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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1891-05-09
RICH AND POOR MILK.

Anyone who has attended dairy con-
vention, or who carefully follows the
dairy literature of the day, must have
come to realize that milk testing is the
leading question before our dairymcn.
The rank injustice of paying for milk or
dividing money between patrons on the
pounds delivered basis has been tolerated
only because it could not be avoided.
When the system of paying for milk
upon weight is new in q community, it
works fairly we'll for q short time, but
soon patrons learn to take advantage,
and the result is that as time goes on
more and more milk is required to make
a pound of butter or cheese. OF course,
there are always q few who water or
skim; these axe occasionally caught and
fined or expelled, but the difficulty does
not end here, for there are other ways of
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1891-05-09
THE FARM AND GARDEN.
CUT AND GROUND FOOD.

The farmer who has never used q
fodder cutter and who feeds whole grain
would do well to make an experiment in
the use of cut and ground food. If he
does not find that one-third of the fodder
and grain is saved, and that the amin ais
do better when thus fed, it will be be-
cause he wastes food by giving more
than the animals can consume. Cut feed
and clean troughs, with just appetite
sufficient to take little more, is the best
for the stock and for the owner, and
where only ten or twelve head are fed,
the saving in the first year will pay for
the cutter and mill to grind the grain.
-Neu York Times.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1891-05-09
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.

Be sure and keep your finger.nails
short, always.
Scales save a good deal of friction in
neighborhoods.
Bar hives are hives with bars across
the top to which the combs are at
tached.
Milk as rapidly as you can and as clean
as you can; if you do not your cow will
dry up.
Be gentle with your cows. Remember
you are a man and they are brutes; b
thou not brute.
Have no conversation while milking,
nor stop at "what did you sayl" from
your fellow mixer.
The better way to start in the bee
business is to begin in a small way and
gradually grow into it.
Give your COW a name and call her by
her name; she will learn to know IL
sooner than you think.
In cold weather wash your hands in
warm water before your milk; q cows
teats are very sensitive.
Farmers who know how to produce at
relatively low cost are always at the
the head of the procession.
If you have more than one COW always
milk them in the same order; a boss COW
does not like to be sighted.
Clean your stable before you milk. I
know of no substance that will take up
bad odors sooner than milk.
Strain your milk from strainer pail
into an independent strainer, and In this
have besides q strainer cloth.
A good strong mixer ought to milk
ten cows in an hour, but he has not time
to carry the milk to the dairy.
Give your cows tablespoonful of salt
once day in their mess Of mill.feed; it
will keep them in good health.
Clean your COW with brush or cloth
before you milk; perfect cleanliness is
most essential to perfect dairying.
Farmers cannot afford to manage their
business by guess work. The margin of
profit on their products is too small to
admit of it.
He who starts good reading club in
a country neighborhood and puts enough
of interest into it to keep it going is .
public benefactor.
In the experiments now il progress at
the Ohio Experiment Station, potash
seems to have no effect on wheat, whether
used aaone or in any combination.
Have all your milking apparatus
scrupulously clean; milk being a fatty
substance you may need pure soap in the
cleaning; use scalding hot water after.
| wards.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1891-05-09
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PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY
ALBERT RIENVENU.

An English scientist estimates the
fertile or cultivable land or our globe
at 20, 100000 square miles, the bar
grass land at half as much and deser
at 4, $50. 900 square miles. The pres
ent population of the earth he puts in
round numbers at LAOS, OO0,0 900 in
creasing at the rate of eight per cent.
every ten years. From these figures
he argues that our planet can support
5000, 900, 900 human beings and that
this maximum will he attained in the
year 2070 or Whereabouts.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1891-05-09
The visitor from the East who {

The visitor from the East who at
tends prayer meetings on the Pacific
coast finds the services conducted in
;he manner TO which he has been accus-
tomcd, but now and then some
familiar theme is set forth with o
local illustration that is at first sur
prising. In the meetings i'm the East
he has often heard mans voyage
through life, with its besetting
'1nsers, and his final safe entrance
|''- ,.y 'iF~ned to the voyage Of a
ship. "See that sip upon the broad
Atlantic" says the leader. In C-U
fornia the leader says, See tina: ST..
upon the broad Pacific" At the INST
hearing this change of oceans seems
to make the illustration lose point and
force, but. of course, the Eastern
man instantly recalls the fact that he
is now upon the shores of the Pacific,
and he realizes that to the majority of
those present the use Of the Pacific in
the illustration seems familiar and
appropriate.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1891-05-09

Recently a covey Of seventeen par:
tridges was found dead in Southern
Prussia, with their heads together. Il
was discovered that the whole covey
must have been struck by lightning.
One could plainly &c where the fash
had struck little mound and from thenee
proceeded along the ground.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1891-05-09

Emperor William, of Germany, has
issued book of regulations ordaining,
among other things, that "the distance
between the rows of gold lace on field
officers sleeve shall be .277559 of an
inch"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-07-14

Frank Bleuer and wife we're given a
very pleasant surprise last night at their
home. 1924 Tenth avenue. the occasion
being their eighth wedding anniversary.
A large number of friends were present,
a fine supper was served. and the evening
was pleasantly spent in dancing and So
cisl amusements.
William Hamilton, pioneer of west
ern Illinois, died last Friday at his home
near Orion. He was born in ireland in
1920, and came to this country in 1910.
and two years later came to this neigh
borhood, after having been married in
Philadelphia. The funeral occurred Sun.
day. Rev. Terlune officiating. The bur
ial was in Wesleyan cemetery. Mr.. Hamil-
ton leaves . wife and two children.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-07-14
The Moline Case.

The circuit court room was crowded
yesterday afternoon with spectators and
witnesses in attendance upon the cases Of
the Moline parties who are charged with
gambling. States Attorney Sturgeon is
assisted by William Jackson and the de-
PENDANTS are represented by McEniry &
McEniry, J.T. Kenworthy, Mai. Boards
ley and William Meese. A motion was
entered By the defendants to quash the
capias, on the grouRd that they did not
set forth the crime for which defendants
were arrested, and that the record showed
that they were issued from the probate
court returnabls TO the July term of that
court, whereas the record should show
that the order was made by the judge in
vacation OF the law term of the county
court. Judge Adams overruled the mos
tioa however. and the defendants this
morning gave bail for their appearance
for trial, which will come up tomorrow
morning at 9 o'clock
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-07-14
FELL THIRTY FEET.
Tragic Fate of a Circus Performer
at Clinton.
The Breaking OF q Trapeze CRIME
sends William O'nara of the
EOrepaugh shows Down
10 Death.

A shocking tragic fate overlook Wis
liam O'Mara, one of the Hanlon VOTERS
performers of the Forepaugh shows
at Clinton Yesterday morning The Age
describes it as follows:
A tragic scene was enacted il Adam
Forepaugh's shows at 3:35 Yesterday
afternoon, but forum atsly the six or seven
thousand people present did not fully
realize the awful tragedy until the clio, e
OF the afternoon performance. The world
renowned Hanlon VOTERS had made their
appearance for their great trapeZe per
Torrance. They had taken their posi-
tons on the bars and one or two acts had
been given. William O'Mara was seated
on the centre bar. some distance above
the other two men, preparing for his dar-
ing feat, which consisted in dropping and
catching hold OF one of the other men rs
be went down. MARA had wiped the
PRECIPITATION from his brow and hands
and was about 10 make his jump when
without moments warning the crane
holding the trapeZ3 bar broke, letting the
unfortunate man down to the ground: g
distance of about 80 feet Several at
PENDANTS rushed into the ring aud carried
the injured man into the dressing room,
the trapeze performance was discon-
tinued and the other features of the show
vent on, the general opinion being among
those in the vast audience that the man
was perhaps only stunned, as the earth
was soft al the place where he fell. Drs.
McAtfee and Burbank were called to the
dressing room where they found the man
unconscious and after one or two gssps he
expired. Examination revealed the fact
that his neck WAS broken.
Coroner Meyers was 40 titled and sum-
moniDg jury consisting of George
Brenizer. Peter Aatz IN and G. J. Saafer,
they visited the circus grounds and
viewed the remains. At the INQUEST,
several witnesses OF the affair were ex>
amined. The testimony of all went to
| show that OMsra's death was accidental
and no blame whatever was attached to
the Management of the show or their en-
ployes, and the verdict of the coroner
jury was rendered accordingly.
The apparatus used IN this trapeze ex
hibition was the property of the Hanlon
volters; was under their own care and
inspected by them each day before the
performances were given. The three
men were engaged with their apparatus
at salary OF $500 per week, and had
given two exhibitions daily since last
April.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-07-14
DEATH IN THE CIRCUS RING.
The Far-Famed William HanIon Falls
and Breaks His Seck.

CLINTON, Ia, July l4--During the
afternoon performance of Adam Fore
paugh's show, the crane broke upon
which WilliNm Hanlon, of Hanlcn broth
ers, gymnasts. was performing He fell!
to the ground, missing the net, and st-ik-
ing upon his head, broke his neck, dying
almost instantly. He was 81 years old, born
in London, aud has for tyventy-four years
been associated with the Hanlon VOTERS.
Was His Second Accident.
Last August he had a similar acciden t
at the Academy of Music, New York. fan-
ing from the dome and breaking two par
euette chairs. His work was upon the
horizontal bar in the center Robert and
James Hanlon doing the flying trapeze
William left wife but had no children.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-07-14
Ministerial Boycott.

FORT DoDGE, Ia, July A-Rev. G. E.
Scott, pastor of the Methodist church at
Iowa Falls, has declared a ministerial
boycott from the pulpit against The Citi.
zen, weekly newspaper Of that place.
I'm the name of God" he said, Il hope
that not a me nber of my church will sup
port tlat paper, or put dollar in the way
of The Citizen" The reason for the boy
colt was the publication of an article crit
icising the tire atment received by young
church member from the church societies
while i'll and comparing the same with
the action o. the Knights of Pythias
lodge
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-07-14
The Illinois Weekly Payment Law.

CHICAGO, July 14.-There has been much
discussion here Of the weekly payment
law passed by the last Legislature and
which requires, among other employers,
all cities to pay weekly. The city Officials
said it would be impossible here without
large increase of the force. The matter
will be brought 10 a test it seems. Chief
Clerk Twohig, of the board of election
commissioners, intends to insist upon the
observance by the city of the law SO far as
the force OF clerks under him is concerned.
He says the law was passed to be obeyed
and must be obeyed
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-07-14
Fouu d Correct to a Cent.

WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE committee
-Messrs. Das kan, Miiliken and Hunting
ton-counting the money in the treasury
on the transfer of office of United States
treasurer from Huston to Nebeker, has
completed its work. The total amount OF
money counted was s6l4.511, 5S2 80, OF
which s17;3, IS 900 was gold and silver coin,
the rest being paper money. The money
was found correct to cent
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-07-14
WILL SOON BE OUT OF A JOB.
Fourteen Hundred Clerks to Lose The;

Fourteen Hundred Clerks to Lose Their
Places in the Census Office.
WASHINGTON, July 1A-There is much
weeping and wainng among the young
men and women employed in the census
Office. One Of the heaviest dismissals oil
clerks that mas ever taken place in the
government emploF is scheduled for Aug
l. At that t me loco clerks will be dis.
charged from the census office, and ten
days later 90p or 400 more will be released
The force of he census Office will be some
what attenuated as co impaired with what
it was, but there will still be left quite 3
respectable number. After the date men.
population divisions; POO in the division OF
farms and mortgages, and 3u' IN other di
visions, max ng total of 900 clerks.
The Work Yet To Be Done.
The highest number employed in the
census office has been about 1890, but
since June last the force has been re.
duced frsm time to time. Superintsp.
dent Porter states that about 50, 600, OOC
cards have been punched and are ready for
are about II pO0, 900 yet to be done-and at
the daily rate, which is about 60G.00t
cards, it is expected that the work viii be
completed by the time the cyclone, as it is
termed, strikes the office. In addition to
the discharges which have been made and
which are mainly confined to the three
months forca there has been a general re-
ductiOn of salaries
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-07-14
And There Will BE Ten as Result of the
Aspen. Colo, Collision.

ASPEN Cofo., COLLISION
ASPEN, Colo, July 14-Miss Mary
O'Donnell, the ninth victim of the fright
full accident near here Sunday morning,
died last evening Her brother. Thomas
ODennell. was alive bat may die at any
moment. The rest of the injured are in
fair way 10 recover The coroner began
the inquest over the bodies OF the d -ad
yesterday. Conductor Miller, of the ex
cursion train. was the only witness called.
He said he did not know how the accident
occurred, as his train was backing down
very slowly and all precautions had been
taken.
A Man Who Does Know.
One of the railway officials thus ex
plains how the accident occurred:
freight train was standing on a side track,
ready to be pulled out by Engineer Shep.
hard with the engine which was coming
out of the round-house. The switch
man had thrown the switch for the light
engine when he noticed the excursion
train backing down from the tank He
Immediately signaled both trains to stop,
which they did. He then signaled the
light engine to back up, and the brake
mon on the rear end of the passenger,
which had been backing up, also took the
order
"COrnePed" at the Switch.
The result was a "eorneringH of the
coach and engine at the switch, the win
dow of the compartment coach taking of
the check valve as before stated The light
engine Immediately stopped and the open
ing in the boiler made by the loss of the
valve being directly opposite an open win
dow in the compartment of the coach
which contained all the passengers, except
the three coiored men, belched forth its
awful vapor. All the other windows and
doors of the car were closed, hence the
ssa.partnens took on the nature of q
lteam chest.
Pressure of the Steam.
The pressure Of the. steam in the closed
compartment was so great that when a
door was finally knocked open from with.
out the pressure of the liberated steam
threw the rescuer violently ON his back
The nature of the accident is such that it
is wonder that any of the occupants of
the Inflated coach are living.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-07-14
Was a Thrifty" Housekeeper.

WIxoNA, Mimi, July l4.-Twelve thou
sand nine hundred dollars in bills were
found Saturday in a piano stool among
the effects OF Lena Weinberg, the house
keeper of the old Huff house, who sui
cided two years ago. Eighteen months
ago S12,0 was found in some false-bot-
toned trunks. The stool was ingeniously
fixed to hold money without suspicion
The find was made by the administrator
The belief is that the money was stolen, as
she handled the funds of the hotel
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-07-14
A Duke in a Police Court.

New YORK, July 1+-Micheline Ferriere,
who had been employed as maid by the
Duchess d'A1rxy, has procured a sum.
mons for the appearance of the Duke
d'Auxy in the police court to answer
to a charge of assault. The girl
ssys the duke choked her so hard that the
imprints of his fingers were left on her
neck. The duchess was seen at her hotel
in regard 10 the matter and said
the girl was discharged for inselence,
and when info rmed of her dismissal sprang
at the duke and scratched his face
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-07-14
BOND EXTENSION.
The First Batch of Four .and-a,
falf Per Cents.
SOME HINTS TO THE BoNDHoLDERs

Instructions Should BE Carefully Fell
lowed. as it Affects the Date of Maturity
A "Cycl one'' of DismissaIs to Strik.
the Census Office in August-About
1,4o0 Clerks to be Dropped from the
Rolls-Philatelists Interested in the
Tariff Law.
WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE first lot Of
AZ per cent bonds to be continued was
checked off On the books of the secretary's
office yesterday and the bonds have been
referred to the register of the treasury.
When that Office issues the new bonds
they will be numbered censeeutively fnom
one upward, and the owner of bond No /,
will receive bonds whose numbers will be-
gin with No. l. The order in which the
perfected are received by the secretar V
determine the order in which the new
bonds will be issued, and as the law re-
quires that bonds last issued shall be first
redeemed there is a distinct advantage in
obtaining hose bearing the lowest
numbers.
should Follow Instructions.
This advantage, however, is being
thrown away by many of the holders
through their carelessness in preparing
and forwarding bonds and the accompany
ing papers. Each owner who desires the
continuance of his bonds should carefully
follow the instructions printed on tn.
blanks furnished by the department. Ma.
tional banks, particularly. should affix
the bank seal 30 all documents and for.
ward the treasurer's receipts representing
the bonds. A few days delay, caused by
errors or omissions which must be cor
rected, may make a difference of many
months in the date of maturity of the
new bonds
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-07-14
CAME OVER TO TAKE NOTES.
A German Official Looking into Our Poni,
Inspection Mefh ods

Inspection -hetnOus.
ST. PAUL, July 1.-THE German govern
ment has sent an official to this country
to investigate the pork question. He is
DR.. George Dedolph, staff surgeon of the
German army. DR.. Dedolph, who is now
IN II. Paul says: The main parpose OF
my Journey to this. country concerns the
very important question OF the abolition
of the present restriction OF American hog
products from European markets The
law In reference TO microscopic examine
tfons, as find it in use here, is satisfac-
tory, and if they cont inue to execute this
law in the same manner in which it is
now being observed the time will not be
Very distant when the restriction policy
will be abandoned and American pork
will be free TO enter German and other
foreignsmarkets.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-07-14
Peaches RottIng ON the Trees.

WILMINGTON, Del, July A.-Reports
from the eastern shore of Maryland and
the Delaware peninsula indicate that the
early varieties of peaches are rotting on
the trees, and those which are picked do
not stand much handling Out of a pros.
pective crop OF 800 baskets an eastern shore
grower has oniy picked 200 baskets. The
recent rains and the crowded condition OF
The trees have caused some of the fruit to
rot and prevented the rest from matur-
inc
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-07-14
River KfDIatS

The Verne Swain, Irene D., and Jo
Long came down. and the Abner Gle,
Verne Swain, Irene D and 10. Long passed
up.
The F. c. A Denkmann came down
with eight strings of logs and the Char
lotte Boeckler with ~ of lumber.
The stage Of the water was 900 at
noon; the temperature en- the bridge 10.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-07-14
Arrested for Numbering a Child.

PARKERsBUIsG, w. Va, July IA For
some time Cynthia Adkins has had a
grudge against the family of James
Creamins, of Barboursville Sunday night
their child was found murdered, the deed
having been committed during the alb
scence of its mother, she having left the
little one asleep. Miss Adkins was ar
rested, charged with the murder. She is
about 30 years of age and of excellent
family.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-07-14
Raoss at Washington Park.

CHICAGO, July A-The winning horses
at the Washington park races yesterday
were: Minnie Gee, q mile, Loo; Louise
NJ, mile 100 yards, 1:4e1x; Racine, mile
40 yards, 1:4514; Ban Chief, l mile. I:421S !:
Silver Lake, 1 ll6 miles, 1:4716; Van
Buren,, l mile 20 yards. las; Aloha, 1-I6
miles, l:46.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-07-14
secretary Blaine Holds the Ribbons,

BAR HARBoR, Me, July 14-Secretary
Blaine was out driving last evening, and
did his own driving. as he has done sew
eral times Of late. His physician said last
night that he was improving rapidly, and
within the last few days he has seemed to
take fresh hold on life and health Those
near the secretary are confident that he
will return to Washington in the fall a
well man
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-07-14
OF Inn crest to PhilateIist..

WASHINGTON, July 14.-Assistant Sec
rotary Spaulcing has instructed collectors
of customs that cancelled and uncan.
celled postage stamps being dutiable arti.
Giles are prohibited from importation
through the mails, and when so i'm
ported should be seized by the custom:
off GERS
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-07-14
will Insist on Day Work.

SPRINGT1ELDs Ills, July 14-The coal
operators of this district held a meeting
and resolved to stand by their
to pay their miners by the
day instead of by the ton, the price to be
81. IS per day or III cents per hour for
leaders. S2.25 per day or 221z cents per
hour for blasters, and 81 50 per day for en-
try work
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-07-14
Raped and Choled 10 Death.

OMAHA, July A-Mrs. Fannie Tate,
eoioSed, the mother of four children, was
raped and choked to death Saturday night
at her home in this city. The murderer is
supposed to be Frank Prince, negro.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-07-14
The Latest Price of Silver.

WASHINGTON, July 1.-The treasury
department yesterday purchased 195, 900
ounces of silver at S1.o07 to 1.00S.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-07-14

Pozzon is Complexion Powder pro
duces soft and beautiful skin; it COM
bines every element of beauty and purity
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-07-14

Call on j E. Reidy for lots in Schnelp 8
addition, 1902 Second avenue,