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A. Great Medicine Institution.

It is not often that The TIDINGs INDUCES
in q puff of any business enterprise, but in
this instance we are induced to say a few
words in reference to the great growth OF
the DR.. Kilmer Medicine Company at Bing-
hamton, N. Y. From a small beginning
a dozen years ago the DR.. Kiln,er Company
have grown to immense proportions already.
Having only just completed a large five
story addition to their factory the rapid
growth of their business demands still more
room, until another large addition
is now being contemplated to their
enormous establishment. In addition to the
special pr actice of DR.. Kllmer himself, ex-
tending into several States, his several
proprietary remedies have large sales and
enjoy great popularity all over the coun-
try. The justly celebrated kidney
remedy, known throughout the land as
SwAMP-Roor, has already reached the
largest sales Of n kidney remedy in the
world. And what is more this remedy has
acquired its popularity and enormous sales,
not by great advertising, but mainly
through the reputation of the cures which
it has wrought. Testimonials as to its
merits and the cures it has made have been
received by hundreds from every State in
the Union. Where a remedy accompllshes
such cures as SwAMP-RooT has done In cases
where they were even regarded as hopeless
it is q pleasure to refer to such facts in our
columns.-Bufulo Saturday Tidings.
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Curious Effects Of an Earthquake.

The recent earthquake in central and
northern California occasioned phenome-
nal results in Sonoms County. On the
Polpula Rancho of ]. E. Pope the
ground was cracked and scanned in va
rious places. From these narrow open
ings in the earth large quantities of
water of various temperatures have been
gushing forth ever since. In some places
the water is Ice cold, while in others it
is warm, reaching a temperature of 100
degrees. The Polpula Rancho has always
been noted for its many springs, but the
recent earthquake has opened up many
new ones, some hot and some cold, and
caused the old ones to gush forth ten
times the amount of their previous flow.
In town the flow of General Vallejo's
a~rtesian we'll has been increased about
100. 900 gallons per twenty-four hours.
On the Rhine farm of Jacob Grundlach
is ar a~rtesiau we'll which has always
given but a meager supply of water. 1t
was Grundlach's intention to resume
boring operations on this next week, but
the shake has caused the we'll to send
forth a large supply of artesian water,
and the idea of having it sunk deeper
has been abandoned. On Captain Joye's
farm, a short distance from the town, the
flow of gas from his natural gas-well has
been increased to a great extent, and a
spring that has hitherto been cold has
been converted into a basin Of hot water.
Boston TRANSCRIPT.
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THAT stNUTTY" FLAVOR.

The demand in the market is for but
ter with nutty favor, and as it is not in
The original. flavor of the milk, but de-
|Veloped by a certain care and handling
bf the milk and cream, there must be
pretty nearly uniform care of the milk,
bnd, back of this, uniform feeding and
attention to not only the COWS but their
surroundings. When the whole matter
is sifted, and the actual methods ex-
blamed how this favor is obtained, it
will be noticed that it is only taking the
best care of the milk, by making every
|utensil bright and clean and doing n ore
than straining dirt and its compatriots
but OF the milk, but rather in not allow
ing them to get into the milk. Then, if
The milk is cared for IN a uniform way,
cooled down TO a certain point, the tenn
perature controlled, cream ripened so
much and no moe, and the cream
Ehurned then and not some time in the
Future, and the buttermilk washed
but, and the butter sailed so much and
worked down so dry, the nutty flavor
needed will be developed promptly on
lime and in needed amount. It is a uni
form care, treatment and handling that
ENSURES quality, texture and favor in but
ker.-NsU Orleans NeU Della.
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GREEN MANCRINa.

In these days of green manrring it is
important to get facts as to the rational
basis for the practice and also learn
what kinds of substances are best as q
green fertilizer. 1t has been determined
by Professor Mantz that leguminous
plants, such as lupines, are of most value
as green manure, and this is because
such CROPS gather much nitrogen from
the air, and in their decomposition in the
soil furnish this element in n or more
OF its compounds to the succeeding
crop that may have only feeble power in
|seizing upon the nitrogen of the atmos-
|phere. The experimenter concludes also
that the value of any green manure crop
may be quite accurately measured by the
|rapidity with which it decomposes in
the soil after being turned under. While
this rate to a large extent is determined
by the plants themselves it is found that
the soil exerts a marked effect. In light
soil, for example, the notification of
green lupine plants and dried blood is
about equal, while upon q heavy clay
soil that of the lupines is twenty-five
times as fast as that of the dried blood.
This great difference in favor of the lu-
pines is considered due to the loosening
Of the soil by the decomposing plants by
which areation is facilitated, which, in
turn, supplies the conditions favoring
the formation of the compounds of nitro
gen. Therefore, to build up q soil by
green manuripg it Is well to consider the
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He Tells 1t by Their Heels.

A shoemaker says, as soon as a man
comes into my shop and takes of his
shoes l can tell whether or not he is a
good walker, and it is astonishing to
find how few men know the proper way
to step out. If the shoe is worn down
at the heel. not on the side, but straight
back. and leather of the sole shows signs
of weakness at the ball of the foot, a
little greater on the inside just below
the base of the great toe, I know that
the wearer is a good walker.
If, however, the heel il turned on one
side, or is worn evenly throughout and
the sole is wofn most near the toe, 1
know that 1 have to deal with a poor
pedestrian. The reason of the difference
in position of the o. spots lies in the
the fact that the poor walker walks
from his knees and the good one from
his hip.
Watch the passers-by on the street
and you will at ono see the difference.
Nine men out of ten will bend the knee
very considerably in walking, stepping
straight out with both hips or the same
line, and the toe will be the first to
strike the ground. The tenth man will
bend his knee very little, just enough to
clear the ground, and will swing the leg
from the hip, very much as the arm is
swung from the shoulder and not from
the elbow.
By so doing he calls upon the muscles
that are strongest to bear the strain, and
increases the length of his stride four to
six inches. The heel touches the ground
first and not the toe. A single spring is
given from the ball of the loot on max
ing another stride.
Men that walk in this fashion cover
. the ground thirty per cent. faster with
the same exertion than those that walk
from the knee. In pugilism the old rule
is to strike from the shoulder and not
from the elbow. In pedestriauism it is
to walk from the hip and not from the
knee.-St. Louis Globe Democrat.
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POTATOES.

Where potatoes are to be kept through
The winter, and are not wanted for
market or use till spring, a well-con.
structed pit out of doors is the best way
TO. keep them. Cellars are always too
warm, and eve a temperature Of fifty
degrees starts the eyes whether the cellar
be light or dark. In a dark cellar the
potatoes in a bin will be found grown
together if not examined frequently. In
out of door pits, unless the winter is ex-
|tremely warm, scarcely an eye will have
started up to the time the pit is ready to
be opened. Such potatoes for seed are
worth double what the same potatoes
would be kept so warm that each eye has
6prouted and must have its original
Growth broken off. It stands to reason
That this first growth has greater vigor
than will any one that starts afterward.
The pit should only be lightly covered
and good ventilation be given up to the
|ime of severe freezing. Just before
that put on another coat of straw over
the whole heap and cover with tour or
live inches deep of soil. If weather be-
how zero is threatened in winter draw a
|few loads of manure from the horse
stables and give the pit another covering.
When thus trebly covered there is little
danger that even zero weather will reach
down to freeze the potatoes. Boston
Crltipator.
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August
Flower

There is a gentle
Dyspepsia. man at Malden-on-
the Hudson, N. Y,
named Captain A. G.. Pareis, who
has written us a letter in which it
is evident that he has made up his
mind concerning some things, and
this is what he says:
II have used your preparation
called August Flower in my family
for seven or eight years. 1t is con.
stantly in my house, and we consider
it the best remedy for Indigestion,
and Constipation we
Indigestion. have ever used or
known. My wife is
troubled with Dyspepsia, and at
times suffers very much after eating.
The August Flower, however, re-
1ieves the difficulty. My wife fire.
quently says to me when I am going
to town, We are out
Constipation of August Flower,
and I think you had
better get another bottle I am also
troubledwith Indigestion, and when
ever I am, I take one or two tea
spoonfuls before eating, for a day or
two ""oVeu:
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He Bossel q King.

Captain Lee, who died suddenlya at the
Hoffman House in Philadelphia the other
day, was one of the most intrepid of
men. He once ordered the King and
cabinet of Corea off their own parade
ground because they tried to dictate to
him concerning the handling of the
native troops. Captain Lee was en-
ployed by the Corean Government as
military instructor of the army four years
ago, and he knew his business in every
phase. With two other American
officers, who were employed with him in
similar capacities, he had charge of the
army and gave it thorough instruction,
elevating it beyond the standard of even
the japanese troops, the best drilled in
the East.
Lee and his fellow-oficers didn't get
along together very we'll. The troops
liked him exceedingly, but on the day
he ordered the King and cabinet off the
parade grounds because they got in the
way there came near being a revolt
among them. Lee was memorable, if
polite, and the King and the cabinet
left without a word of protest. They
always respected Lee for his action and
treated him with great courtesy after
ward.- Chicago Herald.
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Free to January, 1902.
Efficacy Of Mutton TallOw.

Pure mutton tallow is one of the
most useful and inexpensive cl
medical agents. For that class
of sores and wounds where a
cooling, healing application is indicated,
Its value is beyond compare. Many an
obstinate sore or ulcer has been healed
permanently pursuing the following
simple method: Wash thoroughly, but
gently, once or twice a day, with warm
water and CASTLE soap, dry with a soft
cloth, and cover with a coating or tai
low. This should be spread upon a
piece of linen or cotton, the tallow being
sufficiently thick to prevent the cloth
backing from adhering to the wounded
or diseased surface. The importance
of the utmost cleanliness in dealing with
all troubles of this nature should by no
means be overlooked.-New Orleans Plea
yune.
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A Rlacksnake Swallows a Rather

A correspondent of the Times tells
this interesting SNAKE story: A few
days ago l sent two boys to the spring
after water. aud in a moment one OF
them cume running back in a great
fright, saying that he saw a singing
r~attlesnake with rattlers on his head and
a horn on his tail, and one-half of the
snake was black aud the other half
spotted. ! went with them to SCI the
monster, and when we got here u
b~lacksnake about five feet long was
swallowing a rattlesnake about two and
a half feet long. The RATHER was rat
Ting with all his might, while his
colored brother was swallowing with oil
his power. We left them and went
back in about an hour, and both were
dead.-ClJfton (Tsnn.) Times.
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quality of the crop and the character of
the soil.-Neu York Tribune.
Observation-Disclosures.

Beginning in the winter of 1889 Cor
nell University Experiment Station, New
| York, undertook experiments to de-
| termine what influence the ordinary
street electric light exerts upon plants in
greenhouses. An entire bulletin is de-
voted to a description of the exper-
iments on the growth of vegetables and
flowers, with their results as to benefit
or injury. The many conflicting and in
definite results indicate that the problems
vary greatly under different conditions
and with different plants. Yet there are
a few points that are said to be clear.
The electric light promotes assimilation;
it often hastens growth and maturity; it
is capable of producing natural aavors
and colors in fruits; it often ~intensiies
colors of flowers and sometimes increases
their production.
The experiments show that the periods
of darkness are not necessary to the
growth and development of plants.
There is therefore every reason to sup
pose that the electric light can be profit
ably used in their growth. It is adj
mitted that more has been learned Of its
injurious effects than OF its beneficial
ones, but this only means that definite
facts have been acquired concerning the
whole influence of electric light upon
vegetation. During the day plants as
simulate their food and during the night,
when assimilation must cease, they use, the
food in growth.
1t is said that there is. no inherent
reason why plants cannot grow in full
light. and in fact it is well known that
they do grow there although the greater
part OF the growth is usually performed
at night. II, Therefore, the electric light
enables plants to assimilate during the
night and does not interfere with
growth it may produce plants of great
size and marked p~recocity. But there
are other conditions not yet understood
which must be studied. On the whole,
Professor Bailey. i%nclines to the view
that there Is a future for electro-horti-
culture.-Nep York World.
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FINAL EARTHNe OF CELERY.

The final earthing of celery is the most
Important, especially in the case of that
portion which constitutes the main win
Ter and late supplies. At the latter stage
|the work is often carelessly performed,
the outer edges being altogether too
Aoose, and the soil also used too sparingly,
with the result that the celery keeps badly,
and which is often attributed to frost.
Use plenty of soil, bringing the sides up
sharply to the ridge, the side being well
packed. If the celery be well-earthed
up, covering to keep away frost is sell
dom needed. Wet is often the cause of
more decay in celery than can be
ktibuted to frost; therefore, this being
Ehe case, during a wet season the tops Of
the ridges could be protected with two
boards nailed together thus, A, the wet
with this continuance being prevented
krom penetrating.-New York World.
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A NEW STYLE OF GRAPE TRELLrs.

Ever since the grape rot first affected
ehe fruit it has been deemed necessary to
remove all foliage and fruit from the two
lower wires of the t%rellis, SO that there
could be a free circulation of air beneath
the growing vines.
The other day, writes a correspondent,
q was introduced to a new method of
making the t%rellis, and, as this a be
hone at odd times between this and
spring, I give it here: Have a cross
piece to every post on which your present
Erellis is fixed Remove all the wires
below four feet and six inches as useless.
Stretch three or even two wires v
these cross-pieces about q foot or so
apart. Next trim your canes so as to
reach up to this height and then fruit
-Four vines on the overhead trellis. Look
BIT a telegraph-pole full of wires and you
will catch the idea. This will give free
Circulation of air and make the summer
pruning less arduous and facilitate the
putting of the grapes.-S. Louis Re-
EubHc.
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Where La JohnannYllIeS

II have bought a farm OF no acres with
the money made working for you, and as it Is
in a fiourishing country I think l shall estab:
lish a town on it, and call 1t '~Johnsonville.'"
This is an extract from a letter from w. H.
Skinner. This young mar started in business
something over two years ago, with scarcely q
dollar, and he has made wonderful p%ro1ress
Tie first year his profits footed up to over
S4Ol. There are hundreds and thousands Of
young men In this glorious country of our.
who can do just as good work as Mr.. Skinner.
Write quickly to B. T. johnson & Co., Rich
mond, Va. and they will give you an oppor.
UNITY to do "a well or better.
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Ten years ago, Leroy Payne,a Chicago
Iiveryman, leased some property on
Michigan avepu for ninety-nine years at
an annual rental of $1,000. Now he has
an offer Of S24, 00O a year for an eighty
nine years lease of the same property.
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AGRICULTURAL.
1TOPICS OF INTEREST RELATIVE
TO FARM AND GARDEN.
CARE OF YOUNG CHICKENS.

When chicks have leg weakness, and
fthe floor of the brooder is very warm,
the cause is too much bottom heat.
Bottom heat is excellent for chicks until
they are a week old, but after that time
there should only be warmth enough on
the floor not to have the floor cold. All
warmth should come over the chicks.
They feel the warmth on the back with
more satisfaction than on any other por-
ton of the body.-Farm and Fireside
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A Pleasing Sense

OF health and strength renewed and of ease
and comfort follow the use of Syrup of Figs.
y cleanse the sy stem when c~ostive or bilious
For sale in Soc. and 81 bottles by all leading
drnpgiSts
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Cause s no Nausea.

Dr.. Ho1sie's Certain Group Cure is univeI
sally conceded to be the only sure and SAT
remedy for Group sold. 1t speedily allays in
fammation to throat or lungs. Sold by drug
gists. or address A. p. Hoxsie, Buffalo, n. Y
Price 80 cts.
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United States farm mortgages amount
S15, $50, SIS 900.
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Forty thousand acres of Austria Hun
gary territory are to be planted with vines
exported from California.
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FITS stopped free by Dr.. kLINE's GREAT
NERVE REsToRER. No tts after first days Use
Marvellous cures. Treatise and 81 trial bottle
tree. DR.. Kline. q3l Arch ST., Phila., Pa
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Jiafiicted with sore eyes use DR.. Isaac Thomp.
sons Eye-water.D Druggists sell at 25c.per bottle
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1891-01-31
A PAIR TO DRAW TOO.
Shonp and Mcconnell aud Game Of
Poker.

Shonp and Mcdonnell aud a Game Of
Poker.
Washington telegram to the Chi
cago Herald: Brilliant young Ed.
Wolcott, of Colorado, sometimes
plays poker. A few nights ago
there was little game of draw at
Chamberlin's, and Wolcott and Nc
Connell, the latter the new Senator
from Idaho, were in it. On one
deal Of the cards Mcconnell stood
$40 raise with a pair of duces,
held up an ace for a "sider," drew
two cards, both aces, and with q
big ace full swept the board, after
making pat flush cost the Colora.
do statesman a nice little bit of
money. Beats all ever saw, :"
said Wolcott, "and will bet $50
even that in drawing for q senator
ial term Mcconnell gets the long
term. No one can play against
that sort of luck. Mcconnell, you
could draw to a hairpin and get a
lady" Some one accepted the
wager and a short time afterward
Senator Shoup happened to come
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1891-01-31

in and sat down to take a ha nd.
The cards hadn't been dealt more
than half a dozen times before
Shoup came into jack pot with
three clubs, drew two cards, and
made a big flush.
"Great heavens said Wolcott,
"you are luckier than Mcconnell.
You could draw to chew of tobac-
co and get a gold mine" Then
Wolcott went out and hedged on
his $50 bet that Mcconnell would
draw the long term in the Senate.
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Those HOrsethieves.

JORDAN VALLEY, Or. Jan. 10, 1891
Having seen q communication
in the Silver City Avalanche of the
10th inst, in regard to the shooting
ARRAY which occurred at Jordan
Valley Hotel on New Years eve,
please allow me the privilege
through your columns of contra
dieting statement made in said
article, which statement if Flowed
to 30 uncontradicted would create
an impression on the public mind
which would be erroneous as well
as false.
The statement was as follows:
"The unwarranted interference
of outsiders was the cause of Nor
cross escape" That is one Of the
men whom they we're after, who
they claimed was guilty Of: horse
stealing. Now Norcross was gone
before anybody knew who these
laundering and excited deputies
were or what they wanted. There.
fore it was impossible for anybody
to have assisted him in escaping,
even if they had been so inclined.
Had the Avalanche made the state.
ment that had it not been for the
timely assistance Of outsiders, they
would not have been able to have
captured Goodlow, it would have
been stating the circumsta noes
just as they happened. Now these
two deputies who came here to
arrest horse thieves. made a great
blunder through their own ignor-
ance and excitement, and in order
to sield their own faults they wrote
or caused to be written this errone-
GUS and false article in the Silver
City Avalanche.
While we do not stand in to help
horse thieves, that is where we
know them to be horse thieves, in
any way, and would do anything
to assist in bringing them to justice,
we do not approve of excitable
deputy sheriffs coming into a
crowded hotel and making blum
ders in attempting to arrest men,
and in so doing wound and endan-
ger the lives Of innocent people. |
Therefore to sum the matter up,
W. H. Shook was the name of one |
the officers who came here from
Western Oregon to arrest horse
thieves. He "Shook when he |
started in to make the arrest; he |
" Shook" when the man snapped |
his gun at him; he "Shook" when |
in his excitement he shot his own |
finger off, and in reality we think |
it was a kind Of shaky or rather
"Shooky" piece of business.