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POTATO KINGS.
CULTlVATING THE TUBER ON A
LARGE SCALE IN COLORADO.
Aided by a Light, Sandy Soil and
Ingenious Machinery Great Crops
Are Raised-Forty "Taters''
Weighed 12O Pounds!

@OULD member of the Royal
[ I Society, which in 1868 adopt
W ed measures for extending the
cultivation of the Solanum
Tuberosum, with view to the pre-
vention of famines in England and
Ireland, have accompanied Chi
cago Times-Herald representative
through the wonderful potato
region of Colorado on a recent occa-
sion he must have been satisfactorily
convinced that "things do move"
In the beginning of the sixteenth
century potatoes were brought from
America to Europe for cultivation in
gardens as curiosity. This year, be-
fore the shipping season closed, about
April Is, there were forwarded, from
one section of Colorado alone, 5000
carloads of "spuda," each car averag-
ing 400 bushels.
Only few years ago, when some
enterprising farmers commenced the
cultivation of potatoes, on what then
appeared to be a. large scale, they
were heartily ridiculed. Time has
proven, and only very short time at
that, the correctness and sound judg-
ment of the level-headed grangers who
fully realized the special adaptability
of the warm, sandy soil of certain por-
tions of Colorado, to the successful
production OF the homely, unfashion-
able tuber.
While there have been in few cases
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FORGOTTEN

The world moves on and yet you are away;
There is the lustre Of the stars each sum-
mer night, ~
The glory OF the sky and sea each dawning
day. rs
While every noontide wears its crown OF
radiant light;
And only in my heart the gray ghost OF de-
spair
Sits with folded wings and broodeth there.
II through the darkness Of my souls eclipse
One ray Of amber brightness could have
shone. '.. -
It would have been to see your smileless lips
And know the gladness from your eyes had
flown;
I might have been content to walk apart.
Knowing the same unrest was in your heart.
Unseen, forlorn, stood and saw you pass, \
And as the last glimpse OF your form and
face
uanished like frosty tracery on glass,
The dark OF midnight seemed to Ell the
place 80
That last glimpse hal meant to prize ?
Revealed the warm, glad laughter in your
eyes.
Lillian W. Carter. in Boston Transcript.
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The Umbrella Demon.

There is a class OF individuals who
ought to be chased out OF the public
streets. This class of men is divided
into two kinds. One carries the um-
brella under the arm, grasping the
handle with one hand, allowing the
eye-opener end to stick straight out to
jab the eyes out of everybody behind.
1t would be good thing if every man
and woman who chances to be behind
one of these lunatics would fetch the
umbrella a smart rap downward. as
they do in Berlin, Germany. The other
style OF lunatic crooks his elbows and
grasps the umbrella around the mid
die, thrusting the thing backs and forth.
This is ten times more aggravating
than the other way, though it does not
leopardize such vital organs as the
.ye.-Boston Courier.
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PTTH AND POINT.

It's tough luck when man has in- (
somnia and his foot goes to sleep.
Philadelphia Record. :
ssShe is bachelor girl, isn't she ~
stYes, and shc has brother who is g.
spinster man. Detroit FIR e Press.
A South street hsberdasher an;
nounces: "Our hardkerchiefs are not
to be sneezed at. ''-Philadelphia Re-.
cord.
"Do you, think the new boarder is:
permanent" "Yes, indeed. He;
threatens continually to leave. CHS.
cago Inter-Ocean.
Noah Count Hedison, any
new conceit on hand?" INVENTOR
Eyes; my sons home from school 49,, 49,,
Cleveland Plain Dealer. i
"What reason has she for thinking
Mr.. Staylate regards her go highly:
"Well, he went home at 10 o'clock last
night. Chicago 1nter-Ocean; II;
A Jersey City undertaken advertises
that he furnises "every requisite for q
funeral" He must be q doctor as
well as an undertaker.-Texas Sift-
ings. ... IS &
Invalid-"I'm getting tired OF this
monotonous state OF things. Even 9
new symptom would be relief"
Doctor.-'Well, then, why not pay me
something on account?'-New York
Herald. l....
Spratt-s'Miss Elder is much older
than I thought" Hunker-"1mpos-!
sible." Spratts "Well, I asked her
if she had read tEsop's Fables and
she said she read them when they trst
came out. "-Tit-Bits. N
The doctor had presented his bill,
nd it was large. "Rump!" said Skin
lint. "This is a pretty big charge =
No doubt" said the doctor. "consld-
ing the value of the life I saved; but
it goes. ".-Harper's Bazaar. ~
Little Ethel (horrified)-"We've in-i
yited too many children to our tea
party. There isn't enough for them
to get more'n bite each" Little Dot
(resignedly)-"That's too bad. Well
have to call it reception. Good
News. Ay 99S
"No," said Smallwort, 81 hardly
feel justified in saying that Peppers is
inordinately vain, but when q fellow
has a music box in his room arranged I
to play Hail to the Chief as soon, as
he opens the door what is one to thinkN
of him ?'-Cincinnat Tribune.
Advanced Woman-"What makes
YOU think that woman will never be
the equal of man?" Patson (explo-.l
sively)-"Rats!" land the advanced
woman demonstrated the truth OF his
assertion by climbing the nearest
chandelier. st. Louis Post-Dispatch.
'Let me see," said Bobbs to Dobbs,
"isn't this Dobbs that we were just
talking about relative of yours"
"A distant relative" said Dobhs.
very distant?" 81 should like 30.
les the oldest of twelve children IN
aur family and I'm the youngest. = -,
London Tit Bits.
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An Indians Mistake.

They say that two Indians belong
inc to one of the large American
shows of life in the wild West while
visiting London were much interested
in the sights to be seen in the London
streets. Day after day they would
walk up aud down the most crowded
streets and gaze on the people and
into the shop windows like a pair of
children at the circus. One day they
stopped before the shop window OF q
wig-maker and stared at the many va
rieties of wigs on exhibition there un-
til their eyes nearly fell out. Fin
ally one of them nudged the other,
and with shake of his head re-
marked: Ugh! mighty brave man !
Big fighter; much scalp !'---Harper's
Young People
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THE KEEL CANAL.
It's Opening to Be Celebrated by a Great
Naval Demonstration.

Naval Demonstration.
Unless existing foreign complications
make it tinexpedient. it is more than probable
that the United States will be represented by
at least four OF its finest ships ut the fetes in
honor OF the opening of the great kiel Canal
between the Baltic and North Seas.
All the great Powers Of the world will be
represented by some of their most powerful
ships at the Kiel celebration, which is gen.
orally recognized as an event second only to
the opening OF the Suez Canal. The number
of warships expected to be present will far
surpass any similar gathering OF recent
wears, not excepting the Columbian review,
in which about forty ships took part. The
Emperor of Germany has directed that
the event shall be celebrated by naval fetes
on grand scale. beginning on the 18th OF
June and continuing for week. He
has issued invitations to all the great
Nations OF the world to be represented by
their navies. The climax Of the celebration
will be the reception Of the German squadron
escorting the Emperor on the Goth OF June.
The welcoming feet will include representa-
tives of all foreign navies, all the excursion
steamers from nearby ports and host
OF private yachts from all over the world.
The local authorities have provided anchor
age for one hundred and fifty large yes
sells The KaiSers invitation has already
been accepted by Great Britain, France,
Russia, Italy, Spain and the United States.
France will be represented by at least
two battleships. England will send
her Channel squadron. comprising eight YES
sells. Russia will he represented by six or
seven ships, and Italy and Spain by three or
four each. The United States will certainly
have two ships there, and possibly four. AS
was the case at our naval review, Great
Britain will see that her representation en-
ceeds in numbers and power that OF any
other Nation. Germany will have all her
available ships on hand, and the indications
are that the occasion will be the most brill
liant from q naval standpoint that has ever
been witnessed.
Germany had only two ships at our naval
celebration. but the United States Will en-
deavor to do her more honor so far rs num-
bers 60, If circumstances will permit.
At the Columbian review Great Britain
was represented by five ships. and France.
Italy. Spain and Brazil by three each. Ger
many had but two representatives-theh Hal
sarin-Augusta, of 6052 tons displacement,
and the Seeadler, of 1880 tons displacement
Her courtesy on that occasion would
hr fully met II the United States
should not find it convenient to send more
than two Of her ships to Ke. The San Fran
cisco is nearly as large as the kniserin-Au,
custa, and the Cincinnati and Marbleheau
are each larger than the Seeader. The Mln-
neapolis is far superior to the haiser1n.Au-
gusta. 1t will therefore be seen that there
will be no equitable cause Of criticism even
should there be no addition to the European
feet for the Kiel celebration.
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4 Partisan Jest.

There are some very funny fellows.
IN Paris, and many of them like moth
ing better than to play tLeir jokes on
entire strangers. One of these walk
ing along one of the largest business
streets one day saw before clothing
shop a great placard stating that the
concern had 100000 overcoats for
sale.
Entering the shop the Joker asked
the man in charge if he were very
busy.
No. replied the salesman. "What
can I do for you?"
81 see," said the jester, "that you
have 100, 900 overcoats for sale, and 1
thought Id like to try them on."-
Harper's Young People.
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crop of potatoes from one section OF
the farm to another, alternating with
wheat and the prolific and fertilizing
alfalfa, thus insuring constant re-
current replenishment of the light,
sandy soil, which has proven 30 well
adapted to potato growing.
In the planting season, one ofthe in
gepious machines above referred to is
loaded with seed potatoes and started
on it's automatic labors across field.
It is accompanied by wagon contain
ing additional "seed." With the mo-.
tive power supplied by two fine Nor
man horses and under the supervision
of one man this machine will plant
six acres per day. The planter may
be adjusted to drill, drop and cover In
hills from ten to twenty-one inches
apart, rs may be most desirable.
The harvest of the potato crop usu-
ally commences about September Is
and continues until the middle or lat
ter part of October. During this sea-
son no ono need complain of "no
work. Men, boys, and even women
and girls turn out en- masse to hasten
the harvest. Here, too, inventive
genius holds sway. The ingenious
harvester, drawn by four powerful
horses, traverses row after row and
leaves in its wake glistening lines OF
white and pink tubers as clean and
neatly separated from their parent
soil as if each had been carefully "Sa-
polioed" before being released from
its earthly repository. Each "dig-
ger is attended by driver and from
six to eight "pickers" whose business
it is to collect the potatoes, largo and
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consisting of an oscillating screen
hung at an angle of thirty degrees,
irto which the baskets are emptied.
This screen has what is termed o two
inch square mesh. These potatoes
which will go through this mesh fall
into a sack and are kept for seed the
following spring. The larger pota-
toes roll from the screen into separate
sacks, in which they are stored in
peculiarly constructed cellars or "dug
outs" until conditions are favorable
for marketing.
These "dug. outs" are excavations in
the ground varying in size according
to the requirements of the crop and
approximately ten feet in depth. They
are rooted over almost level with the
ground and provided with ventilstors.
To such considerable extent has this
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Once q White House Pet.

Mrs. Nellie Grant Sartoris is for
many reasons one of the most interest.
ing women in the country. The
daughter of General Grant, she was
the spoiled child of whole republic
and, after her mother, first lady Of
the land" She was married from the
White House, and a more brilliant
wedding had never before been seen
and will probably never be seen again
ct Washington.
The marriage begun under such
promising auspices was the reverse OF
happy, and when two years ago Al
gernon Sartoris died, Mrs. Sartoris
came to this country with her chill
dren. She has spent the past winter
in Washington, where she intends to
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The value of the butter expectation
from France averages nearly SIT, ,OOO,'
600 Il year.
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make her permanent home, and
where Mrs. q. S. Grant will live with
her. Mrs. Sartoris has son and two
beautiful little daughters, one of
whom has talent for acting. New
York Advertiser.
The morning times., 1895-12-05

Stolrs December Shoe Selling fs giving
purchasers the BEST Shoes of our Times'
at marvelously low prices. Fourteen clerks:
no waiting.
The morning times., 1895-12-05

Vote on the Bond Bill. See announce
ment on fourth page.
The morning times., 1895-12-05
BRUTE AND DRUNKARD.
Epithets Applied to Her Husban nd by
Mrs. Olpa n0n ley

Mrs. Olga P. BaEaley, by her attorney.
Campbell CarriDgtm, has filed her response
to the allegationsDf her husband, previously
of record in the divorce proceedings pend
ing between the-two.
Her answer is a general denial of charges
preferred. She admits that soon after they
met in Italy Bagaley informed her he was
married, but AYERS that he then said he
had separated from his wife, because of
the fact that she had given birth to an
illegitimate child, a statement which she
afterward discovered was malicious
lie."
She also denies that their child, Olga.
Is illegitimate, and says in general that her
husband was of violent temper, a drunkard.
q profligate, aud that he squandered about
$4,000 in riotous living. On one occa sion
daughter and that though he after prom
ised reformation he invariably returned To
his eXceSseS.
Bagaley is stated TO be beyond the reach
of the marshal. who indOrsed the subpoena
as mot found"
The morning times., 1895-12-05
wimodaughsis Lectures.

The frieDds and members of Wimodaugll-
the lecture of DR.. Neil +. Graham on "A
chapter in vital statistics" which will
be given at the parlors, 1928 / street
northwest, this evening at O'Clock. On
care of the person." and on the 26th on
'Alcohol as a poison" A birthday party
will be given on the 18th instant. The
ways and means committee is at work
to make it a success. Names are being
added every day to thela rye list of members
OF Wimodaughsis. both active and contrib
uting. The classes are all of good numbers
and interested in their work.
The morning times., 1895-12-05
WEST POINT REPORT.
Board of Visitors VIII Shortly h
Sent To Enntrrn.S

Sent to Congress.
The report of the board of visitors to the
West Point Military Academy has been
completed and will be presented to the Sem
ate and House next week.
The board recommends that the standard
of admission be raised, and devotes much of
the report to supporting this proposition.
Another important recommendation made
is for an increase of the cadet class, the
by the President by twenty and giving each
Senator the same number of appointments
now given to members OF the House.
The morning times., 1895-12-05
TO REsroRE.wooL DUTY.
Growers and Dealers Meet 10 FOrmu-
late II Plan of Action.

A meeting of wool growers and wool
dealers, called by Mr.. Lawrence, president
of the National Wool Growers A ssociation.
was held here yesterday. Teu or q dozen
persons were present.
There was general interchange of views
upon the necessity OF Incorporating a duty
on wool In any tariff measure proposed In
Congress, and committee Of five was ap-
pointed 10 examine a memorial to Con-
2ress, submitted by Judge Lawrence. asking
that tie duty ou wool be restored.
II4e committee consists Of Mr.. Lawrence,
The morning times., 1895-12-05
TRUE BILLS RETURNED.
Ind ictments A Against Sundry Offenders
as Reported by Grand Jury.

The grand Jury returned true bills
yesterday in the following cases for Of
lenses Indicated: Marcellus Ridgly. alias
ton, robbery; Joseph Graham, larceny from
the person; Paul Joiner. alias John Dixon.
alias John Adams. housebreaking; Harry
and Edmund Fields, housebreaking.
mformations filed as against other par.
ties were ignored as follows: Malcolm
Bremner, for embezZlement: Belva A. Lock-
wood. libel: Samuel B. Smith, embezzIe-
ment: Celia Seymour and Henry Crowner.
adultery.
The morning times., 1895-12-05
Hurt NV a Cave-In

Dennis Banks aud James Washington,
colored. who are District laborers, en-
Tenth aud Water streets Southwest. were
injured yesterday afternoon by the caying
In of the excavation, and were conveyed TO
Emergency Hospital In the wagon nf the
engineer department.. : Washington bad
one rib broken and Banks had bis legs
hurt.
The morning times., 1895-12-05

Beiiefountaine, Ohio; Carey Congfll, Wa
a: r. Shephard, Morathon, Tex; L. b.
Accompanying the memorial viii be a
great quantity of statistics, showing the
effect of the removal of tue tariff upon the
sheep and wool industry OF the country,
the whole making large document.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1895-06-28
Excursion Rates.

For the following conventions and meetings
the Z. u w. M. and d., l.. Il n. railways
VIII sell tickets at a rate OF one fare for the
round trip via all practicable routes:
Cleveland, Ohio-Republican League
Clubs-Sell June Is and 10; return limit
July %.
Chattanooga, Tenn. -Epworth League.
CONTROVERSIAL June 25, 20, 81; return
limit Is day; limit will be extended another
10 days under certain conditions.
Denver. Colorado-National Educational
Association-Sell July 3, 4, 8: return limit
July 18th; limit will be extended to Sept.
LIST under certain conditions; rate will be 81
more than one way fare.
Boston, Mass Christian Endeavor So
ciety-Sell July 8 to o; return limit July 22.
limit will be extended to July 31st under
certain conditions.
Boston, Massachusetts Templar Con-
clave Sell August 10 TO %; return limit
Sept. 10; limit will be extended to Sept. 80
under certain conditions.
Tickets to Boston for both meetings win
be issued by diverse routes, going and re-
turning, great variety of combinations
having been arranged at various rates.
Application should be made to ticket
agents or to the undersigned for full infor-
nation. GEO. DEHAvEN, g. p. A.,
Grand Rapids
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1895-06-28
Monday, June 2A.

Representative Hit has been taken
from Washington to Narragansett Pier,
r. l., where he arrived in good condition
and still improving
The papal fat that men cannot belong
to the Roman Catholic church and secret
societies not dominated by that church at
the same time has been promulgated by
Archbishop Kahn at st. Louis.
A gang has been unearthed at New
York, which embraces fire insurance men,
policemen and higher officials, and makes
a business of incendiarism.
The Chicago grand jury has indicted
several bookmakers, proprietors of race
tracks and gamblers for violating tho
state law.
Martin Skinner and Arthur Barney
were killed near Byron Center, Mich, by
the explosion of sawmill boiler. Avery
Crocker son of the owner of the mill,
was fatally wounded.
The settlement of the tinplate scale at
Pttsburg Saturday morning fixed the
wages OF $4,000 workmen.
In twentv-four hour bicycle race In
England G.. &. Fantaine made 47424 miles,
beating The amateur record fourteen
miles.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1895-06-28
HISTORY OF A WEEK.
Thursday. June 30.

Gladstone has practically withdrawn
his support from Lord Rosebery's cabinet
by retiring from the pairing agreement
with Right Honorable Charles p. Villers.
NJ p, because he wishes to be regarded
as having an open mind on the Welsh
church disestablishment bill.
Miss May Belle Critchfield, st. Louis
young heiress who mysteriously disap.
peared a few days ago, was found in the
Convent of the Good Shepherd, whittier
she had gone voluntarily and intends,
she says, to stay.
Ex-Congressman Richard Bland, of
Missouri is i'll at the Brown Palace hotel,
Denver. His lecturing tour has weak
ened him and he is unable to see callers.
BANDS physician thinks he will be able
to travel in few days.
In January, February and March, 1894,
the total British exports Of tinplate was
sc, SS1 TONS valued at Ell ,009, 329, of which
4S,6lo tons were exported to the United
States During the same period in 1895
the total export was 90, 672, tons, valued
at 2l,079, 655, of which 6o,57O tons were
sent to the United States.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1895-06-28
Friday, June FL.

John Graham may die of injuries re-
ceived in the wreck of the northbound
flyer on the NJ, X. and Il, near Houston,
Tex. Four others were hurt more or less
seriously, but none fatally
Il. r. Huston, cyclist of Omaha, ac-
cidentally ran over little boy of an
Italian family. The child was not seri-
ously injured, but bowling mob of
Italians rushed upon the wheelman and
beat him with sticks and clubs, shouting
'Kill him" and making other threats.
Deposits of Illinois state banks show
an increase since March 20 last of IS, 00O,-
600. The average cash reserve is 30 per
cent.
Obituary: At LaPorte, Ind, Dexter A.
Buck, 50; at Princeton, Ills, Thomas
Long, rs.
Lieutenant Il. S. Strong, Fourth artil-
lery, at his own request has been relieved
from further duty at the Michigan mill
tary academy, Orchard Lake. and ordered
to join his battery.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1895-06-28
saturday, Juno 20.

All of the men in the sanitary potteries
at Wheeling, W. Va, were given an ad.
vance in wages of from 10 to 40 per cert,
according to the size of the article made.
Gladstone says the statements regarding
his attitude toward the Rosebery cabinet
and the Welsh disestablishment bill are
untrue and declares that the government
had Cancelled his pair without his request.
Two children, boys of 10 and & years of
age, are locked up at Chicago for horse
stealing and each is laying it on the
other.
Captain Howgate has been found guilty
by jury at Washington of forgery and
other similar crimes, committed while he
held responsible position in the signal
service many years ago. The jury added
a recommendation to mercy.
Ex-Congressman Forman, from Illinois,
says that the delegation from that state
to the next national Democratic conven-
ton will be for Morrison for president.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1895-06-28
A TOO MODEST WOMAN,
IS such a thing possiblea

1t is.
Many a woman suffers month
after month, whole years, because
she shrinks from talking about her
complaints.
Foolish do you say?
No, it is simply due to natural.
commendable modesty. Still she
owes it to herself either to con-
suit good Physician or else to get
the Zoa-Phora Medical Book on
Diseases of Women and Children,
and, after satisfying herself that
Goa Phora is what she needs,
obtain a bottle or box of it and
use 1t faithfully. Both the book
and medicine may be obtained
either direct from the Zoa-Phora
Medicine Co, at Kalamazoo, Mich.
or through your druggist. All cor
respondence is kept strictly conf
dental.
These books given away byJ. s Haggart
and Parkll 81 Son.