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REDDING, July 16-FraDk Lewis. the
man who shot his brother-in-law, Will
lam Ferrell. at the formers house, near
Whitmore, Saturday morning, was ar
rested late last night at his house by On-
der Sheriff Fader. Lewis now occupies
cell in the County Jail.
Lewis married FerrelPs sister, and
lived about six miles south of w Whitmore,
forty miles from Redding. The two lived
happily together, and Ferreil was ire
Quent visitor TO the house OF his brother
in-law. Lewis and Ferrell had. TO all
appearances, always been on friendly
terms, and the report that family feud
existed was without foundation.
Last week Ferrell went over to his
brother-in-law's house TO spend a few
days. Saturday morning LOWS and Fer
rell held pleasant conversation. and
Ferrell remarked to Lewis that neigh
Dor named Miller had told him that
Lewis had stolen some hogs, and asked
him If it were true. Lewis became an
gered, and made remark at which Fer
rell told him to come outside of the house
and they would settle it. Ferrell was
lust outside the door, ana LOWS was Oh
the inside. He remarked that he would
show Ferrell how TO fight, and at the
Same time picked up rifle, aimed 1t at
his broth her-in law and shot, the bullet
taking effect in FerrelPs left side just
above the hip. Ferrell gave a groan and
fell to the ground. Lewis then lett and
went around to the barn with the gun,
and while he was gone Ferrell managed
to drag himself into the house.
An Indian boy who was eating supper
in the house at the time was 100 fright
ened to render any assistance or To go for
| help, but quietly sat aud finished his
meal, witnessing The whole affair. Lewis
soon returned and entered the house,
and on leaving again took with him q gun
and pistol. After his departure FerrelI
was found dead in bed, with his throat
cut.
Lewis has made no statement other
than to say that he was perfectly justified
i'll shooting terrell, but he sioutly donies
having cut his brother-in-laW' throat.
he said he put Ferrell to bed himself.
but during his absence the wounded man
cut his own throat, which statement IS
corroboraled by the Indian boy.
Lewis made no resistance when ar
rested, but quietly gave himself up and
accompanied the Under Sheriff to Red
ding, without any attempt at escape.
The Coroner's jury returned q verdict
that Ferrill came 10 his. death at the
hands OF Lewis. Lewis examination
has not been set
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i East sprIn ter.

ISD1ASAPoLIs, July l6.-Just before
the indianapolis Milwaukee baseball
game to-day, Hogan, the indianapolis
center-tieIuer. the fastest base-runner in
tie LEAGUE. ran footrace with y, NJ.
Bushnan at one hundred yards, and
won it in o! seconds. tleiDg the worlds
record.
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No Houses or Grain Destroyed.

VACAvILLE, July 16.-The reported fire
in the country surrounding Vacaville,
that threatened to consume the town,
proves TO be q field fire started by
hunters, destroying no houses and no
grain fields l. Is now eXLlnguished.
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Chance That Fox May Recover.

SANTA ROSA, July 16.-James Fox.
who was shot by Dennis Mccarthy Of
San Francisco few days ago, is still alive
and may recover. Mccarthy fired the
bullet into Fox while Fox was standing
with his back toward him embarrassing
a horse. Mccarthy does not deny shoot
ing, but alleges self-defense. He has
wealthy relatives in San Francisco who
have come 10 his assistance.
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4. n. TOWNE DEAD.
The General Manager Of the South
ern Pacific Passes Away.
SUDDENLY STRICKEN At HIS HOME
IN SAN FRANCISCO.

Heart Failure, Believed to be the He-
sulr of an Attack of La Grippe some
YEARS since. the Cause Of Death
His Family and Friends over
x,ba1,nad With Grief-His Record as
Railroad Man National -Ihe
Funeral to Take Place Tomorrow
AftaruOOu.
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UNIONISIS STILL GAINING.
Sweeping the BOroughs in the
Parliamentary Elections.
SALISBURY WILL NO DOUBT CON-
troll THE COMMONS.

His Majority Over the Combined OPP
position Expected to Reach Ninety
When the Polling Closes-HarcourG
Again Enters the Field In Strong
Liberal District, With Every
Chance of Being Returned.
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GOLD And SILVER
Joint Debate Of Opposing Sides on
the Money Question
BETWEEN ROSWELL G. HORR AND
WILLIAM Il. HARVEY.

The Former Championine tho Cause
of the Yellow Metal and the Latter
the Notwithstanding of q Discus
sion Which is to be Continued for
Ten Days Before a Select Audience
ut the Illinois Club Rooms at Chi
caCO.
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Next to rice whea, is eaten by the
greatest number OF human beings, and
then comes maize.
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SHASTA COJJNqY'O TRAGEDY.
Frank Lewis Arrested and Charged
With Numbering Ferrell.
SAYS He WAS JUSTIFIED IN SHOOT
ING HIS BROTHER-IN-LAW.

David Oldham. Arrested and Tried for
Completely in the Mendoc1no stage
Robbery of June 18th, Convicted
by the Jury-An Heir to Ihree-
Million Dollar Estate in Germany
Commits Suicide at San francisco
by Shooting Himself i'll the Hend.
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HIS DEPOSITION TAKEN.

SOFIA, July 16.-Late in the day NJ.
Stambulof recovered consciousness, and
a magistrate was a. once summoned to
his bedside to take his deposition. The
ex-Premier said be recognized among his
assailantS a man named TufektchieW,
who had been condemned in Turkey TO
eighteen years Imprisonment in Con-
tumacia for numbering NJ. Vulkoyitch.
Several witnesses, among them NJ.
kragew, declared that the police pre-
vented NJ. STAN bulotf's valet from pur-
suing his masters assailants. They state
that the Inspector. who arrived shortly
after NJ. Stambulotf fell to the ground,
struck the valet upon the neck with his
sword, in1licting painful wound.
The foreign residents in Sofia have held
several meetings for the purpose of con-
sideriug the situation and taking meas
ures for their own protection, in view of
the lack Of proper protection by the au-
thnrjfjps
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EX-PRRMIER srAMBULoFF.

His Condition Reported TO be Hope
less-His Deposition Taken.
LONDON, July 16.-A dispatch from
Sofia this afternoon says the condition of
ex-Premier Stambuloff. who was muir
derously assaulted yesterday evening
while returning from the Union Club by
four persons armed with revolvers and
knives, is hopeless.
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LONDON, July 16.-The steady increase
in the Unionists' strength has again been
the feature in to-day's polling for mem
Ders of the new Parliament. The re-
turns are counted up to midnight and
show the return of 231 Unionists and
Conservatives, 45 Liberals, Is Mccarthy
ties and Parnellites, making a net
Unionist gain of 81 seats.
If the counties follow the lead of the
| boroughs, reverting to Unonism in the
same proportion, the party wire-pullers
estimate that Lord Salisbury will control
a majority in the Commons of ninety
over the com bined Liberal and Irish
members. Such q sanguine view, how
ever. is nowise assured OF being realized.
The Liberals build their hopes upon the
results in the counties to check the
Unionist flood and neutralize the early
success Of that party.
Sir William Harcourts temperance
in the arena and his acceptance of the
nomination for the west division of
! MOnmOuthshire, where {. Nj. Warming
ton, Home Ruler, who represented the
division ia the last Parliament, declined
TO contest the seat, has greatly encour-
| aged the Liberals.
AT a meeting at Tredeger this evening,
at which Mr.. Warrington presided, the
| following telegram was read:
"Y our generous offer is gratefully ac-
cepted. II the constituency nominates
me | will fight the battle for the good
in West Monmouth. Let me know when
and whore | ought to arrive.
''HARCoURT."
| The message was greeted with round
after round OF cheers. Mr.. Warrington,
who is a well-known @. c., in 1892 de-
teated his Conservative opponent, W. II.
| Meredith, by such an overwhelming ma
! jority that the Unionists had resolved not
TO contest his seat. Now, however. it is
understood that upon learning that Sir
| William had taken the field, they will
| fight it out. The polling has been fixed
| for the 23d inst. The most that the To-
ries can hope tor is to reduce the Liberal
| majority somewhat.
| Among the features of to-day's polling
was the retention by w. G. Gully LIB
! eraU of his seat for Carlist by more than
dou bic the majority he received in 1892.
| This is not only source OF qualification
to the Liberals, but also q snub to Mr..
| Balfour and his Conservative co-leaders
for the unusual course they have pursued
| toward the late Speaker. Many Con-
| servatives disapproved of the action of
| the party leaders, and will rejoice at the
| reelection OF Mr.. Gully.
The rejection in East Nottingham of
Arnold Morley. late Postmaster General,
sends the fourth Liberal Minister to the
| bench.
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j. 4. Fillmore, General Superintendent
s. p. Co.: The members OF the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers on the
Southern Pacific road join III expressing
their deep sorrow for the death OF their
General Manager, a. \. Towne, and in
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Highest Of all in Leavening Powcr- Latest U. Govt Report
R3>!A!a!l! 9! fs%asSF RfskiaRS
ABSOLUTELY PURE
Empress Eugcmie's l,Iunder.

In the article, 'Life in tue TuiIer-
les Under tho Second Empire" pub
lished in the Century, this amusing
story is told: An amusing incident
occurred whilo the pages we're rehears-
ing the part they had to play in these
festivities. They were chosen from
among the diminutive grooms in the
Emperor's stables, and when the cos
tune was ready, pretty boy. who
seemed about twelve years of age, was
brought to the Empress for her ex-
animation and approval. Tho dress
pleased her, and she turned the boy
round to inspect him fully, setting his
velvet cup jauntily on his curls, which
she arranged to her satisfaction, ad-
justing his ruff, etc. Then, kindly
patting his cheek, she inquired:
elbow old are you, my little
friend?'
Twenty, madame!"
The scream of dismay which fol-
lowed, and the amusement OF the by
standers. may be imagined.
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BRAN AS A FERTILIZER.

Thirty odd years ago the late Solon
Robinson, after making some expert
ments with wheat bran and corn meal
rs fertilizers on his lawn, declared
they were fully as cheap for this pur-
pose as any of the commercial fertil-
izers then on the market. Several ex-
periments have been made with bran
and what are called 'middlings" as
fertilizers for grass, and with good
results. All planters at the South
know what a change has been wrought
within the last two or three decades in
the use of cotton seed, and cotton seed
meal and waste from the oil mills for
enriching the soil for all kinds OF
crops. At recent meeting of mill
owners at Louisville this subject OF
using wheat bran as fertilizer was
again brought to the fore and highly
endorsed by those who have tested it
practically. If chemical analysis is
worth anything as test of the fer
tilizing value of wheat bran, then at
the price at which it has been selling
for tho last year or two it is worth
more than its cost as manure. Most
farmers, however, will prefer to feed
it to their animals and then save the
manure. but it cannot be maintained
that anything is added to the value OF
the bran as fertilizer by this process.
New York Sun.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-09-27
TREATMENT OF AN ORCHARD.

The treatment of an orchard is a
subject of Importance and should be
we'll studied. If the land Is so wet
that it needs drainage. it is not fit for
use on this account. The land must
then be drained, or the trees will not
thrive. The roots will run into the
drains and choke them, making double
mischief, for the land will soon be as
wet as before and the labor and money
will be lost Clay land is not the best
for an orchard; llghtish, gravelly
land is better, and still more so if il
is limestone. IT would be better to
set the orchard far from the house in
lighter land than in clay because of
it's nearness. If the land is clay, but
not wet, it may be improved by sub
soiling it; that is, by plowing in the
furrow of common plow and i'm
mediately after it with q bar plow-- :
that is, one with long bar like a
coulter that will break the subsoil and
loosen it. This might be done in a
strip between the rows of trees and
about six feet wide, but near the
trees the land should be plowed no
deeper than Il few inches, lest the
small roots be broken and the trees
checked in growth. 1t is good thing
for an orchard to be sown with clover
and pastured by swine or sheep. =
American Farmer.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-09-27
HARDY WINTER OATS,

Winter oats are one of the best pay
ing crops that can be grown, writes u
Delaware farmer. Wherever intro
duced they are superseding spring
oats entirely. Oats are essentially Il
cool weathercrop, and failures either
partial or total with spring oats, on
account of the hot, dry weather of
juno and July, are SO common that
many farmers are entirely discouraged
from growing them. This trouble is
entirely obviated by substituting win
ter oats. They are sown at the same
time as winter wheat, and ripen with
wheat the following season, so that
the harvesting and threshing may all
be done at the same time. The variety
we grow in Delaware is perfectly
hardy-as much so as Fultz wheat--
and withstands the severest weather
perfectly. On good soil yield OF
fifty to eighty bushels is common.
They grow strong, stiff straw, which
stands up well. They are very heavy
oat, measured bushel weighing from
thirty-eight to forty-five pounds.
have known crops of these oats this
season that gave an average of eight y
bushels per acre on twenty to thirty
acre fields. One and a half bushels
per acre are enough to SOW. Winter
oats are also good crop to seed
clover with. The same fertilization
and tillage that will produce good
wheat crop will give big crop of win.
ter oats. American Agriculturist.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-09-27
GREAT BOOK FREE.

When DR.. R. " Pierce, of Buffalo, N. Y.
published the 6rst edition of his work, The
Peoples Common Sense Medical Adviser,
he announced that after $50, 600 copies had
been sold at the regular price, 81. so per
copy, the profit OH which would repay him
for the great amount of labor and money
expended in producing it, he would dis
tribute the next half million free. As this
number of copies has already been sold, lie
is now distributing, absolutely free, 500, 600
r1peS pe,e interest," ot 1s COUPON ns es. and iV vaI
Ha5ie ,nl3 s,ssa e9mmon No.11s sense med
the recipient only being required to mail
to him, at the above address. this little
COUPON with twenty-o one (2I) cents in one
cent stamps to pay for postage and pack
ing only, and the book will be sent by mail.
1t is veritable medical library, complete
in one volume. 1t contains over 1000 pages
and more than 900 illustrations. The Free
Edition is precisely the same as those sold
at $3.50 except only that the books are 9
bound in strong MANILA paper covers in
stead of cloth Send NOW before all are
given away. They are going off rapidly.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-09-27

CARDS their nutritive value, been
placed in the following order: 1, pea
straw; 2, oat-straw; B, bean-straw,
with the pods; 4, barley-straw: 5,
wbat-straw; 6, bean-straw, without
the pods. rea-straw, if properly har-
vested in dry season, is most valu-
able food. and should never be used
as litter. If, however, it has been
much rain ed upon, and, is consequeIt-
ly dirty and more or less mouldy, it
will sour stock. For sheep it is most
excellent. Horses, too, are very fond
of, and thrive we'll upon it.
OF the white straws, oat straw is
undoubtedly the most valuable for
feeding. but it's value depends much
upon the time of cutting. Oats should
be cut when tolerably green, and al
though part of the grain may be lost
in this way, it is gained in another,
and the straw is in condition most
valuable for stock feeding. Bean
straw, we'll harvested, is a very hearty
and nutritious food for cart horses
and cattle during the winter, and here
again the value Of the straw is depend
ent on the time of cutting, says O
writer in Farm and Home. If cut
while yet green and before the leaves
have fallen off, we have fodder of
great value; but il allowed to stand
until quite ripe the leaves fall off, and
the straw, besides containing less nu-
triment, becomes SO hard and woody
that it is necessary to chaff and steam
it before stock can make any use of it.
Barley straw, especially when mixed
with good proportion of clover, is OF
great Importance in the economy OF
the farm. Barley straw grown in the
South is considered better than that
grown in the North, it being difficult
in the latter portion of the country
to save it i'll tolerable order, especial
ly with clover. Wheat straw, cut into
chaf, is much used for horses and cat
tie. In consuming straw, the inferior
sorts should be first made use of, and
afterwards those of better kind, and
when feeding stock on large quanti-
ties of this coarse and dry article, al
ways allowing plenty of succulent
food or have an abundant supply OF
water at hand.-New York World.
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A New Slang Phrase.

There isl young Englishman stop
ping in Philadelphia, aud one morn
ing he overheard one of the members
of the club ask another how he felt.
ooh, out of sight" was the response.
The Englishman made a mental note
of this and determined to get it off
himself at the first opportunity. The
next day he met friend, who offered
the usual salutation. The English
mans face hroalened into grin.
Striking an attitude, he exclaimed:
"Oh, you cawn't geo me, old chap,
you cawn't zee me !''-Philadelphia
Record,
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STRAW AS FEED.

The value OF straw for feeding pur-
poses depends almost entirely on the
method of harvesting. The ripper the
grain is allowed to become, the drier
and less nutritious Is tho straw. It is
we'll known that rye-grass hay out be-
fore the seed is ripe is much more val
liable and fetches higher price than
it does if the seed is allowed to ripen
before cutting. So it is with every
other species of that kind of food.
Hay and straw are practically the
same crop, though cut at different
stages of growth, which is fact too
frequently overlooked.
When feeding largely on such sue
culent food as roots or grains, straw
should be given at least twice day,
as it is found that without straw or
hay cattle do not thrive so well. The
different sorts of straw Lave. as re.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-09-27
TAGGING THE SHEEP.

Tagging the sheep is necessary
thing to be done if the shepherd would
avoid the injurious fly. The heat, as
we'll as the effect of the green soft
feeding when sheep are on pasture,
loosen the droppings and this soils the
wool. The ever watchful fly lays its
eggs on the filthy wool, and before
anything is known the sheep are fly
blown, after which few days is time
enough to cover the whole hindquar-
ters with the maggots. 1t is very
difficult thing then to save the sheep.
1t is worth while to save the tags and
after few days soaking in water to
have them washed and taken care of.
Farm, Field and Fireside.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-09-27
HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS.
POINTS ron MARKETING.


It takes experience to learn how to
select prime fruits aud vegetables, and
the young housekeeper finds herself
tho dupe "f tho market people again
and again because she does not know
good from bad or fresh from stale in
reference to edibles. A few points
given by market.mau himself may
assist her. To start with, there arc
potatoes. Select only those with we'll
filed jackets and free from sprouts
avoid those that have wrinkled skin
and are soft To tho touch. Nature in-
tended that the edible portion of the
potato should. when, in q healthy con-
dition, fill it's skin almost to the burst.
ing point with good, wholesome nour.
isl,ment. An old potato contains very
little that is fit to eat. While they
are cheaper than new potatoes. they
are really more expensive, because. She
waste is enormous.
In choosing lemons. seek those with
thin skins and that are firm and
full.
The cucumber should be, when
thoroughly ripe, streaked with yellow.
The dark green variety is the doctors
best sum ner friend. In buying toma-
toes, choose the rich red variety, even
if they cost more. A tomato that IS
strenkeI with white and is hard is u
favor!ess morsel. To tell il the tomato
is perfectly ripe, pull out the stem.
III it comes out easily and clean, the
vegetable is in q prime condition; if
the stem brings with it some portions
of the inside the tomato is too ripe for
use.
Watermelons, of course, are always
green, and to tell as to the ripeness
of them and the condition of the fruit
two tests are easily made. Tho first
method is to have your dealer cut out
small plug for your inspection. This
is the truly safe way. The other
method depends on the hearing.
Thump the sides of the melon, and if
it gives forth hollow sound the
chances are that it is ripe for the ice.
box, and after it has been twenty
hours in the cold to get it thoroughly
chilled you may cut it and be satisfied
that your guests will be pleased.
Muskmelons, to be prime, should be
yellow in color. The green musk
melon, no matter how sweet and
juicy, is not in the full perfection Of
its flavor. Apples to be absolutely fit,
should have mellow appearance, be
they of the red. green or russell
varieties, and tinged with yellow. In
fact, almost every fruit that grows,
when in the best condition, takes on a
hue OF yellow as though to tell that it
has received plenty of sunshine to
ripen it.-Trenton IN. J.) American.
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WANTED
Bright Boys and Girls
Sell the New York Ledger
Every Week.

big Fay for Little WORK.
The New York Ledger has had SO many ap-
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the country wanting to sell the Ledger by
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country.
We Want an Active Worker Ira
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Hundreds of smart boys and girls in every
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Read Our Plan.
We want just such ones to. work for us q
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Our young agents take no possible risk.
We send bundle of Ledgers every week. and
they sell them like hot cakes at . cents each.
Every one wants the New York Ledger. as
soon as given an opportunity to examine
and read d copy of it. 1t will only be neces-
sary for an agent to show likely reader
our offer of
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We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure.
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We, the undersigned, have known +. Che.
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Ohio.
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Druggists, Toledo, Ohio. :,
Halls Catarrh Cure il taken Internally, act
ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur;
faces of the system. Price, TIC. per bottle. Sold
by all Druggists. Testimonials free.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-09-27
FERTILIZER ron PEAR ORCHARDS.

An experienced pear grower recon-
mends the use of 400 pounds OF muri-
ate of potash with 500 pounds OF
ground bone per acre each year. One
half of this mixture he applies to the
orchard in the autumn and the other
half in the spring, when plowing.
The necessary nitrogen is supplied by
sowing crimson clover with the fertil-
izer-New York World.