000, is again a free man. The offense was alleged to have been committed in 18S4, and it is understood now that others were im? plicated in the case. County Judge Florin yesterday heard the case and promptly ordered the discharge of the prisoner on the ground that when the offense was committed there was no treaty that covered the case, and tha$ the act of 1890. was not retroactive.

FINANCIAL SUCCESS It Tike* CImc Caieilatiag aai 9jra« tematle Work to Achieve <« at the Present Time. It takes close calculating these days to bring financial success, and anyone will have made a long step toward success when he shall have adopted some style of bookkeeping, and the more thorough the better. And why? Because our judgment will so often be at fault, while If we have the facts and figures we cannot very easily be misled. Take ;or instance a herd of dairy cows. There is not in all probability any two that will test the same. The best cow in the herd to our notion may be kept at a loss. Yet we will continue to think she is the best unless we apply the test,# Up to date farming demands that we keep a strict account not only with the herd as a whole, but with eaeh individual cow, SO that there may be 11 constant weeding-out process of all inferior milkers and just as constant grading up with superior cows. • ! The same will hold good in the swine herd. There are some sows that are much better than others. This is to be determined by their docility, their proliteness and their ability to transmit good feeding qualities to their offspring. In sheep the same rule hold? good as well. I believe the best author* ity claims we should make mutton first in importance and wool secondary. Tc cross the common ewes with some good mutton breed is considered on good authority to be the way to obtain the desired end. Poultry, too, roust be bred up, fed \ip and figured up, if we wish to pay the mortgage off.this year By all means get some thoroughbred cockerels at least. Many think that horses are not in it any more, but that is certainly a mistake. If you have a good mare and-breed to a thoroughbred, you wall surely get a mortgage lifter. In all crops, it must lie borne ir mind that we must do better this yeai than ever before. Excel must be oui watchword, and there is no excellence without great labor. To all this we must add a careful husbanding of all resources. That is, we must save all we make by taking care to spend w ise-; ly, allowing nothing to go to waste oi to bqr'foolishlv thrown away. And ir all this we only reiterate the starting asseveration of careful calculation. Mixed or diversity farming is the best ir. my opinion, and gives a better chance to win at all times because one's “eggs are not all in one basket.** If one branch fails another will win, and thus t|de over. But in mixed farming one must treat each and every branch as a specialty.—A. If. Springer, in Farm am1 Home. 1

ANCHORING THE PENCE \ Simple Precaution Which W'll. Prove an Elective Check to Either Wrla<l or Frost. Much trouble comes from fences be iug blown down or overthrown by' *the frost. A strip of stout wire and two rocks arranged on either side of the fence, as shown, will prove a check to either wind or frost. Anchored in

HOW TO ANCHOR A PENCE.

ihis way every few rods, the fence will stand erect and last many years longet than when strained and twisted by yearly uphe ivals. In localities where rocks with which to anchor the fence cannot be readily obtained, a somewhat similar result can be obtained by spiking a cross piece to the post at the surface ox the ground, the end& projecting on either side. To these ends the wires are attached, each being drawn tightly. This gives a very stiff fence, and one not easily blown over.—N. Y. Tribune. ORCHARD AND GARDEN.

If any kind of garden seed is sown ' .et it be the best, - ' With eare in selecting varieties the strawberry season may be prolonged. One advantage with small fruit is that you plant one year and get fruit the next. * Now is a good time to see that good surface drainage is provided in the orchard. AH small fruits should be planted far enough apart to admit of using the horse cultivator. Currants may be pruned by shortening the last season's growth and trimming out the center. Thrifty, growing trees yield j the finest looking fruit; old and matured trees the richest fruit. No variety of pears will ripen so finely on the trees as they will when gathered and ripened in the house. x While most root crops should be harvested now, they should not be stored away until cooler weather. In the pruning, encourage the growth of new wood. Many trees and vines fail because the new wood is cut off, leaving the old.—St. Louis Republic. Plowlag ruder Green Crop*. Very sandy soils are more apt to show a beneficial effect than heavy soils from plowing under green crop®, a.s compared with applications of fertilizers or manures, for the reason that in such soils fertilizer or manure leaches quickly away, whereas the humus affoided by the green crops is more entirely retained, itself adding to the body of the soil. Sandy soils, too, are nearly all deficient in vegetable mold, and green manure ie the easiest and cheapest method of sunniriiur this factor.

truer* a Good Pistol is Admire*. Hon. William Wortham, long state treat«rer of Texas, was in a New York jewelry store one day when he noticed a showcase filled with splendid jeweled revolvers, with •uver and gold grips and chased barrels* having precious stones set into the butts. Lemme see one of those guns," he said to the clerk. ■ “Which one, sir?" handfe °*e Witk ***’&’ ** *** Tb* ^S^L*00*,*4 fr0Ba case. It was and it looked even worth more. The Texan took it tenderly in both vv 8 55° 14 *dmiringly up to the light. Then drawing himself up to his full height, which was six feet and a half, he **•*fd the revolver upon his left elbow, crooked for the purpose, and looked over tne sights down the long store. Those per- ■°“* wh„° involuntarily dodged. . . Say» “»d Mr. IV ortham, with quiet but intense enthusiasm, as he returned the weapon, if I was to wear that gun down in my state the people would be failing down “ their knees begging to be killed with it!” —Chicago Evening News. CHRISTMAS PRESENTS FREE. Owe of the Grandest Of era Ever Made. The first five persons procuring the Endless Chain Starch Book from their grocer will each obtain one large lGe package of “Red Cross” starch, one large 10c package of “HUBJNGER’S BEST” starch, two Shakespeare pictures, printed in twelve beautiful colors, as natural as life, or one Twentieth Century Girl Calendar, the finest of its kind ever printed, all absolutely free. All others procuring the Endless Chain Starch Book will obtain from their grocer two large lQe packages of starch for 5c, and the beautiful premiums, which are being given away. This offer is only made for a short time to further introduce the famous “RED CROSS” starch, and the celebrated “HUBINGER’S BEST” cold-water starch. “RED CROSS” laundry starch is something entirely new, and is without doubt the greatest invention of the Twentieth Century. It has no equal, and surpasses all others. It has won for itself praise from all parts of the United States. It has superseded everything heretofore used, or known to science in the laundry art. It is made from wheat, rice and corn, and is chemically prepared upon scientific principles, by J. C. Hubinger, an expert in the laundry profession, vjho has had 25 years of* practical experience in fancy laundering, and who is the first successful and original inventor of all fine grades of starch in the United States. If yon would have the best, ask for “RED CROSS” and “HUBINGER’S BEST,” which are the finest starches on the market to-day. The jobbing houses all handle it, the retail grocer has it on his shelves, you find it in all the homes, while the careful housewife has adorned the walls of the home with the beautiful Shakespeare pictures, which are being given awav in introducing “RED CROSS” and “HUBINGER’S BEST” starch.

The Three Teller*. “Can you tell me,” asked the summer man, “What are the three quickest modes of communication?” “Well, no,” replied the summer girl. “Ha! Ha! Telephone, telegraph and tell-a-woman,” and now he wonders why she returned his ring in the middle of the season.—Philadelphia Call. Lane** Family Medicine. Moves the bowels each day. In order to be healthy this is necessary. Acts gently on the liver and kidneys. Cures siek headache. Price 25 and 50c. Feminine Exhortation. A Boston paper says that about 300 women have been licensed to preach. The rest have not taken the trouble to get a license.—St. Louis .Republic. The Best Prescription for Chill* and Fever is a bottle of Grove’s Tasteless Chill Toxic. His simply iron andquinineiu a tasteless form. No cure-no pay. Price,50c. The first umbrella appeared in 1777. The last one disappeared about 40 minutes after we bought it.—Elliott's Magazine. To Core n Cold In One Bey Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All iruggists refund money if it fails to cure. 35c. Some people run as easily as the color in fed bunting.—Atchison Globe. THE MARKETS. tst it Ot 8 @ 12 at n at New York. Oct. CATTLE—Native Steers—$ 4 50 8 COTTON—Middling 74W FLOUR—Winter Wheat_ 3 Ou it! 3 WHEAT—No. 2 Red... T54& CORN—No. 2.;.. at OATS-No. 2. dt FORK—New Mess.. 9 00 Ot 9 ST. LOUIS. COTTON—Middling . BEEVES—Steers . 4 00 Cows and Heifers. 2 50 CALVES—(per 100)7- 4 50 HOGS—Fair to Choice. 4 25 SHEER—Fair to Choice- 3 50 FLOUR—Patents (new). 3 55 Other Grades__ 2 60 WHEAT-No. 2 Red Winter 72Wtf CORN—No. 2. at OATS-No. 2.... RYE—No. 2... TORACCO-Lugs .. 3 80 Leaf Buriey.... 4 50 HAY—Clear Timothy (new) 9 00 LI 'iTER—Choice Dairy.... 18 EGGS—Fresh . .... PORK— StandardMess(new) .... BACON—Clear Rib.......... .... LARD—Prime Steam..... CHICAGO. CATTLE—Native Steers.... 4 75 HOGS—Fair to Choice. 4 35 SHEEP—Fair to Choice.... 3 50 FLOUR—Winter Patents... Spring Patents... WHEAT—No. 2 Spring_ No. 2 Red. CORN-No. 2. OATS—No. 2. PORK— Mess (new).. 7 65 $ KANSAS CITY. CATTLE—Native Steers— 4 05 @ HOGS—All Grades...:. 4 20 Q WHEAT-No. 2 Red. 68 W OATS—No. 2 White.... 23 <tt CORN—No. 2.A.. Ot NEW ORLEANS. FLOUR—High Grade.XT... 3 50 CORN-No. 2. OATS—Western — HAY—Choice ..........A..... 14 50 PORK—Standard MesS.\... 2 50 BACON--Short Rib Sid' COTTON—Middling ( LOUISVILLE. WHEAT—No. 2 Red. 73 1 CORN—No. 2... 35 < OATS—No. 2 Mixed. 25 < PORK—New Mess. 9 50 ( BACON—Clear Ribs.... 64< COTTON—Mtdd’insr ........ 7 I 9. 20 79i 90 774 414 29 50 Vm 50 75 70 90 70 50 73 32 244 53V> 50 00 50 21 144 00 54

Home Seekers* Eseanlrat vta mBI« Four Reate.** To the North, West, Northwest, South* west, South end Southeast. Selling dates: August 15th, September 5th and 19th; and on October 3d and l?th, 1899, a* one fare, {>lus 82.00 to authorized points in the folowing states: Alabama. Arizona, Arkansas, British Columbia, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Indian Territory, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Manitoba, New Mexico? Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oregon, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming. Washington. For full information and particulars a* to rates, routes, tickets, limits, stop-over privileges, etc., call on Agents “Big Four Route,' or address the undersigned. W. P. Deppe, A. G. P. A T. Agt., Marren J. Lynch, Gen. Pass. A Tkt. Agt., Cincinnati, 0. Good for Girls Only. Dewey anecdotes relate that the admiral traces his start in life to a severe whipping a school teacher gave him, whereupon he resolved to lead a new life. This anecdote will be read out loud by the mothers, but it will not fool any boy. It is harder to fool a boy than a girl with fairy tales.—Atchison Globe.

Hoant Methods W t«. This is a fact that sometimes is overlooked in these days of hurry and scramble, but it is a fact- none the less. The success of the John M. Smyth Co., Chicago, whose advertisements are appearing in this paper, is a marked illustration in point. A tremendous business has been built up by this firm strictly on its merits. Good goods properly described and offered at a very low price, the unlimited capital of the firm enabling it to buy on extremely advantageous terms. See the striking advertisement elsewhere in this issue, ana write the John M. Smyth Co., 150 to 166 West Madison St., Chicago, for its mammoth catalogue. Every \ family should have it. Nothin* la a Pet Nine. When you see a man over six feet tall, who weighs about 220, and his shoes are sd big he nas to get them made, you can be pretty sure that some one calls him "Artie” or “Sweetums” or something.—N. Y. Press. On Tuesday, Oct. 10,1899, the Inter-State Express & Stage Line began the operation of a daily modern equipped stage line between West Plains, Mo., and Yelmlle, Ark. Stage leaves West Plains at 6:00 a. m., arrives Yellville, at 8:30 p. m., making this the quick and only comfortable route to the Great Zinc and Lead Mining District of northern Arkansas. He (after the fourteenth round)—“How I love to dance!” She—“Then I should think you'd learn.”—Town Topics. I believe Piso’s Cure for Consumption saved my boy's life last summer.—Mrs. Allie Douglass, Leitoy, Mich., Oct. 2), '94. A man learns of so many honest men going wrong that he is constantly surprised that he doesn’t go out behind the barn and try to hold himself up,—Atchison Globe. Hall’e Catarrh Care is taken Internally. Price 75c. When you hate a man, either fight hiia or say nothing.—Atchison Globe.

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