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The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-06-04
MISCELLANEOUS.

A DISPATCH from St. Louis on the 2sth stated that 5l5 people were known to be dead from the effects of the re- cent tornado on both sides of the river and that the number would proba bly, approximate 400. Those found to be dead in St. Louis up to the dispatch numbered l69. An army of pickpockets and thieves has invaded St Louis and the mayor has ordered out the militia The auditorium, which was only slightly damaged, will be fixed up in time for the national republican con- vention.
 TKE 3sth general assembly of the United Presbyterian church of the United States convened at Xenia, O.. on the 2Sth. Rev. James White, of Kansas City, Mo, was chosen moder- ator.
 FRANK EVANS, aged 20, was instantly killed by the explosion of a sawmill boiler at Clay City. H., recently. His body was blown 200 feet and the main part of the boiler was found 20 yards from the scene of the explosion. Sev- eral others were seriously injured.
 AT Mount Vernon. Ill.,, nine people were killed by tornado on the 27th.
 IRA SANBoRNE. early on the 27th at Philadelphia, beat his daughter.in-law into insensibility while she laid in bed with her baby and then set fire to the room When the woman was rescued it was found that her skull was frae- tured and the infant so badly burned that both will probably die. Ira San borne has been arrested.
 THE Norwegian bark Broderon was wrecked near St. Paul's island in the gulf of St. Lawrence early on the a7th. A thick mist and heavy sea prevailed at the time. The captain and four others were drowned and five men were saved.
 Two tramps took refuge in farm er's barn at Henderson, Ky, during q storm and the place took fire and cre- mated them and three horses. Snok- ing or lightning was thought to have been the cause.
 Ar San Jose, Cal, early on the 21th Col McGlincy. Mrs. McGlincy, Mrs. Duhhli' "Clis Briscoe and Minnie Schesler were found murdered by being shot or hacked to death with hatchet. The only being in the house who escaped alive was a-month-old baby. James Durham, the husband of one of the victims, was suspected of the crime, family quarrels being the cause.
 AT Drake. H., a cyclone on the 27th wrecked the schoolhouse and 80 chil- dreu are said to have been killed.
 TIE Methodist Episcopal conference at Cleveland, O.. on the 26th held in- stallation ceremonies for the three new bishops. At the afternoon session the report of the temperance committee was adopted, declaring it to be the duty of each member of the church to be a total abstainer and asserting that the attitude of the church was one of relentless enmity against the liquor traffic
 A TELEGRAM from New York stated that after an extended and brilliant career as operatic and dramatic man. agers Messrs. Abbey, Shoeffel & Grau, controlling opera houses and thcaters in New York and Boston, had been obliged to make an assignment for the benefit of creditors.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-06-04
ADDITIONAL DISPATCHES.

AT the free feast given in honor of the czar of Russia's coronation on the Hodynsky plain, near Moscow, ter rible panic ensued, resulting in over 2,OOO people losing their lives by being trampled upon. It was resolved to provide hearty meal for 5O0,0Oo, but there was such an immense crowd waiting to be fed for so many hours that suddenly they pressed forward to get at the food and swept everything before them, the police being power less before the rush, and numbers of weak and hungry peasants fell.
 A FOUR-YEAR-oLD child of J. l.. kreg- wer, of Parkland. Ok, went into hog pen and picked up a little pig, when the old hog attacked the child, knock ing it down and biting off part of its face and tearing out one eye. It will die.
 BRICK PoMERoY, the noted journal ist and author, died at his Brooklyn home on the SOth from dropsy.
 J. J. MoTT, chairman of the national silver party, has issued an address from Washington, urging all friends of the party to push the work of organization with all possible vigor, the purpose being to unite for action all believers in the restoration of free silver and prosperity"
 TIE post office department at Wash ington is daily in receipt of complaints about letter carriers in the west-par- ticularly in Missouri, Kansas and Tex as-making the occupants of houses come out to the sidewalk to get their mail.
 AT Seneca, Mo-, a terrible cloud burst occurred on the 3Oth. Many buildings were swept away by the rush of water and IS people were reported drowned, l5 bodies having been re- covered. An appeal for aid has been made for the immediate wants of the living destitute, Mayor James Mclean. non, of Seneca. being authorized to re- ceive all contributions.
 AT Goshen, Ind, chief of police John Rigney shot Dick Simmons through the heart while the latter was resist ing arrest.
 AT Chicago nearly 200. GOO people gathered to witness the finish of the bicycle race from Wheeling to Chicago, 24A miles. The race was won by O. P. Nelson in ;:l2:53. He had been given nine minutes in the handicap.
 A CABLE message has been received at Chicago that Miss Kate Field died at Honolulu of pneumonia. She was in the Sandwich islands as the special correspondent of the Chicago Times. Herald.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-06-04

IN a letter which Mir. Brooks wrote to the New York Herald he says that If on January l, 1900, a new division of the year into l3 months could be made the first l2 months would have just 2s days and the new month 29. to make 365, and 30 in leap years. After a few days there would be no need to refer to calendars, as the same day of the week would have the same date through the year. If this change be adopted by all countries and January were. say, Monday, every Monday would be the 1st, sth, 18th and 22d; every Tuesday the 2d, 9th, l6th and esd, and so on throughout the year.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-06-04

IN record of tornadoes kept for seven years by the weather bureau it appears that the United States suffered an average of 60 year and the funnel shaped cloud was seen in 30 different states. so that the west does not suffer from a tornado monopoly. In the seven years New York state averaged two tornadoes year and so did New En- gland. Kansas and Illinois, at first glance, seemed to be the champion tor nado states by this record, with Mis-. souri close third. Kansas and Hi nois had an average of nearly seven tornadoes year while the record was kept and Missouri had five. -
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-06-04

TIE farmers of Oxford county, Me-, are nearly all taking to bicycles The other day one of them rode three miles Go the store on wheel, carrying a pail of butter in one hand and basket of eggs in the other. Another dashed bag of meal to the handle bar of his wheel and rode home with the load, passing a neighbor who was returning tn a wagon.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-06-04
IT was announced in New York re-

Ir was announced in New York re- gently that the first steps had been taken to commemorate the consolida- tion of New York and Brooklyn with adjoining towns into the second largest city in the world by grand interna- tional exposition, which if it will rot surpass the worlds fair of 1893 in Chi cago, will be nevertheless the greatest project in the same line ever under taken in the east
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-06-04
"BRiCk" POMEROY DEAD.

The Printer, Journalist, author, Politician
 and specuiator succumbs to Dropsy.
 NEW YORK. June 1.-.Brick" Pom. eroy died at his Brooklyn home Satur- day morning from dropsy, by which he had been confined to his home for sev. eral months.
 Mark Mills Pomcroy was descended from the Pomeroys of Devonshire, Eng, on his fathers side and of Gen. White, of revolutionary fame, by his mother. He was born at Elmira, N Y., December g, 1893.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-06-04
Murder in a Nebraska a.vIur

LINCOLN, Neb, May 3L-In a quarrel between patients at the state hospital for the insane T. D. Davis killed Charles J. Johnson by crushing his skull with heavy soap box. Johnson was but slightly deranged and va, soon to have bee sent home
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-06-04

THE Raines liquor law.does not seem to be doing so much for New York as was expected. Its effect has been to turn restaurants and lunch counters into pseudo hotels and enables the thirsty to drink on Sunday without let or hindrunce.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-06-04

ARRANGEMENTS were being perfected by Herbert E. Maslin, of Syracuse, N. Y., for relay race between San Fran cisco and New York. in which a mes- sage will be carried from the presiding army officer in San Francisco addressed to Gen. Miles. 1t was estimated that the ride would be made in from l5 to 20 days, providing a good condition of roads prevailed
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-06-04

TIE most comprehensive publication issued from the navy department in a long time is the map of the arctic re. gions published by the naval hydro. graphic office. It is one of the finest specimens of lithographic work ever accomplished by the government
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-06-04
Free Silver fin Kentucky.

LOUISVILLE, Ky, June L.-Mass con. ventions were held in every county seat in Kentucky Saturday to select delegates to the state convention at Lexington. June 3. Returns from all but four of the conventions show that the latter body will be made up of 59o free silver delegates and 3O9 gold standard men, with II to hear from.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-06-04

A COMMITTEE appointed by the con- vention of state railroad commission CTS to consider the matter of strikes has given its approval to a measure pending in congress which provides for arbitration between railroads and their employees in contests involving the suspension of traffic or other incon- veniences to the public.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-06-04
Only One Left.

LINCOLN, Neb., June 1.-C. P. Mum, wife and family of 1a children moved from Lincoln to St Louis on the 18th of May. The father, mother and II children were killed in the tornado. Advices to that effect have just been received by relatives from Frank Mum. the sole survivor of the family.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-06-04

A BENEVOLENT association has been formed in New York to establish a home for aged and disabled gripmen on a farm 100 miles from the city. The board of trustees consists of a Catholic priest a Protestant clergyman and 6 Jewish abbi
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-06-04
Hawkins Rested bv Zetpi.r

SAN FRANCISCO. June Ely consist ent hard fighting, forcing the issue throughout, Owen Zeigler, of Philadel- phia, bested Dal Hawkins in the eighth round of their contest and got the de. cision of the referee and the purse.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-06-04

THE New York Sun says that enough poker chips are manufactured in the United States every year to make a stack over 60 miles high if placed one on top of the other.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-06-04
Killed While Resisting Arrest.

GOSHEN, Ind, June l.-John Rignev. chief of police, shot Dick Simmons through the heart while the latter was resisting arrest. Simmons was the head of notorious gang. which has long been terror to law.abiding citi. zepS
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-06-04

THE latest scientific discovery re- ported is that lenses of unlimited size can be made of oxygen gas, so that our neighbors in space can be brought within very short range.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-06-04
CURRENT COMMENT.

TuE opposition among Massachusetts Legislators to IL statue of Gen. Butler Is said to be giving way.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-06-04

THOMAS A. EDISON has been granted VII patents during the last s5 years, which beats the record of all times and all countries by a large majority.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-06-24
Odd Trees.

The macpalxochiquahitt, or hand
flower tree, is Mexican and Guate-
malan tree, bearing ared flower whose
stamens resemble in shape human
hand.
In Jamaica grows tree whose bark
consists of numerous concentric fbers,
60 arranged as to resemble lace.
Charles II. once received as present
q collar made of it.
There is in Western India variety
of antiaris called the sack tree. You
cut off log of the proper length,
soak and beat the bark, and pull it
nearly off; then saw off the end OF
the wood, which remains for a bot
tom.
There is shrub in Spain called the
toothpick bishop weed, because the
rays OF the main umbel form thorny
toothpicks when dried. A specimen
in Kew gardens has $1,000 rays.
The great tree which has so long
been landmark in Aurora, No., used
in years agone by many hunter hid
ing for deer, was dragged down in the
recent foods.
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FEEDING OF A CALF.

A Young calf for the first month OF
its life should have the new milk OF
the COW or the skinned milk warmed
to eighty degrees. When it is month
old the quantity OF milk should be in
creased to ten or twelve quarts g. day,
and as soon IS it will take little fine
meal and some fine hay or grass, 1t
should get what it will eat. A spring
calf may be turned into a good grass
lot when it is month old, and should
be tethered, and get its milk as usual.
The milk may be continued for three
months, when small ration OF mixed
meal and bran should be given, grad
ually increasing the allowance until,
at six months old. it gets a pound q
day, with as good pasture as can be
provided. After that the meal may be
increased gradually untilin the winter
the calf is stabbed with the COWS, and
gets the same kind of feed in due pro.
portion to its age and size. Very much
may be done in this way by good feed
ing to improve herd and double the
value of the young stock. A full
grown COW will consume tifteenp pounds
of good hay daily in the winter, with
five pounds of meal or bran and meal.
Thus 5000 pounds of hay will be re-
auired to winter COW as she should
be.-New York Times. -.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-06-24
BoY'S Kilt AND BLOUSE.

The coming suit for small boys pic
tured in the second large engraving
consists of kilt-plaited skirt of white
pique and a pretty blouse of white
nainsook. The comfortable blouse is
handsomely trimmed with insertion
and embroidered edging that is gath
cred in frills and trims the collar, cuffs
and right front edge. Three tiny
tucks are stitched in each front at
sufficient distance from the closing in
center to show beyond the frills of
embroidery that are sewed on each
side of the band of insertion. The
large sailor color falls deeply on back
and front, Aaring slightly in center,
and Windsor tie of yellow silk is
worn at the neck. The kilt skirt is
hemmed On the lower edge and laid at
side plaits at the top all around. 1t
is finished with a waistband that is
provided with button holes to attach
it to the buttons on the under waist.
Suits of this kind can be made from
plain, stripped or checked gingham,
galatea, duck or grass linen, com.
bination of two materials having O
very stylish effect.
The quantity of material 36 inches
wide required to make this suit for
child four years of age is 3 yards.
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To Pierce Pixies Peak.

"Colorado is going to have the long.
est tunnel in the world" said Richard
Jones, in conversation with St. Louis
Globe-Democrat reporter a few days
ago. within few years the Mont
Gems, st. Gothard and Simplon tun-
nels under the Alps will not compare
with the one to be constructed.
ga company has undertaken to do
forty-eight miles of tunneling under
Pixies Peak and the territory near by,
It will begin at Sunderland Creek,
near Colorado City. and run in a
southwesterly direction to creek
some distance beyond Independence
and Victor. It is to be built for q
double track of railway and have the
regulation dimensions Of railway tun-
nels, fourteen feet wide and eighteen
high. A branch line will leave the
main tunnel at a point under Inde-
pendence and run to Cripple Greek,
placing that mining centre within six-
teen miles of Colorado city. The dis.
tance between the two is by rail at
present nfty-1our miles.
"The two mouths of the main tunnel
are to have the same altitude, $500
feet, and the grade of the tunnel will
be one foot to the 100, enough to drain
it we'll. This will give the divide an
altitude of about 7400 feet. The sum-
NIT of Pixies Peak is 1000 feet above
the sea level and Cripple Creek nearly
10000. The plan includes also laterals,
or cross tunnels at several different
points. One is to be at or under
Crystal Park and another under Cam.
eron's Cove. The longest one will cut
the main line not far from Bald Noun.
tain, and run under that peak in one
direction and under the summit of
Pixies Peak in the other. This Cross
tunnel will be over fifteen miles long.
Then another tunnel is to connect this
cross arm with the main line, joining
the latter near the south and the
branch on the west side of Pixies Peak.
It will run under the mining camp OF
Gillett and not far from Grassy.
"The amount needed for the tunnel
work is 800, 100000. A contract now
in escrow in Colorado City requires
that the work shall be commenced
within ninety days. The intention is
to have forty-eight miles tunneled and
the main line in operation before
March l, 1906"
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HOW TO GROW CUCUMBERs.

Many successful gardeners claim
that cucumber seeds retain their
vitality for eight or nine years, but l
prefer to use seed not over three years
old, writes NJ. B. Keech. Experience
has taught me that it does not pay to
plant doubtful seeds of any kind. II
they fail to germinate, much valuable
time of the growing season IS lost by
replanting, and if they do produce
plants they are often 80 spindling that
they are not worth cultiveting. I pre-
fer White Spine for both table use and
picking. The vines are vigorous and
produce abundantly. The cucumber
is of good size, and the flesh tender
and crisp. When young it is deep
green. and, being well formed, makes
nice pickles. When ripe it turns q
clear white, the flesh is solid and ten.
der, and makes excellent sweet pickles.
Six or seven hills will probably fur
nish enough for family of five or six
persons. As early in May as the
ground becomes warm and dry dig
holes about one foot deep and six feet
apart each way. Place bucketful OF
poultry manure in the bottom Ind
tamp down firmly, then add five or six
inches of mellow soil to the top, on
which the seed are planted and
covered II inches deep with we'll pull
verized soil. If possible plant in
freshly prepared soil, pressing 1t hrm-
" over the seed with the back Of the
hoe. Place eight or nine seeds IN a
hill, and when all danger from bugs is
past, thin to three plants. Make the
hills level with the surrounding sur
face. Low hills stand the drouth bet
ter than high ones. AS soon rs the
plants are out OF the ground they will
be attacked by little stripped beetles
Lose no time in destroying them.
Wood ashes, air. .slakel lime and SCOT
are effective remedies. Personally l
prefer to sprinkle white hellebore OF
! the plants in the morning while the
dew is on. The sprinkling should be
repeated after each hoeing and after
every rain. 4 convenient contrlvance
for applying insect destroyers is made
from large baking powder can. Sc
lect one upon which the cover fits
tightly. Punch holes in the cover
with a shingle nail, and you have all
the apparatus needed for killing vine
insects. Give frequent but shallow
cultivation. Keep the ground mellow
and work the soil around each plant.
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portion, the full skirt being gathered
at the top and joined to its lower edge.
A band OF insertion edges the top of
yoke and forms a heading to the frlll
of embroidery. Full sleeves are
gathered at the top and sewed in the
arms eye, the edge being decorated
to match yoke. The apron closes in
centre back with buttons and button
holes, wide sash ends being attached
to the sides at the waist line and tied
in bow with long ends at the back.
Aprons in this style are dainty look
ing and quite protective. They can
be made up and plainly finished, or
ela6orately decorated with lace or en-
broidery. Cross-barred muslin, main
sock, cambria, dotted Swiss, dimity or
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-06-24
SIMMER PIONEERING BULBS.

The eladiolus has become one of the
most popular of summer flowers. 1t
has many commendable qualities, and
requires but little of what may be
called skill il its management. Inc
bulbs may be planted as soon as the
frost leaves the ground in spring. and
if succession of flowers is desired
planting may be made weekly until the
middle or end of June. The bulbs for
late planting must be kept in a very
cool cellar to prevent them from grow
ing prematurely. Like most other
bulbs, gladioluses thrive best in
sandy or at least light soil, and if
the finest flowers are to be obtained
the soil must be we'll enriched. In dry
seasons the blooms will be short lived,
but this can be materially counteracted
by mulching around the stems. This
is preferable to watering, which some
times Injuries the bulbs. They ripen
seed very freely. but it is at the e1'
pense of the young bulbs. and where
it is not proposed to save seed the fu'
ture Towering bulbs will be greatly
helped in growing by removing the
flower stem as soon as the flowers fade.
Each bulb will form two bulbs for
future planting, and, in addition to
these, numerous small bulblets will be
found clustering at the base Of the
larger bulbs. These small bulbs will
vary in size from marble to pea.
These should be carefully gathered
and sown IN rows like peas, when they
will soon reach the size of Towering
bulbs. The bulbs should be lifted in
the fall and, after being well dried in
the sun, stored in dry place, where
no frost can enter. In dry soils, even
in the Middle States, they can be
planted deep enough to escape injury
from freezing, but it is the safer plan
to lift the bulbs after the stems decay
and keep;them dry during the winter.
The tigrida, or tiger flower, is q
Mexican bulb which produces tulip
shaped flowers of q scarlet color,
spotted with yellow. The flowers are
very beautiful, but of short duration,
lasting only one day, but it continues
Towering for some time, several flow
ers being produced from the same
stock. The bulbs are small and ap.
pear almost worthless, but if they are
planted in o deep, light, rich soil
they will flower satisfactorily. They
are very tender and will not stand any
frost, consequently they should be
lifted ana kept in dry place, where
there is no frost. They should not be
planted until the ground becomes
warmed in spring, otherwise the bulbs
will be apt to decay.-The Silver
Knight.
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IMPROVED STONE BOAT.

cept with strong team. The stout
drag is sometimes needed where heavy
stones are to be moved, but for NOV
ing farming tools, grain and other
seed, etc., in and out of the field, a
light structure is needed. The sketch
herewith shows drag made Of inch
hardwood boards, sawed so as to give
sharp upward incline to the forward
end, this platform being surmouated
by fat rails of inch-and.a-half stuff. A
single horse can walk off with such a
drag, and that, too, with considerable
of 3 burden upon it, which can be
placed upon the drag more convenient
ly than upon even low hung wagon.
American Agriculturist.
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that have red in them are trimmed
with garnets and rhinestones. Ribbon
bows are apparently held in place by
fascinating buckles in which rhine
stones play an importan. part. Silver
is so cheap that sterling silver buckles,
very dainty and artistic in design, can
be bought for little and are..much used
as trimming. The belt buckles that
are attached to belts are small, but
belt buckles that belong on dresses are