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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-30

RING SNAKE (Coluber p,u,ctat,tsl
composed OF horny engagements loosely at
tached one to another and resounding audi
bly, when shaken.
Tho color OF the rattlesnake is usually yell
lowish brown. though occasionally it is a
bright chestnut red. series OF black. irreg.
ular blotches extends along the back. al most
to the tail. The lower surface Is OF q dull yell
low. with glossy reflections.
Although furnished with such deadly weap-
ons the rattlosnake can scarcely be termed a
vicious animal. for no rarely strikes unless al
most trodden upon When suddenly disturbed
aGgressor by rapidly vibrating his rattles. In
snite Of the numerous yarns that have been
told and written and sung. this sound can
scarcely be heard beyond the distance Of q few
yards. Sometimes the rattlesnake strikes
without tho slightest warning. Tho Indians
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-30

YELLow-BELL1ED SNAKE f7ropidonotus leJeris)
tain. in the town Of Bolton. Some Of the rep
tiles were very large. carrying from fifteen to
twenty ratties They were killed for their oil
Nowadays. however, the rnttlesnake is COM
paratiyely rare and fast growing rarer. The
time will soon come when It will be extinct,
and the rattlesoake yarns will become Iitera-
ture Of the past,
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-04-26
DOdging the Question.

The Abilene Reflector publishes the
following conundrum which it says the
county superintendent Of Wsbaunsee
county propounds to the intending
school teachers of that county:
"From a close study Of the Declare
tion of Independence, contrasted with
some of Major McKinley's speeches fs-
voring protective tariff, what compsr'
ison would you be led to make between
the methods Of thought Of our fore
fathers and our present methodist"
Whereupon, the Reflector feels moved
to say, "Of course he is a Populist, and
really cannot be expected to know any
better"
Cannot be expected to know any
better than WHAT To ask such ques-
tion? To contrast the commonplace,
tbreadbare fustion' Of the Declaration
with the fine spun, protected" lace
work of one of Bill McKinley's srgu-
ments in favor of a policy which taxes
the farmers bed. and board to enrich
the button-maker and the tin-plster?
Is it that the county superintendent
should know better than to bring for
ward at this time the old dogma of
equal rightsP Should he not haye.re-
membered that the true policy is the
enrichment Of the few at the expense Of
the many?
In all it's aspects the county superin-
tendent of Wabsunsee county has asked
a question full Of puzzlement. For 8
common Populist, who is not supposed
to know any better, he has handed out a
nut which some hammers will find some
difficulty in cracking.
Will the esteemed Reflector please an
swer the querY?-Lswrence Record.
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-04-26

with intent to kill. He did so the same
day and received q sentence of seven
years in states prison.
This would probably have put an end
to all attempts at lynchlng, had not the
people become possessed with the belief
that Adams was the man who had
assaulted Mrs. Frost q few days before,
the crime for which John Hudson came
SO near losing his life. When this idea
got abroad the lynch law again became
popular. That night the sheriff and his
deputy started to take Adams to Lam
sing, and got as far as the inside Of q
Santa Fe car. Just before time for the
train to leave, Q small crowd Of men en-
tered, quietly captured the prisoner and
took him q short distance away. In a
few minutes more their hideous job of
outlswry was done and their victim left
hanging in the air. The lynchers were
not masked and the only noise they
made was while going from the car to
the telegraph pole, when their leaders
gave few orders in a loud voice, and
several gun shots were fred.
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-04-26
Rocks County Resolutions.

EDITOR ADvoCATE:- Enclosed find a
copy Of the Rocks County F. A. & 1. U.
resolutions, passed at their quarterly
meeting last week:
ReSOlUed, That we endorse the action of
the executive department Of the state,
senate and Popul'st house and that we
further firmly believe that the Popullsts
had both branches Of the House, by
right, notwithstanding the decision OF
the railroad judges.
Resolued, That Rocks County F. A. &
I. U. are opposed to the calling Of spe-
cial session Of the state legislature by the
executive, and further, that we condemn
the action Of the house in killing the SEN
ate maximum rate bill.
ReSOg0ed, That we view with alarm the
concentrated powers Of capital in the
manufacturing of farm implements by
using their influence to induce the vRri-
GUS implement associations to pass res
olutions that are intended to force all
farmers and independent purchasers to
purchase their goods of the local agents,
thus preventing all persons from pur-
chasing their goods on the cheapest mar
ket; and be it
Re80lUed, That We give our trade to
those implement dealers that keep out OF
the combine. JOHN RUSSELL,
County Secretary,
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-04-26

mora than absorb the difference in the
markets.
The assistance and business Of every
shipper, farmer and feeder in the west
Bhould be given the Kansas City Stock
Yards Co. for the value they are giving
him in building up a market for his pro-
duCe. OF the hundred acres covered by
the best double-de yards in the
world we can say nothing. Come to
them and ask any ADVOCATE commission
man to show you oyer them and you will
appreciate the work done by these men.
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-04-26
Road CARTS and Buggies.

The season when the deslre for q
buggy is uncomfortable is here, Lukens
Bros, in the opera house block, North
Topeka, are we'll prepared to gil the de-
mRnd for almost anything on wheels.
Their large room is packed with buggies,
surreys, road carts and bicycles Of the
best manufactures. They want to see
you on general principles, and the fine
stock Of goods and low prices will do the
remainder.
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-04-26
Hanging at salina.

Another southern outrage has oc-
Cured in Kansas, and q telegraph pole
has been decorated with a mans body.
And that in the county which was a
week ago receiving congratulations from
the whole state for having prevented the
lynching of a man after he had been
dragged through the streets.
On last Thursday, Dan Adams, a
negro, assaulted Troy Shout, the bag
gsgemsn at the Union Pacific depot in
Salina. Adams was loafng in the depot
and Shout ordered him to leave. This
enraged Adams and the result was he
drew a razor and cut his victim 80
severely about the body that it was
feared he would die. Adams was at
once arrested, and to prevent violence
the officers advised him to 60 into the
district court, which was ia session, and
plead guilty to the charge Of assault
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-04-26
The Kansas Oity Stock Yards.

Among the greatest institutions OF
Kansas City are it's stock yards and the
market it affords to stockmen Of the
West. But few people have a knowledge
Of the magnitude of the business done,
or, perhaps, q full appreciation Of the
energy or enterprise that have built q
market at the doors Of Kansas that rivals
the great markets of the world. In 1871,
the yards handled 167,199 head Of stock;
in 1890, 4986,955 head; an increase in
nineteen years Of thir6y times the initial
business.
The country tributary to Kansas City
has the large share Of 38 per cent. of
the total cattle supply Of the United
States. The Stock Yards Company have
been equal to the demand for good facil-
tiles and markets. Their efforts to in
duce large packers to locate at Kansas
City have been successful. AppreciRt-
ing that, the best cattle markets are
those Of which the largest number Of
dressed beef men are daily buyers, and
where the local packers are strong enough
to buy three-fourths Of the supply; the
remaining fourth will be easily handled
by the different lines Of buyers. They
induced the export company Of
Schwarzschild & Sulzberger to locate in
the Phoenix plant last January and begin
the buying, slsughtering and exporting
Of the stock coming to this market.
They daily kill 1000 hogs, 1000 cattle
and 400 sheep. The csrcaSses are frozen
and sent to the best markets Of Europe.
Experience shows that better meats
can be produced by killing at Kansas
City, and better prices realized the
stockmen, than by shipping stock to Chi
cagO or New York for slaughter. Others
have lately been induced to establish
here, viz: United Dressed Beef Co. and
Mr.. Goldsmith, Of New York, both heavy
exporters, who are thus fastening the
day when cattle will command the prices
in Kansas City that they do in Ohio.
The old time speculative shipper, who
bought to get better market in the
east, has almost disappeared in conjunc-
tion with the profits. Now, all the hogs,
SO per cent Of the cattle and 80 per cent
of the sheep are bought for use here.
This condition has been brought about
by the increase in the number and ca
pacity of the packing houses. Armours
have enormously increased their plant.
Swift's are making extensive additions
to their houses, and the demand will
soon be good for every hoof Of stock
raised in the Missouri valley. The ship
pers from this region who send to Chi
cago are fewer each year. The cogtlier
freight, the large shrinkage, and higher
feeding charges Of eastern markets often
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-04-26

Reinhardt Bros. Of Kansas City, Mo-,
are asking for the grocery trade of read
srs. They are widely known for their
low prices and honorable dealings. See
the prices they quote in another column.
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-04-26
b U Y
-B U y
GROCERIES And FAMILY SUPPLIES
AT WHOLESALE PRTUEs.

In large or small quantities, to suit your wants.
We are the only Wholesale Grocery House
that sells direct to the consumer. Wecan save
you 20 to 80 per cent.
1OO-ih sack fine granulated sugar. $40
100-tb sack nice brown sugar. ............... 4.25
lbs broken Java coffee. Observation-Disclosures. 100
lbs blended Java coffee. e...,............... LOO
u cans solid tomatoes es......,............... 100
IL cans good corn, l.UO
Extra sweet corn, per can ............,..... 10
10 star tobacco. 40
ID r. B. tobacco (same as starr ...,...,.... 80
ID Catlin's smoking tobacco ..,........... 30
packages corn starch, Observation-Disclosures. %
cakes Red Cross soap, ap,....,,,,..,.,,..,.... %
6 cakes Water Queen or Saxon soap. .....,. .25
No. 8 wash.boilers "copper" bOttOm) ..,.... 80
Large line tinware ut cut prices.
~ lOS sal SOuh sal
dozen same as Lewis lye.......,.......... LOO
II pint lemon or vanilla extract. .."....... .25
6-lb chest fine Japan tea tea.,..........,,...... LOO
5-lb chest fine Gunpowder tea.,.,,,......... 15O
5-ib chest fine OolOng tea. Observation-Disclosures. 15O
7-ib chest fine tea dust ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, 100
Pure spiceswhole or ground, all kinds, u H. 20
ID DR.. Prices baking powder. er.............. 40
Large pail white fish. 90
Large pail mackerel. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. w
2gallon pail table sirup. p..,................. 20
Send for our large, complete prlce-list. Free
on application. We pack and deliver to depot
free. Address
REINHARDT BROS,
1898 and 1890 Grand Ave-,
KANSAS CITY, MO.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-09-23

Nor1GE OF SALE OF DELINQUENT STOCK.
~ Tho AGO HiainE 4 Mailing Company OF
hi miles from Butts. silver Bow - Mon
tAnA.
N~otice-There IL delinquent upon the following
the 18th day Is July. 1903. tho several amounts
set opposits the names OF the respective share-
to se4 Inclusive and ese to oS7 inclusive, each
for 100 s sh..s' "a amount AZ due on eaeh ehars "a
Dennis oI.s ~: Is e.rtides.e. numbered Ole
dqs q .seS shsse = cont Total se;so. ..
due on each share 4 cent. Total 3ts. 10.
Sam sohwab. 1 esttiadeats numbered 4.bss for
9: p.arusisen, $ certificates, numbered s.2ss
t. t., .'a oS Incl snstu .h..: &c: !. e.1 ,er 100 49,. sh; y z. Amount
5,s1s to S.N7 inclusive. each for 100 shares.
AP g . q, s SSi on :, is e :h:Es X cent nnrn Istn1 p : 81 =;
dqs o. ssaoh, sharS { eeat; Total g:
to Els s,iso l. isa MnaEs,l' 10 sa sSr 49, e. S pgR1 fnefa lis
Z : cent. Total $3.50. ' 1a' 20 '~'"' snare
6.2ls, each for 100 shares. Amount due on zach
share Il cent, Total y.
Issql staq.., 70 certificates numbered 1887 to
duo on each share Il cent. Total 30.
Chas. !. Clodius. 10 certificates numbered
6.36s to 8,B77 Inclusive, each for 100 shares.
Amount due on each share y cent. Total Is.
And in accordance with law no many shares of
each parcel of raid stock - may se neceasary
will be sold 1t the east front door Of the court
house in the city Of 81. Louis. state Of Missouri.
one O'Clock p. N. Of said day to pay the said de-
~linQusnt assessment thereon. together with the
costs of Advertising and expenses Of sale.
John F. MEYER,
Secretary OF said company
Room No. 410 Commercial Building. vt. Louis,
Mo-, office Of said company.
Notice-By order OF the board of trustees
of the Leo Mining s Milling Com
pany of Montana. duly made and entered on the
records of the corporation on tho 18th day of
septem Der. 1893, the date Of the eale Of the de-
linquent stock referred TO in the above notice, is
extended to Sept. q. 1893.
JOHN p. MEYER.
Secretary Of said Company.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-09-23
He vus From the Far North,

Specialists flourish in Boston like a green
hay tree. 1t would seem to the casual OBJ
server that the town is we'll supplied with
shining lights from the great ego of letters
down to the autocrat of the dump heap.
Yet within the past week the waves have
waited to our shore a specialist without a
peer. A gentleman who WIS 81 handsome
estate in the suburbs wished to engage a
capable man servant. Accordingly he went
down to the wharf and hailed a sturdy for
eigner that had successfully elbowed his
way down the crowded plank. The face of
the man was a study as he struggled to
grasp the meaning as Sir Acres laboriously
asked by word and gesture, Can you run
a lawn mowers" Slowly the man shook
his head, Noel can nor" Again Sir
Acres p%ropounded a question, 'Can you
drive-drive a four-in-hand?" Noel can
nor"
After a one sided conversation Sir Acres
again attempted to get a knowledge of the
exercise that had so successfully developed
the foreigners physique. do you know
anything about gardening?" Sadly the
foreigner shook his head and slowly NUT
tered, Il can nor-I can nor" Finally in
despair Sir Acres calculated, "What work
can you do?" The magic word work pen
etrated the gray matter; he seemed TO sud
denly comprehend what was wanted of
him. With a bland smile and a skillful pam
tomime he triumphantly asserted, u can
milk reindeer. Boston Saturday Gazette.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-09-23

IA court Of the First judicial diatrict o, the
state oil Montana in and for the county of Lewis
and { larkc.
Charles A fchiorcn ard T. a.. NJ. Burrell,
partner. AZ harlas 4. Hchieren 4 company,
PLAINTIFF, vs.. sioux City Engine " crks, defend.
ant.
The state Of Montana sends greeting to the
shovc named defendant:
Ioa arc hereby required to appear in an action
brought against you by the above named plaintiffs
~ the district court OF the First judicial district
81 the state OF Montana, in and for the county OF
Lewis and, Clarke. and to answer the complaint
iIed therein. within ten days texciusIye OF the day
u %serNice) after the service o you of this sum-
mons, II served within this county: or, il ser we'd out
of this county, but within this district, within
twenty days, otherwise within forty days. or
judgment by defAult will bs taken against you
according to the prayer of said complaint.
no sad acton Is brought to recover iude ment
aRainst you Tor <4S4. ~ with six per cent interest
Ter annum from Marcn Z, 1859. according to the
conditions oil n promissory note made and do.
llvered by you to plaintiffs, and for the sum OF
Si-':oZ with 10 per cent intoreft from tept. q,
lh9ti. Tor goods. wares and merchandise sold and
delivered by plaintiffs to ron Mt your request
during the year 1872.
And you AFRO hereby notified that IL you fnii TO
appear sni answer the said complaint. "a ,,(c
ieGn1rcd. tho said plaintiff will take j. lent
asaIns, you Ter eiK hundred ninetf on eiyh.
l"en-ons,h nndredth dollars with l|orest As
Aforesaid and the costs Of this action.
GlVen under my hand and the seal Of tho dis
triet court Of the first judicial diStrict OF the
stat of Montana, in and for tho
Gu, county of Lewis and Clarke,
teal Fret this list day of September in the
jnd. ! list. year of our Lord one thousand
court. eight hundrei and ninety-ihree.
" JOHN BEAN. Clerk
Ey q. Q. FREEsIAN, Deputy Clerk.
: Walsh d Newman. plaintiffs attorneys.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-09-23
A Ely Down His Back.

"It is curious said Il traveller, chow a
little thing will bother q man. sat the
other day in q railroad car back Of q man
who was greatly disturbed by a fly. You
know how "A fly will sometime stick to you,
and you can'tg get rid oft. Theman brushed
at this fly a dozen times, but every timetle
fly was back the instant the threatening
hand had passed. 1t lighted on his check,
on his forehead, on top of his head and ali
around, and it wound up by flying down
his back.
"Then he was disturbed. He wrieglod
end twisted and stuck out his chest and
did everything but lean back, but the fly
refused to come out. At last an idea struck
him. He took OFT Of his pocket a lead pen
Gil, and holding it by its point he put the
other end down his back and then pried his
collar as far away as lie could, and in IN in
slant the fly flew out and away.
Relieved? He had looked before as
though everything in the world was going
against him. lie looked now as though
somebody had LETT him q farm. Anew
York Sun.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-09-23
Denver City.

Denver from the start, when it had only
200 or 800 inhabitants and a few houses,
was known as 'Denver City" and it is
now a great and populous city of over 300
600 in population, a railroad center, with
some of the finest buildings that can be
found anywhere in the country. When it
began with its few people, everybody spoke
Of it as Denver City" Many western
places nave made such strides and have
become cities. In fact, calling a place u
city when it is only u camp does not seem
now to be SO out of place-it has some
times been prophetic.
I saw Denver City in 1865. 1t had been
only a camp and was then just merging
into a town. 1t seemed to have no partic-
uiar boundary. The first settlers biv-
ouacked on aspot on the western edge of the
prairie about 20 miles east of Golden City,
which was located just at the entrance o.
the Rocky mountains. These were for a few
years rival places, but Denver City grew
and Golden City did not, One has now the
large population mentioned, and the Other.
is the same small affair it was in 1867
Boston Transcript.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-09-23
AN HONEST
His Discovery Was Likely to Stimulate
Fraud, and So He Destroyed 1t.

Fraud, anu SO Ite IJeStroyeo ~.
DR.. J. p. Barnum, the well known chem
list of Louisville, is IN the Cit on u business
trip. DR.. Barnum is theman who lnvented
the celebrated ink eraser which caused SO
much talk several years ago. IN I'm inter
view with a reporter he gave the following
interesting facts:
"When I first got my ink eraser complete,
/ thought MY fortune was made, but soon
discovered that it was so to
crime that ! suppressed its sale and have
always kept the secret to myself. sup
pose it will die with me. This eraser could
positively remove all traces of ink from any
kind of paper. / remember n mar who
wrote q letter to The Courier ournal tell
ing them that he did not believe the &C
count which they had published of the
eraser. Some of the men in The Courier
Journal Office took some of my erasang
fluid and wiped all the ink out of his letter,
except the signature.
"A check for 800 was then written above
the signature, and they went to the a
and got the money. In q short time after
its introduction several crimes in Louis
vile as we'll as elsewhere had been COM
mitted by the aid of the eraser, and when a
well known young man in Louisville per-
RStIlbGt q ilt'to tiNhh las IA" ~
and went to California I then determined
never to allow any more Of the fluid to be
manufactured.
II have, however, since done some work
with it myself. At one time q number Of
securities of the Falls City bnnk of Louis
vile had been stolen, and the holders of
bonds in the community got in the habit Of
writing their names across the face of their
bonds, and also the statement that the
bonds were not good unless Endorsed. But
when they wanted to disposeof these bonds
they found that nobody would buy them
with tho writing across the face. They
came to me with u rush and wanted me to
emove the writing. l had at one time
Si00,000 worth of these bonds, with the
agreement that if any traces Of ink or tho
fluid were left | was to buy each bond so
defaced at its face value, but l didn't have
to buy any of them.
1.-The act of forgery itself is very easy to
accomplish, but the perpetrator nearly al
ways gets caught in the end. This so called
safety paper which is now being extensive
iy manufactured is no protection. The ink
lines on this safety paper, which fade away
as soon as they are touched by any chem
ical. can be put back very easily. A stone
for this purpose can be engraved for $40"
Memphis Appeal-Avalanche.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-09-23

. Of the First judicial. district Of the
state. Of Montana In and for the county Of
t..p.I ...hner, plaintiff, vs. Sidney A. withor-
The stat~ Of Mentsna send. sressins to tho
above named defendant
You arc hereby required t? appear in an action
IL the distrio. court q the First jndiois district
Of the state Of Montana, In and for the county OF
Lewis and Clarke. and TO answer the complaint
filed therein. within en- days, te1clusivs OF ths
ummons il served within this county; or. Il
ssryed ont Of this county. but within th,sdistrict
within twenty days; Otherwise within forty Gays
or sed ,eSSns9 sa z z. t e1.1.l II. Il LA 3 e .aa.n .x:ln'ty0a
lac said action - brought to obt,in Judgment
against defendant tor the sum of one hundred
and thirty -four dollars. money had aud received
May, 1890; and Tor $500. on account Of property
Of ihs value Of $500. withheld from plaintiff and
converted and Appropriated by defendant to his
own, use on the 8stn day Of May. ltoo; also fer
MAJ. 1890. Il being alleged that the payment OF
aid sums 10 and has tssn since said date with
held ~ an u1rs.:onabls AMI vs1asious delay
And you are hereby notified that il you fail to
zppsar and sns W.T. tho raid complaint. Is above
required. the said plaintiff will tsko Judgment
for the sum' 1cmanded In IT, said eo~,glaint.
100; and 500. wi" With Ike interest from rom; said d.s e.
and for costs OF this ut.
,,; s,, .s., Sn d I'M my f bad an; ;nS, e: 's s,.,, 2, The =, d. X:
Co.,. county Of Lewis ana Clarke
ssel First this 18th day OF Ausu-t, In tho
'ud; Dist ye.s q %. Lord I'd one thoes.nd
curt eight A'n SShs IL SE als.t Si. three
IA. Carter. Attorney for Plaintiff.