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The Columbus journal., 1896-06-24
The church property in the United States
is valued at $500. Coz. 90.
Grand Excursion to Buffalo July 5th
aud 9Th.

Grand Excursion to Buffalo July 5th
and 9Th.
The National Educational Associa-
ton will hold its next annual meeting
in Buffalo. and the Michigan Central,
-:'The Niagara Falls Route" has made
n rate of one fare for the round trip
Plus Sa 90. association membership fee.
Send stamp for Notes for Teachers, -
containing valuable information rela-
tive to Buffalo and Niagara Falls, and
10 cents for 4 summer note book, fully
descriptive and profusely illustrated of
the Summer Resorts of the North and
East
City Ticket Office ll9 Adams street,
Chicago. ILL., o. w. RUGGLES.
Genl Pass'r and Tk't Ag't.
Female bootblacks are numerous on the
SfreQfS Of pariS
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Delta County, Michigan.
Wyaniotfes and Red Can.

We have been keeping poultry for
eight years. During that time We have
had the Wyandcttes, Plymouth Rock.
Brown Leghorns, Langshans and Black
Spanish. For general purposes the
Wyandottes are best, for laying. the
Red Caps. l feed principally corn,
wheat and oats. In disposing Of our
eggs we have always sold to a peddler
who pays from 8 to Is cents per dozen.
We obtain most of our eggs during the
winter. We have lost a good many
birds from diseases and some from
prowling animals. When we first began
raising broods we had good success but
the longer we keep in the business the
poorer success We have. We have also
tried dOctOring fowls and have used
from twenty to thirty remedies, but
none of them proved of any value.
William Busching.
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DAIRY AND POULTRY
INTERESTING CHAPTERS FOR
OUR RURAL READERS.

How sscesssfal Farmers Operate This
Dcportnsnt oe the Farm-A Few
Hints - to the Care Of Live Stock and
P0altFy.
The Columbus journal., 1896-06-24
Pig Points.

It costs at least one-third more to
produce pound Of pork after the first
year than before. II q pig does not pay
a profit by the time 1t is ten months old
The Columbus journal., 1896-06-24

of vital energy is easily and pleasantly re
plenisha5lc. lIostettcr's stomach Bitters is
An invigorant without o peer, and will
speedily infusc fresh stamina into an en-
feebled physique. Resides this. 1t averts
and remedies malaria. and subdues bilious,
Kidney. dyspeptic and rheumatic ailments. $.
The nervous derive great benefit from its
The Columbus journal., 1896-06-24

PisO's Cure for ConsumI tion hes Teen a
family medicine with us since lS65.-J H.
Madison, 24t9 sd Ave. Chicago, His
The Columbus journal., 1896-06-24

Many . boy has turned out bad because
his father tore down too hard ON the
crindstOne
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FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO
ACRIcULTURiSrS.

0o0o Up-t0-Doto Hints About ColttvS-
tSoa Of the Sen and Yields Thersof-
Horticsltsrs. viticsleore and F1ori'
ealtare.
The Columbus journal., 1896-06-24

Fortunes are made in speculation: 500
Invested in one investment system will earn
yon :. per day. Write for particulars.
Chandler & Co. brokers. 100 los-l04 kasota
Rlcck. Minneapolis.
The Columbus journal., 1896-06-24

The second paper containing I'm
pressions of South Africa" by James
Bryce. NJ. T.. will appear IN the June
number Of the century. This takes
up the race question at the bottom of
most of the complications which have
made that country the subject of inter-
national dispute. Mr.. Bryce Describes
the differences between the Bocr farm
ers and the British government of the
Iape Colony. that led to the great trek
of the former into the Transvaal.
The Columbus journal., 1896-06-24

The cycling schools of London are SO
crowded that the prices Of lessons have in
creased.
The Columbus journal., 1896-06-24

1TS-ail Fits stopped free hy Dr. K lines Great
Nerve DsesfOrer. No Fits after the tlrsr day
Marvellous Trsaiise and STR. tot' r. fres
tacls.s. send to Dr. klne. .sSl Arcn ST.. fka-, Pa.
The Columbus journal., 1896-06-24

Fishing seems to he the iavorite form OF
nnSnu
The Columbus journal., 1896-06-24

o early vegetable
is looked for more
eagerly than the
first dish of aspara-
gus. A bed of as
paragus once estab-
lished is permanent
and it Is essential,
therefore. that the
work of preparing
the bed should be
done thoroughly. A
The Columbus journal., 1896-06-24
Halls Catarrh Cure
H3IIS V0totfn CuHO
Is a constitutional cure. Price, 75c.

The term hand used in measuring
horses means four inches.
The Columbus journal., 1896-06-24

White Leghorns and Plymouth Rocks.
l have bred the Plymouth Rocks,
White Leghorns. Black Spanish,
Brahma and Wyandottes, but l like the
White Leghorns and Plymouth Rocks
best. For winter quarters 1 have q
good house. well-boarded. with tarred
paper over that and over that siding
and then three coats Of paint. In the
summer they pick up nearly their own
living, as they have the range of the
whole farm. In the winter they get
corn, cats. wheat and cooked veg
etables. We sell our eggs to parties
having cold storage house in Ovation
ma. In this cold climate we do not get
many eggs in winter. For the farm !
like Plymouth Rocks best as they look
after themselves mostly. AS for lay
ing, White Leghorns have done the
best for me. w. G. Buffum.
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GladneSS Comes

lOlQUllCSS NOlllCS
XNIith better understanding of the
Wv transient nature of the many phys
ical ills, which vanish before proper eff.
forts-gentle effOrts-pleasant efforts
rightly directed. There is comfort in
the knowledge, that SO many forms of
sickness are not due to any actual dis
ease, but simply to constipated condi-
ton of the system, which the pleasant
family laxative, SyrupOf Figs. prompt
ly removes. That is why it is the only
remedy with millions of families, and is
everywhere esteemed SO highly by all
who value good health. Its beneficial
effects are due to the fact, that it is the
one remedy which promotes internal
cleanliness without debilitating the
organs on which it acts. 1t is therefore
all important, in order to get its bcnc-
fetal effects, to note when you pnr-
chase. that you have the genuine arti-
Gle. which is manufactured by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co. only and sold by
all reputable druggists.
If in the enjoyment Of good health.
and the system is regular. laxatives or
other remedies are then not needed. II
afflicted with any actual disease. one
NAV be commended to the most skillful
physicians. but # in need of n laxative,
one should have the best, and with the
wcll-informed everywhere, Syrup of
Figs stands highest and is most largely
used and gives most general satisfaction.
The Columbus journal., 1896-06-24

DVICES from New
York cheese locali-
ties indicate q some
what discouraging
outlook for a good
opening Of the
cheese market. Tho
cows are coming
fresh and something
must be done with
the milk, yet the
demand for cheese
The Columbus journal., 1896-06-24

The Coming Butter-Maker.- - The
coming butter-maker is going to have
charge of large field. He will not
only be a butter-maker, but he will be
a practical manufacturer. He will re
a teacher; his instructions will go ont
on the farm, and he will be an instruct
or in the best methods of raising crops.
He will post himself on culture of the
fields and crops; the proper curing of
fodder and forage. He will become an
expert judge of the dairy products; be
will study the best methods of breed
ing, rearing and managing dairy stock.
and let me tell you that in that line there
is a greater field for the progressive
creamery man than there ever has been
CT ever will be simply within the
creamery. When you can by proper
selection and feeding of dairy cows
teach the farmer that he can produce
one pound of butter on 4 cents worth
of fsed; whereas, under ordinary meth
DDS it costs cents. you see what a
wonderful opportunity for men and
what is the actual condition of farmers
IT, L. Hacker.
The Columbus journal., 1896-06-24

Extreme Tendencies.-The tendency
in recent years has been to grow beef
cattle and mutton sheep rather than
dairy and wool breeds in many parts
of the country. Those who pursue a
middle or opposite course are apt to
find an increasing demand. One ex-
treme is usually followed by its op-
posite-Ex.
The Columbus journal., 1896-06-24

Women like to nose around the kitchen
and eat scraps.
The Columbus journal., 1896-06-24

II the baby b Cutting Teeth.
% sure and use that Old and weltried remedy, MRs.
vNsLOw's SooInIxo SYRrP for Childrsn Teethine.
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Dairy Form.-There seems to be an
inclination to scof at what is called
dairy form. But all experience goes
to show that dairy form is a sure in
dex of the character Of a milk COW.
There are two points that stand out
prominently and that should not be
lost sight CT in selecting a dairy cow.
The first Of these is big paunch; the
second is a concave thigh. The latter
denotes lack Of ability to lay on flesh
The former tells us that the cow is a
great consumer. Then the rest is plain;
is she eats great deal and does not
turn 1t into flesh and fat, she mus,
needs turn it into milk. We doubt i:
this rule ever fails.
The Columbus journal., 1896-06-24

Pekin Ducks.-There are the Pekins,
a grand breed. pure white. with a
plumage that is thick and heavy. but
fine in texture, breed Of ducks that is
older than the history of civilization.
that comes to us from oyer-popuIated
China, where, doubtless. they are raised
among the flags and lilies that bedeck
the floating homes Of the river-dweiiers,
people that are born, live and die on
the water, with only brief. occasional
experience on dry land: for the river
and inland lakes of China, we are told.
are populated as well as the land, and
whole villages are made up of floating
population that extend tor miles on the
water.-EX.
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A Questionable Practice.-Too many
farmers have formed the practice of
selling their calves for veal With the
present demand for beef and dairy cat
tie would it not be more profitable to
keep the calves and sell them at ma
turity? The prospect is good for the
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The San Francisco call., 1896-11-08
legislature shall, by law. provide for the work

Legislature shall, by law, provide for the work
Ing OF conyicts for the benefit of the State.'
Ii was the evident intention of the trainers
OF our constitution that contractors should
not be allowed to benefit by convict labor,
either directly or indirectly, and tile only
manner In which the Legislature is authorized
TO provide by law for the employment of our
state convicts is 'for the benefit of the State"
therefore, am OF the opinion that contract
which contemplates the procurement by con-
tractor OF stone Quarried by convict labor is
in direct violation of the spirit OF this consti-
tutional provision. For this reason cannot
approve the contract in question until that
clause is eliminated.
l am aware that.by section 1S of an act en-.
Titled San act to regulate and govern the
State prisons of California" approved March
10, 1889 (stats. 1889, 404S), the Legislature
provided tha.: "Ail convicts may be employed
by uthority OF the board OF directors under
charge OF the wardens respectively and such
skilled foreman as he may deem necessary in
the performance of work for the State, or in
the manufacture of any article or articles Tor
the Stale, or the manufacture OF which is
sanctioned by law. The board of
directors are hereby authorized 10 purch ase
from time TO time such tools, machinery and
materials, and to direct the employment of
such skiued foremen as may be necessary to
carry out the provisions of this section, and
to dispose OF the articles manufactured and
not needed by the State for cash at privaI re
sale, IN such manner as provided by law"
am CT the opinion, however, that this sec
ton does not confer upon the State Board of
Prison Directors authority 70 sell TO cOntrac-
tors granite ouarried by the convicts of Fol-
som State Prison, and i am further OF the
opinion that any attempt on the part of tho
Legislature to confer any such power upon the
State Board of Prison Directors wculd be un-
constitutional
The masonry work contract was re-
turned and the others were held for. fur
ther consideration.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-08
Killed the Family's Pet Dog Be-
cause It Had Lived Long
Enough.
USED TO CATCH DRIFTwooD.
. Left His Property Subj ct to Some
Restrictions, Which the Court Has
Ordered Removed.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, |
COS Broadway NoV. z

L
sos Broadway, Nov. 7.
Some peculiar incidents in the life OF
the late Phineas Marston of Fruitvale
were told in Judge Greenes court this
morning and proved sufficient evidence in
his Honor's mind to justify the court in
declaring void the will of the deceased.
Phineas F. MaIston died in Fruitvale on
March 21 last. He made his will in July,
1883. 1t bestowed upon the widow all his
household property and one-fourth of all
the real estate, gave one-third to dece-
dents daughter, Cordelia, one-third to
Frank A. Marston and the remainder to
Frank A. Marston in trust for his elder
son, Phineas Marston. The will made
no reference to the motive which impeIled
: the old gentleman to prevent his son
Phineas from managing the property
willed to him.
: This morning Phlneas Marston, when
on the witness-stand, told some peculiar
facts connected with his fathers life, in
support of his petition for the revocation
of the will on the ground that the de-
ceased was of unsound mind.
The witness said that he never had any
misunderstanding with his father and
that.he was totally at loss to account for
fire restriction placed upon him bv his
father. He said there was no doubt that
the mind OF his father a t the time OF max
ing the will was unsound. One reason he
gave was that the decedent for long time
had been unable to distinguish between q
50 gold piece and quarter. His memory
also failed him. He was compelled to
read thing through three or four times
before he could retain an i'm preston of it.
On one occasion Phineas Marston took a
hatchet and struck the pet dog of the fam
lily on the head; after doing this he cut its
throat, and when asked for an eXplana-
tiOn ne replied that he had acted as he did
because the dog had lived long enough
At another time the witness father
went TO the creek to spear driftwood. Al
though a capitalist decedent was very
frugal. The pole and hook, which he
used, fell out OF his hand and drifted down
d. the creek. He then went home, har-
messed the horse and buggy and drove
down to the bay 10 search for the hook.
Not nndlng II he renewed his search the
next day, and when he still failed to find
1t exhibited great ANNOYANCE. In Septem-
Der, 1893, the old man was declared incom-
petent. On this showing letters testa-
mentary were withdrawn by Judge Greene
ana new administrator will be- appointed.
1t was surprise to the many friends of
Phineas Marston to hear of some OF the
vagaries OF the old man, as it was always
thought he was cool-headed, calculating
fnancier. The property at Frultvale IS
valued at about $4,000. in addition to
which he has large amount of personal
property and promissory notes valued at
$4,000.
Intimate acquaintance of the deceased
shate the opinion that it was simply a
vagary, making any distinction between
the rights of his various children.
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JEFFRlES SEEKS A FIGHT.
1t Is Probable That He and Van Bus
kirk Will Be Matched.

1t Is Probable That He and Van Bus
kirk Will BE Matched.
There are in prospect two big boxing
contests in this City, the first between
Jack McAuliffe and Jimmy Carroll, billed
for Novem ber 18 by the st. George Club,
and the second between Bob Fitzsim mons
and Tom Sharkey, to be drawn off De-
cember under the auspices OF the Na-
tional Club.
Now there promises to be another match
OF no small moment, one between j. ].
Jeffries, the Los Angeles heavy weight,
aud Theodore Van Buskirk, who lately
fought oraw with Jack Steiner of Chi.
cago the heavyweight who tailed to put
out Middle weight Harry Peppers.
Van Buskirk was at the Occidental Club
headquarters last night and wanted 20
have the articles drawn up then and there,
so that he could sign them at once. To
this the club demurred, as they wished TO
learn first when Jeffries is willing to box.
The latter has just recovered from a Sc
we're attack of pneumonia and probably
will want the date of the match placed as
far in the future as possible.
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every night the average number of men
in line was fifty and Corporal Dutton re-
fused to make public the list of the re-
mainder. Now it is believed they had no
existence except in the organizers imagi-
nation. This belief was borne out tonight
when the genuine league marched hun
dreds strong and were joined by some of
the few who for a time had permitted
themselves to be blinded.
Headed by Grand Marshal Gaskill, the
parade started nearly on time. a cannon,
a steam whistle and wagons from which
fireworks were continuously discharged
led the way and, after gorgeous array.
came the feature of the EVENING" car
riage drawn by four horses, in the center
of which proudly huttered the Repubii-
can banner. Around it were seated Sena-
tor Eli Denison, f. J. Fletter. chairman
of the County Committee, Senator-elect
F. S. Stratton and the delegation from Los
Angeles, who were charged with the mis-
sion of returning the banner to Alameda a
County.
There were nine divisions, each under
the charge of the same aid that officiated
last Monday. All the ward Republican
clubs were present, as well as rep
reservations from Mount Eden, Eden,
Murray and Washington townships
Berkeley sent its Republican clubs, and
Alameda Republicans, headed by their
e.
The Young Mems Republican League
acted as escort to the veterans of the
bay cities.
Merchants, lawyers. insurance men, real
estate men and clerks each had a place in
the parade, The Sound Money League
was out in force and prominent in the
first division was that handsome body of
men, the Repu bican Alliance OF Oakland.
The National Republican League and the
various Street Railway Mems Republican
clubs had division by themselves. Most
OF them wore the uniforms of their re-
spective companies, and even an ardent
Popocrat surely could not have thought
there appeared to be lacking an indepen-
dence of thought.
The floats and transparencies were all
interesting, some were funny and others
were tritie personal. But the PERSONAL
lty was kept within political bounds and
went no further.
The line of march presented differen t
appearance from that which it bore when
the week opened. Something was lack
ing. The huge banner across Broadway.
which contained on one side the head of
the man from Nebraska and the Maine
shipbuilder, and on the other the Ne
braska man with Tom Watson for mate,
was thoug htfully taken down, it being in
tim ated that there was a possibility that
the Republican fireworks might i'm pair its
beauty and mar its usefulness, should a
desire to hoist it again exist in 1900. The
gayly decorated fusion headquarters were
quiet as the grave and as mournfuI.
Coins School of Finance" on Eighth
street, where for three months young DEM
ocrats and old Populists had sat before a
blackboard while they were taught how
fifty-three cents could be made into dol
lar, was deserted and it is perhaps not
stretching the truth too much to say that
many of its former pupils were joining in
the hurrah on Broadway.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-08
HANGING BY A SWING.
Ghastly Discovery Made by
Mrs. w. E Payne in South
Berkeley.
Her Husband Hangs Himself by the
Swing on Which His Little
Girl Amused Herself.

BERKELEY, CAL, Nov. 7.-William E.
Payne of South Berkeley hanged himself
this morning in the basement of his resi-
dcnce, using the ropes of a swing he had
made for his little girl to play with.
The suicide was due to dependency. the
deceased aving been out of employment
for some months. He was a composition
and membe of the San Francisco Typo.
graphical Union, and up to the time OF
the introduction of linotypes was en-
ployed on San francisco evening news
paper.
This morning the suicides wife went tc
San Francisco on the clock train. On
her return she failed to find Mr.. Payne at
home, as she expected. After briei
search she lound him hanging in the
cellar. suspended but a few inches above
the ground by the ropes of the swing on
which his little girl had been wont to
play.
The deceased was native of New Jer-
sey, aged So years. He had resided in
Berkeley about eight years and was well
known in the south end of the town.
The inquest will be held at the late resi-
dence OF the deceased, on Adeline street,
near Adeline station, at o'clock on Mon
day morning.
Still Holds the Fort.
BERKELEY, CAL, Nov. z. Mrs. Mary
A. Townsend, whose efforts to retain pos
session OF the strip OF Shattuck avenue
claimed by her were related in Friday
CALL, stlH remains unmoleSted in her res
idence, IN spite of the fact that a warran
was issued for her arrest YESTERDAY The
lady has armed herself with a six-shooter
and declares that she will resist all efforts
to remove her dwelling from the spot ii
OcCuniSS Sn of Rartalautc "a
officials have served the wsrrant. A pre-
vious charge against her of resisting an
officer was heard this morning in Justice
Lords court and was postponed for two
weeks.
Victory for Lowell.
BERKELEY, CAL, Nov. THE Lowell
High Scho ol football eleven Of San Fran
cisco defea ted the Berkeley High School
team this morning by q score of 6 10 4.
The game was a hard-fought contest,
neither side scoring in the first half. The
lineup was as follows: Berkeley High
School-Center, Pierce; guards, Barrows
and Berka; tackles. Hill and Woosey
ends. Condon and Masters; halves. Spen-
GER and Waste; quarterback, Chick; full
back, Haml lin. Lowell High School
Center, Johnston; guards, Cook and Ham
Bishop and Robinson; halves, Bishop and
Yarney; quarterback, Brickel; fuliback,
Gickner.
Floral Society.
BERKELEY, CAL. Nov. Z. - The
Novem Der meeting of tie Berkeley Floral
Society will be held on next Tuesday
evening in Stiles Hail. Professor G. w.
Woodwork will deliver an address on
Remedies for Garden Pests"
Death of a Pioneer.
BERKELEY, CAL, Nov. Captain ].
H. Jacobsen OF Sixth and Delaware streets,
West Berkeley, died yesterday in Placer
vile while visiting some mining property
in that section.
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GARCELON TRUST VOID.
Merritt Boys Agree to Compromise
by Which Each Benefits.

Merritt Boys Agree to a compromise
by Which Each Benefits.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL
90S Broadway, November L
An important suit relating to the Garce-
lon will was decided this afternoon in the
Superior Court The suit was brought by
the heirs of Samuel W. burlington and ii.
P. Merritt to have declared forfeited the
Knowles trust. Captain Knowles died
some months ago and Emil Nusbaumer
was appointed his successor. The foun-
dation for the suit was the fact that James
P Merritt had contested the Will OF Mrs.
Garcelon.
The instrument of trust provided that
the two Merritt boys, James and Fred,
should forfeit their property ii contest
were made over any disposition OF the
property made in the will.
James Merritt made a contest some
years ago and it was carried to the Su-
preme Court. On this ground suit was
brought. This afternoon Judgment was
rendered in favor of plaintiff.
The whole proceedings were the result
of a compromise understanding, and the
various interests that will be received by
the heirs will appear on record in few
days. By the terms OF compromise the
boys save about three-fourths of the prop
erty, and Emil Nusbaunier will continue
to manage the estate for them.