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The state herald., 1895-10-04

sporAroEs FOR pENwlpERs.

Milwaukee Hotcl-Koeper Uses the
Irish Vegetable for Such Purpose
One Of the Milwaukee hotels uses a
Dushel OF potatoes year, one at time.
FOR penwipers on the desk In the Office,
Every morning potato as big as an
apple is put in a compartment of tho
pen box, and after twenty-four hours
the potato Is removed and another IL
put In says the Sentinel. Pens In PEN
holders are stuck Into the potato, q
half-dozen at time, giving 1t the ap.
pearance OF a porcupine. When a man
registers he finds the pen there. Dur
Ing the year 1866 potatoes, and on leap
years 1855. are furnished to the publfa
at this hotel as PEN wlpers. The poto.
toes are bought In open market with
due regard for their globular form, the
Early Rose and Kidney Flake being the
varieties chosen when they can be OBJ
tanned. 1t is claimed by those who pre-
tend to know all about potatoes and
pens that potato pen-wiper Is the best
preservative against rust and mildew
that can be secured for the pens, and
that the sponge used by some hotels
and shot used by others are not COM
parable to potatoes for efficacy. Sponges,
1t Is claimed, rust the pens, and shot
does not absorb the Ink rapidly enough
to prevent 1t from CLOTHING and spoil
Ing the point. A hotelkeeper In speak
ing Of the reason why he did not like
shot for an ink-absorber, said: shot
Is all right as far as the
pens are concerned, but the
reason l object to It is that
there are so many sportmen around,
who are always ready to take hand
full OF bird shot for future reference.
used shot on my hotel counter for a few
years, but gave 1t up because twenty
pounds Of bird shot was used up dur
ing one woodcock season. The shoot
ing men came and took the shot before
our very eyes, and laughed at us when
we asked them to leave the shot in the
pen box"
The state herald., 1895-10-04
FARMING IN JAPAN.
Everything Dons on Small soaio-Home-
Made Tnnls. q.

"shu" AuU's
There tGfi be no market for American
agricultural implements and machinery
In Japan for two very simple reasons.
First, the farms are not big enough, and
second, labor Is too plenty. II Japan
ESQ farmer should Introduce modern
reaper and self-blndcr upon his farm he
would cut down everything In the way
OF crops while he was turning 1t around.
and there wouldn't be anything left for
him and Ills family to do all the rest Of
Tho scas6h
Every variety of agriculture II carried
on III a mannpr similar to that I have
described, and tile soil Is In constant
Use. A couple of acres Is considered n
large tract of land for farming pur.
poses. Most of the farms are of smaller
area, and the crops are greatly divcrsl-
fled. Upon such a little spot Of land
will be grown almost everything Known
to the vegetable kingdom; few square
feet of wheat, barley, corn and millet,
Il plat of beans perhaps ten feet wide by
twenty feet long, an equal amount of
potatoes and peas, then patch of OIL
Ions MS big as n grave, bects, lettuce, sal
slfy, turnlps, sweet potatoes, vegetable
oysters ana Sther varieties OF cereals
and roots occupy the rest of the area.
The farmer looks upon his growing
crop every morning.. just rs nm engineer
will Inspect the movements OF his ma
chincry, md If anything II wrong re-
pairs 1t. If weed appears In the bean
patch he pulls 1t up; If a hill of potatoes
or anything else fails II Is Immediately
rcplantcd. And when he cuts down Il
tree lie always plants another to take Its
place. The artificial forests OF Japan
cover many hundreds Of square miles,
and by this accuracy, economy ana care
the prosperity of the country Is pcrma-
ncntly assured. AS one crop is harvest
cd the soil Is worked over, fertillzcd and
rcplanted with something else.
The largest area Of agricultural lands
In Japan is devoted to raising rice, per.
hlps ;is much ms ninc-tentls OF the
whole, and, rs that crop requires d great
deal of water, the paddys are banked up
into terraces. one above the other. and
divided OF into little plats twenty-five
or thirty feet square, with ridges of
earth between them TO keep the water
from flowing away when they are
flooded. All farming land is irrigated
by system that IL n thousand years
olu, anu some OF inc ultcilcs are Wnlleu
up with bamboo wicker work.
The farmers live In villages and their
farms are detached. sometimes mile or
two and three miles away from their
homes. There are no fences or other
visible marks of division, but every man
knows his own land. for 1t has been In
his family for generations. lrrigating
bitches and little paths are usually the
boundary lines.
Theoretically all the land belongs 10
the emepcror, but the greater part OF
that under cultivation has been held in
the same families for generations and
always desccnds from the father TO the
oldest son.
The official statistics OF Japan show
that there are 1l,iOO,OOs men and TO-
DiS.053 women engaged In agriculture.
which is more than half the total popu-
latlon.-Wllllam Il. Curtis.
The state herald., 1895-10-04

There IL now In the county jail Mt
Ann Arbor. Mich. awaiting n vacancy
In the Pontiac asylum. n young man
who imaginca he Ii train OF cars.
lie spends nearly oil his time In imitnt-
ing the noises nttondan, on starting M
and stopping railroad train. Every
sound and movement ho produces with
startling fidelity and detail. when
the ofileor found him no was on the
railroad track, and from his actions
was Just getting up steam. Soon he
said II was time TO start. ordered the
fireman to MI the tank with water and
the tender with coal. Initiating every
net perfectly. Then he pulled out tho
lever and started the tain. running
10 fast that II was necessary to head
him on with horse His whistle for
down breaks" can be heard a mile.
lie II about II yoara old.
The state herald., 1895-10-04

Of all that he had done broke upon
him. He had sacrificed everything.
His pension was gone. lie had moth
ing save what he could earn. hut
the stout old heart never ausiled,
lie waited eagerly for letter
from the Saint Lawrence Shipping Com
pnny. and In the meanwhil" y" gave his
landlord quarters notice. Hundred
pound a year houses would In future be
n luxury which he could not aspire 20.
a small lodging In some inexpensive
part Of London must be the substitute
for his breezy Norwood villa. 30 be IL,
ihcn' Better that n ,housandfold. than
khnt his name should be associated Win
failure and disgrace.
on that morning Harold Denver was
10 meet the creditors Of the flrm, and
10 explain tho situation 10 them. II
was a hateful task. a degrading tsHh,
but he set himself 10 do II with 11let
resolution. A. home they waited In In
tense anxiety 10 learn the result OF tho
meeting, II was late before he returned,
haHgafd ana pale, like a man who has
done and suffered much.
whats this board In front ~ the
housef' he asked,
I'VE are going 10 try little chance
o. scene" rnld the Admiral This
place II neither town NJ country, liu,
never mind that. boy, Tell Ms what hap
rrned IN the city"
'',iod help met sly wretohe1 business
I. driving you out of house and homer
tried Harold. broken down by this fresh
evidence Of the effects of his mlsfot.
tunes 1T IN easier for Inc TO meet my
The state herald., 1895-10-04
vALKYRiE WILL STAY HERE
Not Likely to Gro. this Ocssu This
Year,

New York, Sept. 2G-rhc World 10
day sHys;
ut may he safely stated that Nalky.
rie III VIII not cross the ocean this
year. She will. unless all signs fall. bc
laid NJ for the winter at South Brook
Ign. OF the Erie basin. Lord Dunrayrn's
chang Of front Is In reality not 80 SUD
den ~ II seemed 10 those who took a
trip down 10 the i'rlc basin yesterday
morning. expecting 10 find vaikyrlc de
parting and found Instead. the crrw
busy unloading her stores and carrying
them aboard the City 0f bridgeport.
Lord Dunrnvcn's object In having Val
kyric III. spend the winter on this side
Of the Atlantic Il TO have her race
again. and incidentally, II Is said, 10
silence those OF his critics who have
asserted that he was afraid TO have the
yacht meet Defender again.
The fact that Nalkyrlc i TO race here
next year II opportunity offers was made
public to-day by II. Maitland Korsey,
who has acted rs Lord Dnnrayen's
spokesman.
There has been great deal OF talk
about tho special races between the two
vessels" he said. "nnd II anybody wants
Ntlkyrlc TO race. she will be on hand
n Defender goes 10 the Mediterranean.
Nalkyrlc VIII go there also"
The state herald., 1895-10-04
THE REToRT pIscouRTEoUs.
4 bright Little Ncwsboy Answers n Lady
In q Smart and Caustic Manner

In smart and Canstic Manner.
A small and dirty newsboy worked n
paying game for n week or SO down in
tho sbonniny dis,ric,s savs Chicago
Tribune He would don n most ma
thetic expression % nm tn n woman and
saw. "Mlssis wont Won buy n paper?
Dis ia nv b,rfdav and I aip't so,d
hardly onv" or course he would sell
one in nine cases ont NJ ten and would
generally 20, n nickel and no told tn
keen tho cba,yo He must have kent
this nm fuIIv n week and reaned n
bountiful barves, Al last one Young
woman who had tired of the same story
and WIN became rather ske,,icoI IN tho
The state herald., 1895-10-04

BOULDER, Colo. Sept, 2G.-Lcwis Guyoz,
frcncbmnn. was tried before Judge
Alphcus Wright In the county court
charged with Insanity.
The Jury brought IN verdict Of IN.
sane aud this morning Sheriff W. y.
Dyer took him 10 the Pueblo asylum
fof the Insane. II required three men to
take him from the court house he was
~ Wild.
duyoz lived IN snlldn for mnny years
whore no was Interested In considerable
mining property, During the trial ho
WIS continually writing aud talking.
The state herald., 1895-10-04

LOWS Carroll. the author OF alice
In Wonderland" In the fiov. Charles
l.. Dodrton In private lifo-a spar,
severe. rray-hondcd man who has apen,
most Of his life within university walls.
and who had reputation ma n mnihr.
matlcian before he developed the vein
Of humor that has made him famous.
He Ia nbou, 90 years old. nnd amateur
photography In his chief recreation
nowadays.
The state herald., 1895-10-04
A Motorman's Life.
FULL OF HARDsHlPs. EXPOSURE AND
CONSTANT DANGER.
ne Great Strain ON . Mans Nerves
so"s'cnt In Itself to Wreck Him In
Short Time Tho Experience
l. of We'll. X novn Mn,c,,.n

Ssn on mans nerves
se"s'ent In Itself to Wreck Him In
, Short Time. Tho Experience
Of weli-k Known Motorman.
From the Cincinnati, Ohio, Enquirer.
inc HE OF motormnn ID not bed of
roses. He Is subjected to many hardships
especially In the winter when he Is exposed
~ sne coid and snow. Even In the summer
9e must bear the intense heat which beats
uown upon him. Considerable nerve and
em.possesslon 10 necessary In o good motor
man, Tor the lives and limbs Of his passen.
gers are at stake. One of the best known
electric motormen in this city Is William
, 81. who Is At present running a Cur on
only well known to his fellow employees but
70 the people who travel on his car. Mr..
frazer Is young man about twenty-six
years Of age and resides with his wife ind
chiid ut IA Belts Street, Cincinnati, o.
About year ago Mr.. Frazer was taken
with serious stomach troubles. He bought
several kinds Of medicine which were rec
commended to him, but none Of them seemed
70 give him even temporary benefit. An
enthusiastic admirer Of that famous remedy
known as DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
PEOPLE told him to try them. Frazer was
almost discouraged, but took tho advice.
10 reporter for tho Enquirer he said:
u can most heartily recommend Dr. VIII
tiams' Pink Pills. They are all that is
claimed for them, In fact they advertise
themselves better than any medicine ever
saw. was seized some time ago with bad
attack OF indigestion. My stomach hurt me
nearly all the time and could not digest
my food. The pain was almost unbearablo
and l found nothing that would give mo
relief. ! confess that when I bought tho
hrst box Of Pink pills hadn't much conf
dence In their efficacy because had tried so
many things without success that was al
most discouraged Before had taken ono
box ! was decidedly better. Two boxes
cured me entirely WhileI have been under
the weather from other causes my indiges-
tion has never returned. II 1t ever should
know Just what to do I have so much
confidence In the efficacy Of Pink Pills that
Y over get real sick again with any disor-
der ! shall use some Of them. 1t Is pleas
ire for me, assure yon, to testify to tho
excellent qualities Of these Pink Pills. They
not only tone the stomach but regulate tho
bowels and act asst as mild cathartic."
Mr.. Frazers testimonial means some
thing. He speaks from personal expert
ence and any one who doubts that he re-
ceived the benefits stated can easily verify
tho assertion by calling on Mr.. Frazer or
seeing him some time while he is on his car.
DIR. Williams Pink Pills contain all tho
elements necessary to give new life and
richness TO the blood and restore shattered
nerves They are sold In boxes ut 80
cents box, or six boxes for g.. 80. and may
be had Of all druggists or directly by mali
from DIR. Williams Medicine Company,
Schenectady, N. Y.
The state herald., 1895-10-04

chicago. Sept 2J.-rhc Right l,cv. i.
n Graves. tho Episcopal bishop NJ
China. arrived In Chicago today lie
Kid Tint he was glad To SOC that Minis.
ir Donby had appointed commission
T. investigate The late riots In China.
and TINT be- had selected such good men.
IN almost every ease the riots can be-
traced directly 10 the officials and nm
lras prompt action IL taken by foreign
governments similar outbreaks are sufo
10 follow.
The state herald., 1895-10-04

A novel street sweeping machine has been
Its decided novelties are that Ii carries it,
own spflnklcr-the rear part Of the tank
holding the wnter-that. instead Of sprink-
ling the street TO keep the dust down, the re
yolying brush Il kept dnmpcncd all the time.
thus avoiding the mud and water on the
streets necessary 10 the old methods; mud
the most Important 81 all, that the dirt taken
up Is thrown directly upon. the endless ear
the tank composing the trout Of the ma
chine. This tank Is removable and when
filled Il llfted out and m empty one snbsti-
tutcd, while the filled one II clried away,
dispensing with all sh0yellng and dust. The
machine weighs but .3OI pounds nnd In lts
trials has demonstrated lis merits In way
very gratifying Ia those Interested. unc Of
them i now In actual Operati1n.-E Exchange.
The state herald., 1895-10-04
LIKE A PLANT.
a Dwarf 10 BeinE Carefully Cultivated
for Height,


There is now some hope of cure in
certain cases of arrested growth In chill
uren. The latest case OF the kind is re-
ported from Kansas City. A child In
whom all development, mental and
physical. had ceased for twelve years,
has shown remarkable signs OF i'm
provement, says the St Louis Post
Dispatch.
The disease which caused the trouble
was sporadic cretinism, an affection of
the thyroid gland Of the neck. 1t is n
similar nature to goitre, the disease
which produces the cretins OF certain
valleys OF Switzerland and other parts
Of the world.
The Kansas City child Is Jesse Van
Week. son of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles ii.
Van Week OF 1918 East Sth Street, In
that city. lie was thirteen years of
nge on April 20 and was then exactly
2Sh inches tall, just about the height
OF an infant beginning to walk.
His father and mother are both peo-
pie Of good size. His father is ; feet
Inches high and weighs 1GS pounds,
and his mother weighs 165 pounds.
They have three other children, all of
more than average size. Jesse's sister,
At his birth he was n fine baby,
weighing twelve pounds. For year
and half his growth was very salts
factory. At years he weighed thlr-
ty-cight pounds.
ILLS thirteenth year he weighed half n
pound less than In his second. He was
not III. On the contrary he was cheer
A lptt D,,t I.I,
growth, both mental and physical,
ceased absolutely.
a few weeks ago DIR. William Smith
OF Kansas City, who had taken mn In
tercst In Jesse Van Week. received n
report Of the Medico-C hirurgicai Soci-
ETY. OF Scotland for 1881. II contained
an account OF ease similar To Jcssc's.
A Scotch boy suffering from sporadic
crctinlsm was 33h. inches tall at the
ngc OF Is years. DIR. Thompson of the
Edinburgh School OF Medicine. began
TO treat him In December. 1892. lie
fed him with thyroid glands OF healthy
sheep and lambs. At the end OF three
months he has grown two inches. more
than he had previously grown In seven.
teen years. In twelve months he grew
four and threc-cIghtbs Inches ana
showed signs Of maturing In body and
mind.
II was decided 10 try the same treat
ment with Jesse Van Week. The IN.
Their went 10 the big packing house IN
Kansas City and explained why he
wanted thyroid glands. II appears that
II was customary TO throw them away
with the hide and the manager willing
ly gave him NIL he wanted.
On Friday the gland was first given
10 Jesse Van Week. II was cut up and
mixed with potatoes aud he ate IL
checrfully. on the following Sunday.
according to report, he was uneasy.
complained of pains. was cross and
finally put To bed. All these symptoms
were unusual with him. They were re-
snrdcd by the delighted parents ms
growing pains.
ON Monday he was well and very
playful. lie shouted with glcc and per.
formed fcats OF agility. Thcnceforih
the early Improvement In his condition
continued.
The parents think the child has nj.
ready begun to grow, but there " no re-
liable evidence on this point. His meas.
nrctncnis have been taken by the doe.
tors md viii be compared at regular
periods In future.
The state herald., 1895-10-04

BUTTE. Mont, Sept 2s.-''wo masked
robbers this morning attempted to hold
~ six miners nnd n anloun keeper In n
miners boarding house. but VI. !. Dug.
gan. n miner. knocked down one Vt lid
fphhpfH, took his Rnh AWAY from him
nnd went through hia pockets nnd ~
cured $40 In cnsh, The second miner
then took q shot ~ DuFRin. but missed
Him aud both robbers escaped.
The state herald., 1895-10-04
DURRANT'S DEFENSE.
The Attempt to Prove an Aiibi starts N
I.ndly.

Endlg.
San Francisco, Sept. 2d.-The key.
stone IN the arch of Durrant's alihi
crumblcd and fell to-day. The witness
upon whom inc attorneys Tor the de-
Tense depended most 10 sustain their
contention that Durrant was attending
n lecture at Cooper Medical college AT
the hour when Blanche Lamont was
murdered. gave disappointing testl.
mony. Instead OF testlfylng that Dur.
rant was present nj the lecture. as Al.
torncy Dcuprcy said DIR. Cheney would
do. the doctor said he had no recollcc.
tlon OF seeing the young medical stu.
dent. To offset this reverse, the de.
Tense gained only one point-the admls
sion as an exhibit the roll call book at
the college In which Durrant was re.
corded present at the lecture given on
the afternoon Of April 3. The prosecn.
tlon holds the roll call books In little
esteem from the fact that II VIII place
witness on the stand 10 prove that
Durrant frequently asked his classmates
10 answer 10 his name when he was ab
sent nnh that they complied with his
Request
The crush In the corridors at the en-.
trance To the court room was greater 10.
day than upon any other day since the
trial began, Men and women fought for
admission while the sheriff and score
Of deputies struggled MS desperately to
keep the crowd back. Al times the
confusion outside was 50 great that the
proceedings OF the court were interrupt.
ed.
The state herald., 1895-10-04

Laramie. Wrl. Sept &c II.
l'rcwstcr ~ u i,Flr' Nebraska. while
ont on n hunting lr'n near his unch IN
North park wa Instantly Killed 10y n
tree falling upon him aud striking his
bend. crushing H. llc wis with party
NJ friends from Chicago mud ilrntrlcr.
The remains were bronsh 10 Laramie. n
distance of eighty miles, nnd win b.
taken 10 Nebraska to-day by one OF tho
party,
The state herald., 1895-10-04

Tho rosy check Of nm apple Is ON the
sunny side; the colorlcss apple grows
In the icafy shade Advantage may be
taken Of this TO have n pleasant sur.
prise for children. A piece Of stlff pa.
per placed around mn apple In the full
sun will shade II. and II the MARY" Of
"Isobbic" Is cut In the paper ~ that the
sun can color the apple through these
sicnciicd spaces the little one can gather
tho apple FOR itself with the name print.
ed on the fruit by nnturc itsclf.-Mcc.
hans Monthly.
The state herald., 1895-10-04

We offer Ono Hundred Dollars reward
Tor any cnsc OF Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls catnrrh Cure.
r. J. CHENEY a CO. Toledo. q.
We. tho undersigned. have known +.
J. Cheney for the last ~ years, and be.
li~ve him perfectly honorable In all
business trnnrae tons. and financially
able 10 carry out any obligations made
by their nrm.
wALDiNd, KtNNAN a. MARVIN.
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo. Ohio.
Hairs catarrh Cure In taken Internal.
iy, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces Of the system. Testi.
moniais sent free. Price, fbe per bottle.
hold by all druggists,
Hairs Family Pills. &c.
The state herald., 1895-10-04
Kecp Your Wc,thrr Lxn Opnn

Fraud loves n shining mark. Occasionally
spurious limitations spring up Of uostettcr's
Stomach liittcrs, the great American family
remedy for chills aud fever, dyspepsia, con.
stpation. blliourness, nervousness neuralgia,
rheumatism and kidney disorder These In.
linti0ns are usually tcry local bltter-. full Of
high wines. Look out for the firm signature
G..rso asj Tie Dragon. "''ss -
The state herald., 1895-10-04

Denver, Sept 10.-My journey from
Chicago was over the Chicago. Bur
llngton a. Quincy railroad. one OF the
best managed systems In the country,
I should say, judging 10y the clylllty Of
the employees, the comfort | experience
ed, the excellence OF Its roadbcd. aud
the punctunllty Of arrival. actually
reached Denver ahead Of time. The
burlington route Is also the best To st.
Paul, Minneapolis, 81. Paul and Kan
sns city.
The state herald., 1895-10-04

he cried. Better bankruptcy than
that. Oh. II had only known your
plan! We must have back the pension,
Oh. mother. mother. low could you
think me capable of such selfishness?
Give me the check. dad. and will see
this man tonight. for would sooner
die like dog in the ditch than to touch
a penny OF this money"
The state herald., 1895-10-04

with the exhilarating sense OF renewed
health and strength and Internal clean
illness which follows the use OF Syrup
Of Figs II unknown 10 the few who
have not progressed beyond the old time
medicines and the cheap substitutes
sometimes offered but never accepted by
the well Informed
The state herald., 1895-10-04

BriRrs-'rho first nsht on record was
between Cain ana Abel. wasn't ~
lilggn-Nah' The first occurred when
the serpent took fall out Of Adam.
The state herald., 1895-10-04

wo Want to Buv.
State, COUNTY City and scboo, District
BONDS and WARRANTS. Correspondence
solicited. MOTHS & WHITEHEAD.
Cooper building. Denver. Colorado.
Branch: Chamber of Com, Bldg. Portland, Or
The state herald., 1895-10-04

Japan IL u great country for poor people.
The most expensive form OF cremation only
costs seven dollars
The state herald., 1895-10-04

II seem. appropriate enough for a whisky
0rm 10 70 Into liquidation,
The state herald., 1895-10-04

Bravery i making up your mind when you
have q trouble that you have no right I,
make every one else unhappy. too.
The state herald., 1895-10-04

A Pittshurg girl whose lover Is while
washer named. Kelsey. always calls hirs
"kclspy- mime
The state herald., 1895-10-04

A pawnbrokor's life may not be a wealthy
one, but Il has It's redrcmlng features,
The state herald., 1895-10-04

There wouldn't have been my milk In n
cocoanut II come duiryman had had the con-
struction of It,
The state herald., 1895-10-04

"This Is no laughing matter" ratd ths au-
thor as the cdif0. handed him back Ills Jokes-
The state herald., 1895-10-04

There Il Pleasure and Iront and
no small satisfaction in sbaiinR Troublesome and
I aintul III by using rarkors1inyc Tonic.
The state herald., 1895-10-04

"Hanson's Magic Corn 9a1vs."
Warranted :" euro money refunded Ask youS
druggist for 1t frh,s 10 cents.
The state herald., 1895-10-04

Women do not suffer as much us they used
to- IN olden times. from contraction or tho
chest. dust look at the size OF the Saratoga
trunks.
The state herald., 1895-10-04

Three OF Kind would have taken the arb
during the Hood, for 1t only held pairs.
The state herald., 1895-10-04

An able seaman can do wonderful fhiDgs
with n ropc-ihnt Is II It's properly tnat.