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Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-02-27

CHIMMY-De paper says dat some
of dem dudes has deir names printed
on deir cigarettes. l don't see no
sense in dat, does you;
Chonny-Dey does dat so one fell
ler won't he pickin' up anudder fell
ler's butts by mistake wen dey is
settin' 'roun' playin penny ante
Dem dudes is mighty pertikler, see {?
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-02-27

BREADTH Of mind and length OF
purse are not always coincident.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-02-27
Whose are These ?

HOW MANY CAN YOU PLACE WITH
OUT LOOKING THEN UPI
The record-union., 1896-12-14
MORE SPANISH VICTORIES.
INSURGENTS DEFEATED IN SEW.
ERAL BATTLES.
Demonstrations at Havana in Honor
of General Weyler by the
Havana Volunteers.

HAVANA, Dec. 12-Oficial advices
from the province of Pinar del Rio are
to the effect that Col. Feijoo, acting
under orders from Captain General
Weyler, left Campo, Florida, near Ha-
Vana, on Friday and went in search of
the rebels under Aguirre, CactilIo, Aran-
guren and other leaders. The insur-
gents, comprising 1900 cavalry. were
found at La Luz rancho and were at
tackled and defeated The Spanish
troops pursued them and several fights
occurred at other points in which the
rebels were invariably defeated. In all
these encounters the rebels lost seven
killed and five wounded.
On Saturday Colonel Feijoo's com
mand met body of rebels at Tumba
Cuatro and dislodged them from their
positions. The insurgents left eleven
dead on the field and carried many
wounded with them on their retreat.
The Spanish loss was nineteen wounded.
The Havana volunteers organized a
grand torchllght procession and un-
armed demonstration in honor of Cen
eral Weyler tonight. Large crowds
We're out to witness the demonstration
The volunteers, who were accompanied
by several bands of music, marched
through the principal streets and then
proceeded to the Palace, where a great
crowd had assembled. General Wey-
Ter was most enthusiastically cheered
and there were many cries of Long live
the King; Long live SPAIN" and
other patriotic phrases.
A number of speeches were made in
which the speakers expressed the great
The record-union., 1896-12-14
Du Maurier Liked the Fashions.

1t was inevitable, as the principal ex-
ponent of topical art or pictorial satire.
that Mr. Du Maurier should hold pretty
strong opinions about women's dress
and fashions generally, and it is a fact
that he was by no means a decrier of
the productions of the modern modiste
On the contrary, he admitted a very
warm admiration for his feminine CON
temporaries-small waists. pointed
shoes, big hats and all--and felt con-
slant pleasure in delineating them. And
as for the children of this fortunate
country, he would say, he could think
of no painted or sculptured children of
the past who We're more charming--eal
least to him. And this, from an artist
The record-union., 1896-12-14
A CURIOUS CAVE.
The Walls of One in Minnesota Cow
cred With Indian Picture Writing.

WINONA (Minn.), Dec. 13.-Jonathan
Carver one of the first explorers or the
Northwest, makes mention in one OF hls
books of a large cave with walls COW
cred with Indian picture writing near
the southern boundary of Minnesota. A
Winona scientist has just located this
cave, and it has been thoroughly ex-
plored. 1t is at Lamoille, sixteen miles
south of here.
The entrance to the cavern is semi
circular, fifty feet wide and twenty feet
high Upon entering the fact is dlscoV-
cred that the cave is a large room, OBJ
long in shape. This chamber is 100 feet
long, running from side to side and
about seventy feet in width. The roof
arches to a hight of nearly twenty five
feet. The walls are found to be mass
of Indian writings
Among the figures is that of man
nearly six feet long and we'll proper
toned. A space, where the water has
prevented people from marring, is lit
orally covered with drawings Of rae
coons, eagles, muskrats, beavers, rattle-
snakes of all lengths, birds, buffalo
heads and hosts of other animals.
The pictures are beyond doubt the
work of Indian tribes, mostly the Sioux,
who lived in the region for centuries.
The record-union., 1896-12-14
PLAN OF REORGANIZATION.
UNION PACIFIC COLLATERAL
NOTES TO BE GATHERED IN
And Notes at Lower Interest and
Stock to be Issued in Place
of Them.

NEW YORK, Dec 13.-The plan and
the Union Pacific per cent collateral
notes will be published tomorrow by
distribution of copies of the Mercantile
Trust Company's, New York, and the
Loan and Trust Companys in
Boston. The plan proposes the organi-
zation of a new company for the pur-
pose of acquiring under foreclosure the
collateralS held in the Union Pacific
note trust of September i, 1891, and
all depositors of notes to receive par in
> per cent. bonds and 30 per cent. in the
stock of the new company. The COM
mittee consists of John G. Moore and
James w. Alexander of New York and
Edwin F. Atkins of Boston. The con-
requiring this re-organiza-
tion are outlined as follows by a men,
Der of the committee:
''It is the purpose to re-organiZe the
trust certificates in harmony with the
reorganization of the Union Pacific
Railway. The character of the securi-
ties is such that this method Of re-or-
ganiZation is required to best preserve
and enhance their value. They largely
enterprises promoted by the
Union Pacific Railway Company or so
related to it that the best results to both
interests can only be obtained by such a
harmonious reorganization.
THE holders of notes are called upon
to accept per cent. obligation in lieu
of an overdue per cent obligation Sc
cured upon the same collateral; the diff
ference in the interest rate and the pos
sibilities of increased value resulting
from holding the securities together and
administering them as proposed by the
committee are represented by the stock
of the new company to be issued to the
asserting note holders in the proportion
fixed by the plan"
The record-union., 1896-12-14
Reason in the Lower Animals.

We have fox terrier whose happiness
was complete until Dodgerfield came.
She is very affectionate, consequently
very jealous. If looks and growls would
kill, Dodgerfield would die many times a
day Both dogs eat from the same
plate. but not at the same time. One
day last week we fed Dodgerfield first.
The fox terrier was very hungry and
begged hard for first dinner. Dodger
seemed to eat more slowly than usual,
and Nettie watched dolefully.
Finally hunger got the best of her
honesty, and she barked sharply, three
short barks. Dodger left his plate and
sprang to the window, looking excitedly
up and down the road. Nettie looked
neither to the right nor the left, but
made straight for the plate of food as
soon as Dodgers back was turned. If
this was not an exhibition of reason
and human intelligence, then mankind
in general possesses a large degree of
animal instinct. The Dog Fancier.
The record-union., 1896-12-14
Highest Leavenng stengthLatest u S. Govt Report
R3H!A!l! g! Rs%assz RRskiHs
ABSOLUTELY PURE
ABSOLUTELY PURE

woman treated at the dispensary by Dr.
J. Altman.
She was suffering from delusion and
was awakened by the operator at the
end of half an hour. II am going to
leave you now,' he told her 'and at 3
o'clock | want you to fall into a nat
ural sleep. You shall not awaken un-
til q O'Clock exactly. You will be much
refreshed and will not have a return
OF your deluSions." The nurse in
charge of the patient reported later
that the subject had followed the in
structions precisely as laid down by
DR.. Altman, and had expressed her
self as free from any fear of her inn
aglnary foes.
Hypnotic suggestion is always made
orally at the sleeproom because the
experiments by the mental process have
rot been satisfactory. A simple COM
mand, often reiterated, is all that is
necessary to place certain patients in
the hypnotic sleep a great number of
times before a cure can be Effected
New York Journal
The record-union., 1896-12-14
ALABAMA COAL.
Finds a rlarket in New Orleans and
the South.

The coal miners of Alabama have be-
gun the shipments of their products on
a large scale to New Orleans, and this is
probably the beginning of revolution
in the method of supplying coal to Mis-
sissippi River points. For many years
the Western Pennsylvania operators.
who were in a position to send their
coal out of Pittsburg, enjoyed the bulk
of the Mississippi River business. AS
the mines in West Virginia were devel-
oped the operators in the Kanawha and
other districts also entered the field, and
by far the greater portion of the fuel
supplied New Orleans and the towns
along the Mississippi River and it's trib-
utaries came down the Ohio and Missis-
sippi Rivers over a route nearly 1000
miles in length. An idea of the extent
of this business can be gained when it
is stated that Louisiana people alone
have paid Pittsburg operators about
S4,OOU,OO0 annually and consumed
from 1000 900 to 100000 tons of coal
from this section
The mines of Alabama, although fully
I,3Oo miles nearer, have been unable to
DO an extensive business owing to the
Inadequate facilities for placing their
coal in the lower Mississippi market at
q price which would enable them TO
compete with the Northern miners. The
Southern Railroad Company, however
approaching the value and eXtent of the
business which might be secured has
made a special rate along the Georgia
Pacific Division from the mines in
Walker and adjacent counties in Ala
bama to Greenville, Miss, on the Missis-
slppl River. Here extensive coal chutes
have been erected, by which carloads
can be placed directly Oh barges. Over
100 barges have been secured for the
service, and contract made with the
Ella Layman Towboat Company of
Charleston, w. Va, to haul the barges
down the river.
Besides having the ADVANTAGE of a
comparatively short haul, the miners in
Alabama will not have to wait for high
water. as is often the case at Pittsburg.
where tows and barges containing 90
GOO to 100000 tons are sometimes
obliged to wait months before the water
reaches hight sufficient to let them go
down the Ohio River to the Mississinn,
In addition to supplying New Orleans.
considerable of the Alabama coal NAV
be sent by way of the Gulf of Mexico
to Galveston and vicinity. and facilities
will be provided for storing coal at tha,
point and shipping it into the interior
of the State.-Manufaclur Record.
The record-union., 1896-12-14
SCHUETT'S GAUZY STORY.
HE SAYS HE THOUGHT HE MIGHT
HAVE TO DEFEND HIS LIFE.
That is the Reason He Took a Re.
volver to the German Con-
sul's Office.

NEW YORK, Dec. 13.-Ludwig Schu-
ett, the young man who made an un-
successful attempt to shoot the German
ConSul-General here, August Fiegel,
Saturday afternoon, was again ar
raigned before Magistrate Flammer in
the Congress street Police Court to-day,
where he was held for the Grand Jury in
$4,000 bail. The keepers of the Tombs,
where Schuett was confined Saturday
night, reported that he had acted ra
tionally and that they had observed
nothing to indicate he was not properly
balanced mentally.
Magistrate Flammer again ques-
toned Schuett and asked him if he
wished to supplement the statement he
had made Saturday. The young Ger
man had evidently been thinking the
matter over during the night, and said
he wished to explain why he went to
Herr FiegePs office in the German Con-
sulate, No. Bowling Green, with the
revolver Schuett said that previous to
his coming to America he had been ar
rested and imprisoned for three months
In Germany on a baseless charge of eX-
tortion, and he contends that it was
nothing more or less than persecution.
after my persecution in Germany by
the officials" Schuett continued, II did
not doubt but what I would be called
upon to defend my life, and that the
Consul-General might be possessed of
weapons. / put the weapon to the Sec
retary's head to intimidate him, and to
let him understand that I came there
not to be trif1ed with.
Il cannot see that I have done any
thing very wrong. l simply went there
to defend my life, if necessary, and did
not intend to shoot unless attacked
Before being returned to the Tombs
he stated that although his family in
Germany was in comfortable circum-
stances, he did not think he could at
tempt ito defend his case, but let his plea
of guilty stand. 1t is apparent the
prisoner possesses strong socialist lean
dngs, as when asked about his alleged
persecution in Germany, he always re-
ferS to the fatherland sarcasticaIly
Magistrate F'lammer will call the at
tention of the District Attorneys office
to the case
The record-union., 1896-12-14
The Luckiest Man on Earth

Hello, Hunneker,' said the tall man
you seem to be in luck"
Yes, I'm celebratin' little: come and
join me-" the short man replied
What's happened? Is it a bow. or
have you struck oil, or We're you one
of the fortunate fellows who hit the
wheat market just right, or"
Bah! Those things are as naught
compared to what I've run against,
Say, ! had to have a plumber at nv
house yesterday, and he and his helper
only made four trips to the shop after
pipe and tools at my expense. Have
anything you want. It's all on me-
The record-union., 1896-12-14
Plush Capes, 81 IS.

Ladies' Fine Quality Silk Plush
Cape, 20 inches long, full sweep and
ripple, high storm collar; collar and
front edged with marten fur, and
broidered with silk braid, jet beads
and nail heads; has fancy silk lin
ing, and in all is the finest value for
81 50 ever shown.
The record-union., 1896-12-14

est loyalty to the crown and country
and urged their hearers to lay down
their lives if necessary for the honor of
SPAIN All the speakers were cheered
to the echo After the speeches the
demonstration ended.
General Weyler will return to the pro-
vince of Pinar del Rio this week.
The record-union., 1896-12-14
The Redeeming Feature.

Husband-Thee was something about
Miss Browns singing tonight that /
liked
Wife-Indeed? What could it have
been?
Husband-There was very little of it.
Town Topics.
The record-union., 1896-12-14
kersey Capes, So IS.

Ladies Fine Kersey Cloth Capes,
heavy and slightly garments; edged
around the high storm collars and
down front with fine, long, fluffy
Thibet fur trimming, and finished
with six rows of silk and soutache
braid at bottom. Special price,
Sc 40.
The record-union., 1896-12-14
Beaver Capes, So rs.

Ladies' Black and NAVY Blue
CapeS, made of heavy beaver cloth,
finished; straps ornamented with
smoked pearl buttons; full sweep
ripple garment; warm and dressy.
Special price, So -.
The record-union., 1896-12-14
Choice of Lot, $40 As.

This lot embraces a variety of
stylish, seasonable Black Capes,
made from kersey, boucle and bea-
yer cloths: strap and braid finished.
In this lot are many particularly
suitable for people of advanced
years; long, warm garments. with
high storm collar; worth from Il to
y more than special price, $40 40.
The record-union., 1896-12-14
This Lot, S14 so.

Rich, Fine, Heavy, Stylish, Cloth
Capes. high storm collar, silk faced,
full sweep, and richly trimmed in
different styles; some with silk
braid. astrachan and velvet, and
some with fur and fur tails; de-
pendable and seasonable. Special
price, $14 30.
The record-union., 1896-12-14
The Last Touch.

Now, gentlemen and ladies'" said
the street faker, exhibiting a bottle of
his famous hair restorer. this prep
aration used externally will insure a
full suit of hair to the smoothest pate
in the crowd But remember this one
necessary precaution: When the hair
is once grown, then take a couple of
doses internally"
Whats that for?" asked the pros
pective purchaser.
ITO clinch the roots" replied the
faker, as he handed down the bottle
and pocketed two bob.-Larks.
The record-union., 1896-12-14
Another at Sl4 50.

A very elegant cape, combina-
ton of fine electric seal yoke and
high storm collar, with Persian
lamb cape, fancy silk lined, 12O
inch sweep, IS inches deep: de-
cidedly swell garment, worth SO.
Special price on these, $14 30.
The record-union., 1896-12-14
Agreed.

Plankington (proudly showing his
country home)-Yes, old man, 1 bought
this house to sell.
Won Blumer-I don't blame you bit.
I'd do the same thing.-Brooklyn Life.
The record-union., 1896-12-14
She Was DISQUALIFIED.

did Elmore make his wife member
of the firm?'
mo; he said she was disqualified.
He wanted a silent partner. Buffalo
Times.
The record-union., 1896-12-14

little 'complishmentS ain likely ter
tract notice foh big achievements =
Washington Star.
The record-union., 1896-12-14
Uncle Eben's Philosophy.

"Doan spen' too much time playing
de bango ollless yoh's gwinter make
bus ness OBJ IT, said Uncle Eben. de
man dat pays too much 'tention ter
The record-union., 1896-12-14

who never forgot that he was French
by birth, was praise indeed.-The Lady's
Pictorial
The record-union., 1896-12-14

The first American railway was laid
in 1886. 1t was three miles long and
extended from the granite Guarries OF
Quincy River, Massachusetts, to Me-
ponSet River.
The record-union., 1896-12-14
Special, 81 Is.

This is an assorted lot of Capes,
black and dark tan beavers and ker-
seys, and fine black and two-toned
boucle; all very fine garments, and
some of them trimmed with fur and
silk braid, and lined with heavy silk,
worths you will marvel at. Select
from lot at 81 %, special price.
The record-union., 1896-12-14
High Grade, Low Priced.

This assortment is unrivaled in
elegance, style and price-the very
finest productions of their kind;
made from fine silk valour; have
handsome brocaded Innings, and are
finished with silk braids, jet nail
heads, and fur tail trimmings: the
high storm collars and fronts edged
with marten and thibet fur; we cam
not speak too highly of their ex-
cellence. Price special at So 30 and
SIG %; all worth from SO to $50
regular.
The record-union., 1896-12-14
Plush Capes, So IS.

Handsome Plush Capes, with high
storm collar, full sweep and ripple;
lined with black satin rhadame, and
richly embroidered all over with jet
and silk braid, in vandyke pattern;
unmatched in value, at special price,
So 75.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-04-10
Stock.

All sorts of stock relish carrots, and
will make profitable use of good,
large supply. Grow some among the
other root crops. They may be put in
as late as July, because after the nights
become cool they make the best growth.
They are wonderful adjunct to the
dry ratiOns of winter
Successful farming always demands
long look ahead. Winter feeding is
cially if not planned for betimes In
every crop planted now let us consider
the cattle and their needs for the win
ter.
So much better thrift and growth can
be maintained when a good grain or
slop ration is fed twice a day in cOnnec-
ton with the pasturage that it will be
good plan to arrange our pasture fields
convenient to the hog house, so that
they can he fed regularly, and still have
good place for exercise.
1t would be almost misfortune for
the rest of the world if prices for stock
were high enough to afford the careless
horde of rasers a living. Mixed farm
ing is the only kind which can enrich
any country, and the profit depends
| largely upon the way the mixing is
done; there must be both a natural in
! clination and a faithfulness to details.
| There is no better modern proverh
than that it is a good way to lose
! through one season what has been made
in another by feeding good food to poor
| stock; or by the contrary way of feed
ing poor food to good stock. A bad end
ing is reached about as quickly by one
route as the other.
When all the stock have the run OF
one pasture together, or even when they
|
changed they will eat down the fresh
growth and allow the old to grow up
and mature seed, and at the same time
the stock will fail in condition. BY
changing with different kinds of stock
the grass will be eaten down event y
and not too closely.
The shepherd should be most watch
full in the time of lamb dropping, from
early in the morning until late at night
His assistance may be needed in diff
cult parturition, in saving not only the
life of the lamb but that of the dan
also. Young lambs, too, are helpless
creatures when they get lost or into {
tight place.
A pig will awaken the neighbOrs will
his squeal when fast, but lamb will liz
still and die. Often they crawl off int
some hole to rest, and have not enough
sense to find their wav back again, anC
here they soon chill and die, wheI
very young. They need care in mum
berless ways.
tits not wise to permit sheep to run il
the fields before the grass has become
substantial, for the old frosted gras
and the new tender stuff are both weak
ening. The ewes and lambs seem t.
! thrive for awhile, but subsequent,
scours tell severely upon them. In an,
event, the grain rations should not b
3 taken away from them too suddenly
Mutton sheep breeding is a highe
:, sphere and requires better facilities an,
more skill than the mere raising of tn
2 sheep in countless flocks for wool, as il
| Australia and South America. The on
+ has to compete only with breeders O
improved sheep on better farms, Will
the other has to compete with the mi
, lions and with cheap labor.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-04-10
9ut before his notes become due.

out before his notes become due.
There is often as much as 100 per
cent. between the price of beef re-
ceived by the producer and that ac-
tually paid by the consumer. This
can be remedied. Individual COM
binations should reach the consumer
directly, and do more real figuring
on the price of beef. Too much goes
to the manufacturer, the middleman
and the retailer.
That man has no right to succeed
in farming, or stock raising, or any
other business, who has no business
foresight or business knowledge.
Such things are necessary in mer-
camille traffic; then why should the
farmer expect to be exempt? We
must know the wherefore as we'll
as the how to place us beyond the
unscientific man. ....
To find the bushels of shelled corn
in a crib, multiply the length,
breadth and height together, and di-
vide by two. With apples or pota-
toes, after multiplying as before,
multiply again by eight and divide
by ten. TO know the number of tons
of hay in the NOW, multiply the same
dimensions, in feet, and divide by
5l2.
Muskmelon seed should be planted
so early that they will need some
protection from the late frosts.
Provide square boxes to go over the
hills; a piece of paper over these
will keep the ground warmer, even
if there are no frosts. These boxes
will keep the cold winds from strik-
ing the plants during the day, and
should not be removed until the
plants begin to run.
A top dressing of phosphate will
add to the nutrition and palatable.
ness of grasses on long cultivated soil
Such portions of a pastIre will be
eaten close to the ground, while the
other is left. So will hay be eaten
better which is rich in mineral fer.
tility, and do more good than the
coarse hay from wet land, contain
ing no such food.
Glover varies less than the grasses
in its composition; rather the varia
ton depends more upon the time th,
hay is cut than upon the nature o
the soil but it is greatly helped by /