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THEY DEMAND 4 DOLLAR A DAY
And THEIR BOARD OR
MILL QTIT.
rnE ALLIANCE oRpERs OUT 100000
rIckEns oNNExT SATURDAY.
THE DAY on wHICm THEY
ARR no orr WORK.


NEW ORLEANS, La, September { -
A Galveston special gives information
concerning an organization Of colored
cotton pickers who agreed not 10 pick
cotton after September 2 for less than
ISL per 100 pounds and board. This
organization has been perfected
throughthe Colorcd Alliance and now
numbers more than 100000, with
thousands being added every day
throughout tho Southern States.
Col. r. a. Humphrey, general super
intendent Of the Colored Alliance, adj
mitted tho existence Of this organiza-
ton, saying Il has beeninduced BIZ Or
carnations, some time ago, Of planters
and merchants III certain sections
notably Memphis and Charlcston--t 10
reduce the prices for picking 70 very
low standard, and that the colorcd
|pickers had combined to protoctthem-
selvesfromthisd solicitation, andhe thought
they would be able To do 50.
Its, learned secret circular has
been mailed at Houston 10 every sub
alliance throughout the cotton belt,
fixing the date when the strike q cot
ton-pickers will BE simultaneously in
augurated and how ii shah be con
Quoted,
HousToN, TEX, September The
headquarters Of the Colored National
Alliance Of the United States is III this
city.
Col. Il. N. Humphrey, the general
superintendent ofthe colored Farmers
Alliance and Cotton Pickers' League,
has been actively at work in organizing
the colored men for d general strike all
oyer the South. To-day your cores
pendent obtained i circular which
Humphrey is having distributed by
thousands all through the cotton
States. The following Is the main
feature Of it
WHEREAS, The planters and specu-
lators above mentioned are firm in
their demand that you pick at starva-
ton wages as offered BY them, and
leave your families to suffer the fearful
consequences, placing TO your account
the present low prices Of their cotton !;
and
WHEREAS, Above 100000 pickers
already have bound themselves to-
gether in a sacred covenant to pick no
cotton for any one except their own
before about November LIST at less than
81 per 100 pounds, with board and
WHEREAS, Your success depends
upon your united action now, there
fore, |, r. M. Humphrey, by virtue Of
authority In me vested, do issue this,
my solemn proclamation, fixing the
18th day Of September, 1901, it being
Saturday, as the day upon which all
our people shall cease from and abso-
lutely stop picking cotton, except their
own, and, shall pick no more before
about November /, unless their Just
demand for wages shall be sooner
acceded to by planters and Others in
terested
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PEACH yELLow,s.
A Meeting Of the Fruit Growers Associa.
tion to Discuss the Question.


Jamestown, Sept. 7. Saturday
night the Smithsburg Fruit Growers
Association held meeting to discuss
the question Of peach yellows and 9TH
er matters Of interest. The society
concluded from the reports Of different
members that the yellows was wide
spread and that some active measures
must be taken at once to save their
valuable orchards. The following was
adopted: Resolved, that committee
be appointed to request the health
commissioner of Baltimore to send his
inspectorto the South Mountain peach
growing region tovisit the orchard and
acquaint himself with the unmistakable
evidences of yellows, whereby he may
be better prepared to perform .pthe
inspection Of peaches sent from this
region
The committee consists Of j. N
Slower, DIR. y. I. Bishopand p. F. Cady.
The association feels that if the sale
of premature fruit gathered from
diseased trees can be prevented then.
trees having the yellows viii be de-
stroyed by their owners, many of whom
now delay destruction until the prema-
ture crop is gathered, In October the
association win discuss the question
ofadditionaI legislation on the subject,
and they will also discuss the question
Of the disposition Of fruit during the
glut in the markets.
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DON'T TEASE THE DOCS.
A Wheeling Boys Thrilling Experience
with English sTastins.


WHEELING, W. Va, September. z.
Edward ellis, nine years old,
had 4 horrible experience in this
city last evening. Young ellis was
playing in the street and near at hand
was dog kennel in which were con
fined six huge English mastiffs. While
playing ellis. began teasing the
dogs, and they became fearfully en-
ragged One Of the dogs broke down the
door and six ferocious brutes made q
fierce attack on the Boy He was knock
ed down at the first onslaught aud
all the dogs began biting and chewing
him. Policeman Jas. Carney, assisted
by VIM. Robinson, armed with revoly-
ers and crowbars, finally reached the
infatuated animals but it was impos-
sible to make them loosen their holds.
and Carney shot five Of the dogs dead
while still chewing their victim. The
sixth brute escaped. Carney himself
was severely bitten. Gillis's wounds
are terrible: His eyes, ears and nose
were literally bitten out and his body
had nofeweF than sixty wounds. The
dogs that were killed were valued at
500 each.
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HOTEL ARRIvALs.

CONTINENTAL w. L. Dewey,
ShortsviIle; E. r. Lucas, jefferson
county IA. H. McFerrin, Philadelphia
S. F.Peregoy, B. v Buckley, Geo.
Peterson, Mrs. A. G. Gates, W. NJ.
Roberts and wife, J. B. G. Robertsand
wife, Cumberland; r. a.. Roberts,
Pittsburg, Pa; e. H. Phillips, Pa; II.
H. Blackley, Baltimore; A. F. Smith,
Frostbend, Md; D. X. Knepper, Mary
land !. Alex Sussman, N. Y; ~. M.
Gardner, Hagerstown w. Fl. Duvall,
Frederick J. w. Mcdonald, county !;
ID. w. Miller, Lebanon.
ST.. CLAIR 20. H. Knott, Moler's,
w. Vail. B. Somerville, Wheeling,
w. Va; James Luther, st. Louis !; j..
C. Neer, w. Va; Mitchell Wood, An
drew Good, county e. w. T. Gray,
Pittsburg, Pa; II. Z. Chrissinger, Ha-
gerstown, Nd; B. N. Kitchen, county.
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burg, in the provinces Of Saxony, on
the oath Of last month, closed with the
following oracularut As Chris
tians, we must bearwhat Heaven sends.
We all hope that peace win be- main
tanned, but If it should be otherwise.
we are not to blame
K The notable feature of this speech Is
not Williams drift into piety, which he
occasionally cultivatesas ne does every
thing else appertaining % his empire
RI entering into the livesof tie German
people, bit The exceedingly doubtful
tone a which lie aIlpdes,to he situa-.
tion. Heretofore lie has spoken with
confidence Of The ability Of himself and
his allies to maintain peace, but on
this occasion there appeared to be 4
mental reservation as though he knew
more than he cared to impart, and
what he did know was not such as to
reassure his hearers. II Is argued
now that war is just rs likely 10 come
from one side as the other, and that
the m9neuvers in progress north Of
Viennalnay be interrupted II the news
of intended Russian concentrations be
confirmed, @ launch the entire AUS
tiian force engaged against the Rus
sian. army before the reinforcemonts
reach Poland. Itis known that Rus
sia has been building pontoon bridges
|on an immense scale at points along
the Danube, and that great bodies 81
troops can be moved across in u very
short time- Indeed, while the Gar Is
constantly protesting his desire for
peace, every action points to war. Nj
de Giers, the Russian prime minister,
IL il confidently asserted, win soon give
place to Baron Mohrcnheim, the man
who, more than all others, arranged
the agreement between France and
Russia. He drew up the agreementin
Paris, and sent il to Cronstadt by Adj
miral Gervais. He is rs willy as a fox.
The substance Of the document has
been published, and it is apparently as
harmless al chapter Of the New Test
ament Russia and France agree to
look ont for each others interests I'M
China. II is 50 worded that It may be
communicated to the powers without.
exciting suspicion. II must be read
between the lines, or taken as d basis
for the extension Of reciprocal favors.
II is enough that the high contracting
parties understand it. Mohrenheim
is disliked BY the Car, while NJ. de
Giers is . favorite. That he should
accept the former as a substitute for
the latter shows what a hold the lingo
party in Russia has upon the govern
ment. NJ. de Giers is for peace. He
talks for it on every occasion, and ex-
presses his firm belief in its mainte-
nance.
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NEW rosr orrIcE nEconps.


Especial 10 The WenLpI
E WASHINGTON, September The post
Office Department has just received \
lot Of new record books for use among
second class presidential oiliccrs The
government provides those records al
its own expense, and furnishes them
free Of cost q the postmastcrs, upon
requisition throughthe supply division.
The books are BEAUTIFULLY COTTON up, and
are prepared to contain complete
record d all the official transaction of
d postoiiice. They are finished to the
department by Mr.. Charles w. Miller,
formerly postmaster atFrederick, Nd, ].
who has incorporated the results Of
years Of practical experience, and
has protected his work BY copyright.
Mr.. Miller has Ind the endorsement Of
the postal authorities as to the value
Of his book for several years, AZ they
greatly facilitate tile settlement Of
postmasters with the department, and
aid inspectors III their examination of
the transactions Of nm Office
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EDIsoN,s FIRST SUCCESS AZ AN Or
orator,

The Philadelphia Inquirer has this
story about Edison's first important
achievement as Western Union Tele-
graph operator: He had been both
ering the officers OF the company with
telcgraphic devices they had no need
of. He came into the Office ono day
when it was impossible to obtain com
munication between New York and Al
bany and the sent Of the difficulty
could not be located He was banter
ingly invited to remedy the trouble.
He said he was laughed at and given
two days for the task. His process was
very simple. He autographed 10 the best
operator In Pittsburg and instructed
him to telegraph to the best key
manipulation in Albany. The latter
autographed down his New York line
~ far as he could, feeling his way
from point to point and sending the
results to the Pittsburg man, who for
warded them to Edison. In less than ]
hour Edison said to the anxious officials.
the break Is two miles beyond Pough-
keepsie. THAT simple device secured
his status with the Western Union peo-
pie and won for him hearing in rela-
ton to his various inventions.
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SOW i IS nAwLky.
r:lkin'. Chances said To ne Ncs -
Gocd a. They werc.

tFItcItt - thh NNtlnsl
WASHINGTON, D. G., Sept. 7 The
prevailing opinion here during the past
week has beeh that stephen b Elkins
would be appointed to succeed secre-
tary Proctor IN the War Department,
Private advices received here how
ever state that Senator Hawley, Of
Connecticut, has been offered the War
Office General Hawley Is at Cape
May comforting with President Harri.
son about tho matter. Friends of the
Senator whoare familiar with Connec-
ticut politics, and who regard his
chances for denomination as against
Governor Buckley, and recollection 70
the United States Senate for the term
beginning 1898 as doubtful, think ii
very probable that he viii accept the
offer and be the noxt Secretary of War.
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A HoRRIBLE CRIME.
Two Girls Murdered In their Homes af
Nashville.
LspecIaI % TnE WOMB. ]

trpccihi ~ hAh WVhLD
NASHVILLE, TENN, September ~
"a horrible story Of double murder
has reached here from Livingston,
Oyerton county, about fifty miles from
the railroad. The family 81 William
Smith wentto church, leaving two girls,
aged seventeen and nineteen, il the
house alone. About nine o'clock a
neighbor noticed an unusual light in
the direction Of Smiths dwelling. He
ran over and found the house rapidly
burning. He arrived just ii time 10
see the bodies Of the two girls, both
dead, lying on the floor, III the center
Of downstairs room. Their faces
were covered with blood and their
clothing disordered. So fierce were
the flames that the bodies could not Be
rescued. The girls had undoubtedly
been murdered, after which the house
was set On fire. The family was Il
very respectable one.
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New York is a great place, " said
the tourist. I. It has an Italian quar-
ter and a Chinese quarter, and :
French quarter. but where's the AnerT
lean quarter ~
6 In the pocket Of the hotel waiter, 4
answered his American cousin. Lifels
Calendar.
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a BIG LAND DEAL.
Lspeeial Do lie WonLp.l

cnARksBURs, " Va, September 1.
IA man named Tyrell, represent
ing himself, ". H. Fay, Of Boston,
y A cregor, Of Philadelphia, and
Senator Cameron, of Pennsylvania, has
passed the papers ii the great land
deal BY which they become the pur-
chasers 'of upward Of 100000 acres Of
coal lands N this State. The consider
alton being 81, 100000 cash They pro-
pose, alter marketing the timber, to
deyelope the coal and oil. This IS the
largest land dealeyer made IN this State.
.5aekAI SAY, Marie, if 33e Is the
freezing point, ! wonder what the
squeezing point il sLsfs.
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Hello Cyken said the WhirIwind
to the Cyclone, where are You
going ~
4 I'm going to q bain-rasing out 10
Dakota. Truth.
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TTOMRICfi. JOHN W, boots shoes, hats. etc,
i'll opposite Thompson 4 Tabler's clothing
store Queen street.
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HuNTER, n G., photographer, two doors
Ill S6uth 81 Everett House corner, queen ISL
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JENNINGS. GEO. s.. groceries, provisions,
81 Wares, etc, next door to Lutheran Church,
Queen street
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KILMER, d. NJ, groceries. provisions wares,
IN etc., King street
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NEARTINsBTRG DEVELOPMENT g M
NI PANY 0fiice, Queen street,s opposite
Market House.
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NTARTINsBURG MINING, MANUFACTURE
M ING AND IAfPR0V EMENT COMPANY,
office In Burkhart Rooms, Public Square.
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MATTHEWS, J. 81, real estate arid insurance
INl agent, and notary public National Bank
Building, Queen street.
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DEoPLE's NATIONAL BANK, corner Queen
and Burke street.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1891-04-23

The junction Of noses is 90 general,
and described as 90 forcible In Africa
and Oceanica. as to have given rise to
q fanciful theory that II had occa.
stoned the dattening Of the noses Of the
peoples. But in the accounts Of many
Of the tribes Of the Dark Continent and
Of the islanders Of New Zealand, Ro-
touma, Tahiti. Tonga. Hawaii and other
groups. the essential action does not
seem TO be that Of either pressure or
rubbing. but Of mutual smelling. Il is
true that the travellers generally call It
rubbing. but the motion and pressure
are sometimes no greater than that Of
the muzzles Of two dogs making or CO.
menting acquaintance The pressure
and rub are secondary and emphatic.
The juncture only means the compli-
ment, "You smell very goodT"
II Is illustrated in the Navigator
group, when the noses Of friends are
Saluted with a long and hearty rub and
the explanatory words, "Goodl very
good; | am happy nowr The CalmuckS
also go through a suggestive pantomime
Of greeting. in which they creep on their
knees to each other and then Join noses,
as much as possible like the two dogs
before mentioned In the Navigator isl-
ands only equals mutually rub their
noses. The inferior rubs his own nose
on and smells the superior's hand.-Gar-
nick Mallery in Popular Science Monthly.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1891-04-23

The ringworm Is doing well in this
CITY," said q prominent physician to Q
reporter. And II this peculiar form Of
skin disease is not checked and people
are not very cautious 1t will spread rap
idly"
What is the cause Of this skin afFec.
tionY'
THE cat is the principal promoter Of
It Children love to carry kittens around
with them. The former are often COW
cred with certain fungi or parasites
which. when brought in contact with a
human beings skin, act similar to poison
oak, although the eruptions are Of diff
ferent character. l have aSeertained
that in every primitive case have at
tended there is always kitten or cat in
the household. and this feline Is petted
and fondled not only by the children. but
by the adults Let me give bit Of ad-
vice to young ladies who hold their com.
plexiOns at any value when say don't
handle the cat, whether he be the sweet.
est Of kittens or the most valuable NAL
tese."-San Francisco Examiner.
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SWIFT ARROWS FRIENDS.


BOsrOS, Mass, March SI.-The spirit
ualists celebrated to-day the forty-third
anniversary Of what they term modern
spiritualism-that is, the Fox rappings at
Hydeville. Their three meetings in Tre-
mont Temple were marked by good deal
Of enthusiasm and there was much earn
est talk.
Col. A. A. Wheelock, Of New York, was
one Of the speakers. He held heopinion
that u anything has ever OlOnght good
cheer into the world il was the raps that
fOrty.three years ago tonight gave to
man the first and only proof Of immor-
tality beyond the grave.
But the most entertaining episode Of
the day was when Joseph L. Styles, Of
Weymouth, 4 venerable medium, took
the platform and went into q trance. Mr..
Styles control was "Swiit Arrow" an In
dian, and by his aid no less than l29 dis
embodied spirits were recalled to within
speaking distance Of the bTeath;sss assem-
blage. OF these, all but twenty-three
we're recognized" First came q group
Of dozen, who were recognized" by
people In the audience whose homes are
In and about Natick. When all Of them
were "recognizetl" Swift Arrow responded
gleefully: "Nice, amt it?"
Deacon Parkhurst, whose garments
Swift Arrow said smelled Of sulphur, was
greeted by a dozen or more 81 know
you" and recognized"
Blake windell was not recognized"
until Swift Arrow explained that he used
to drink "flrewater" twice q year for six
months each time. IL know him, came
from 4 weak voice in the gallery.
George Wiltoe Gosse, Of Waltham, re-
marked that he died at the hands Of a
stupid doctor, who made q mistake in
writing prescription
Plumber Chelsy said this was the first
trip he had been permitted TO make back
TO mother earth, and that all he had to
say was that while Congress might close
the gates Of commerce II couldn't shut
the doors to heaven, and he guessed hell
was in the same ix.
Or. Payne Of East Preston, and DeacOE
Abner Churchill said they iormely lived
In Brunswick, Ne. The latter said be
didn't know as deacons got along any
better in spirit land than othsr people
did.
Lewis Bemis said he and his wife were
happy in their spirit life.
A former resident Of Waltham whose
name was announced as Henry Whiting
said he hoped the audience wonldnt
take oHense II he swore q little, as In
spirit land people lived the same kind Of
lives as they did in the world below, for,
10 said; "You know they say an hone ct
damn is hatter than hypocrite's amen
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THE END



For some time past a grand piano in
an East End house has shown signs oi
indispositiOn. Certain chords invariably
sounded dull when struck, and the bril-.
Iiancy Of tone which had been sold at a
very high figure with the makers name
had disappeared. But nobody attributed
the decadence Of the instrument to any.
thing but little toU much use perhaps
A surprise was in store for them.
The other night the household and .
few guests were assembled In the music
room. One Of them. q lady Of great
ability as a pianist, sat down at the in
strument and began to play, The muf-
Aed effect was more noticeable than
ever. Somebody suggested that an in
quest be held on the piano. Then one
Of the ladies without more ado lifted the
cover Of the piAno-and-well, there
was panic
A big rat jumped out from among the
strings and galloped across the room
It escaped. Of course, for everybody was
too much astonished to attack IT, There
were screams and q great leaping upon
chairs When everybody cooled down
the inquest proceeded It was found
that the rat had made . comfortable
nest Of paper among the wireA The rat
had evidently keen sense Of the fitness
VI things rs well as q love Of music. for
its nest was found to be made Of selec-
tons from Beethoven's sonatas, with q
few scraps Of Chopin. There was not q
trace Of "Annie Rooney" or comic opera
in the nest How the rat got there. why
II Staid there, and what the effect Of .
musical training upon the rat 10 likely
TO be are still unanswered. -PittsburE
Dispatch.
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"oh, Isabelle! 1t is hopelessl 1t is

"oh, Isabelle! 1t is hopelessl 1t is
hopelessg' she cried.
mot So" cried the other. "Remem-
Der, we are physicians-surgeonS. What
has been done by others we can do.
will open q vein in the neck; you know
how to elevate the arms and compress
the breast to create artificial breathing.
l will give you the signal" Coolly,
a. though she were Q surgeon who
thought only Of her cease" Isabelle
Yolande set to work. The other girlish
doctor kept herself calm enough to do
what she was bidden to do.
"Lookr' said the young wife at last in
q strange, deep voice. "Lookl His lips
are growing red: the muscles Of his
cheeks move"
He is breathing" replied Genie.
They continued their manipulation with
renewed hope. There was much still to
do. Before nightfall Carlos de Ia Rosa
slept peacefully upon his pillow. and
Genie, trembling with exhaustion,
sought the repose she 90 greatly needed,
while Belle watched beside her husband.
Medical student though she was, my
reader must not think that Isabelle did
not long for that good cry" in which
oVerwrought women love to indulge.
She was very womanly indeed when
she thought Of her rescued Carlos. But
she knew that she had still much to do;
that great caution need still be exercised
in the matter; that some one might have
watched them from the river, or that
suspicion might still fall upon Abijah
Fem.
Then, too, after the ordeal he had
passed through q serious illness might
be before her husband. He had recog-
nized her and had pressed her hand, but
his mind was not quite clear. What
was to come she knew not.
Meanwhile Genie slept heavily; she
was more exhausted than her friend.
Bellies frame was strong and her arms
powerful, and still the effort Of lifting
the inanimate form Of Carlos had taxed
her powers to the utmost. Genie felt
that it was by q miracle that she per-
formed her part. Every bone ached; her
overstrained muscles were Sore TO the
touch; in fact, the little doctor had al
most killed herself. and no one knew II
better than Isabelle.