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The Holly chieftain., 1897-08-06
sELLlN0 rnElR CATTLE.
Dry weather Forcing Kansas Fafmsrs
Dispose II Their stock.

Dry Weather Forcing Kansas Fafmsrs to
DIsposs of Their stock.
KANSAS CITY, No., Aug. 4.-The dry
weather in Kansas was the principal
subject Of talk At the stock yards to-
day because OF. the fact that there
were very heavy receipts, largely made
up of thin stock cattle which farmers
were compelled to ship because Of fail
ing pastures and dried up water
courses. The receipts were about H.
900, or very nearly the largest on record.
There was not much demand for the
thin stock cattle and prices were 90 to
10 cents below the values that pre-
vailed last week. Stock iven expect
very heavy receipts of thin cattle for
some time to come, unless the drought
is broken, rs there is only one thing
for farmer to do with his cattle, when
the water supply gives out, and the
grass and fodder dies He must ship
them to market.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-08-06
cuLTfvATlpso oRAsa
No Gre, G.sw. :. NE Av.rass 49,

No CROp 8xOWu - me Ayeg0R8 8DHo
rays nsetsH.
There is no part Of farming 1t the
present day so much neglected. - the
meadow, and there is no crop grown
that pays better. The general idea of
the farmer Is that the meadow does not
require any cultivation or care, 'sThe
meadow" he says, .'is all right.
seeded this field three or five years aro:
but cannot see why get 80 light >
crop" -
1t is quite plain you have been rob
btng the land for three years and re-
turning nothing. Worse than that;
you have allowed the moss to cresp in
and smotljer the rootr yhieh you have
robbed Of $Aeisnok oknxs - Svku Y
out returning anything 70 them OF driv-
ing on the moss from the root.bound
grass. What kind Of q corn crop would
you get il you did not cultivate ii? To
insure big crop of hay cultivate 1t.
Haul, during the month Of December,
say from six to eight loads to theNcre
OF barnyard manure and spread it while
hauling as evenly as you can with
fork. Then as early as You can get on
'AAe AAASoNoW III 3udICu, VI oh bOOu ~ tud
frost is out and the ground dry enough
to get on with team, take good har-
row and drag it thoroughly, and then
cross-harrow II. You will imagine you
are going to ruin your meadow, but you
are simply loosening the roots and Civ
ing them chance; and when harvest
time comes you win Hnd you not only
did not injure your meadow, but great
ly increased your crop of grass, and
also improved your ground. This mat
ter of cultivating grass is not mere
theory" 1t is a principle, proved to be
correct by actual trinl with profitable
results. In 1882 Josiah Bagley, Of Se-
rena, from six-acre meadow took
12 loads of hay, with no after-crop.
The following season he manured and
cultivated the same six acres substan-
tally as outlined above. Some Of his
neighbors laughed at him; but about
the 10th of July, 1888, he cut 10 loads of
grass from these six acres, and in the
last of September cut second crop of
nine loads. He says: II am an advo-
cate of cnltivating grass."--J. E. Por.
ter, in Prairie Fnrmer.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-08-06
TREATMENT OF NANCE.
Recipe for a saIve which II said Il
Produce Good Results.

Recipe for saIve which IL said t.
Produce Good Results.
Scurf or mango is sometimes difficult
to cure. 1t is caused by small mite
that burrows in the skin, and to get rid
CT it the mite must be destroyed. The
treatment mentioned has such tend
ency. but as the application is most
effective when applied locally there has
been too much reliance upon the In
ternal treatment. The sulphur inter
nally is not harmful, but it will take
too much time; the process is too slow,
says Breeders Gazette.
In the first place. the pens and sleep
ing quarters should be frequently dis
infected with crude cnrbolic acid and
lime. The surface affected should be
treated with salve made as follows:
Four ounces Of sahcylic acid, the same
amount of hyposulphite of sodium,
eight ounces of cosmoline or lard; and
II the lard is used small amount of
beeswax should be added to make the
mixture firm. The cosmoline or lard
should be melted over a slow fire, and
while it is warm enough still to remain
a liquid stir in the other ingredients
slowly until they are thoroughly mixed.
When cold apply to the diseased skin of
the hogs every day until cure is ef-
fected. II many hogs are to be treated
the amount should be doubled or quad
rupled, as the necessities may require
In stirring in the salicylic acid care
should be used to keep the face away
from the mixture, or the person who
does the work will have violent case
of sneezing. The salve mentioned is
good for man or benst where there is
a violent and persistent eruption of
the skin. Do not forget to disinfect
the pens and sleeping quarteres of the
animals. The crude carbolic acid is
good, but when applied strong enough
to be effective it is likely to make ths
animals sick
The Holly chieftain., 1897-08-06
Home Marke, ,he Hast.

What would farm be that did not
contain a flock Of hens? The eggs are
considered adjuncts to the farm, and
they enter into many Of the household
dishes. In estimating the profits from
poultry the eggs and poultry con
sumed by the family should be given
the same value as though such supplies
were purchased. The family" mar
kets In the United Stntes excel all
others, and no farmer should sell his
eggs and live on something less desir.
able. but enjoy the same luxuries as
those who are willing to have the best
in the cities. Supply the home market
rst.-Farm and Fireside.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-08-06
Railroad Property Not Anected.

KANSAS CrrY, Kan, Aug. 4.-Instead
of carrying out Its original plan of rails
ing Wyandotte county's personal prop
erty valuations 81, ,00Q, 600 and reducing
the assessed valuation of lands a5 per
cent, for the purposes of state taxa
tion, the state board of equalization
at Topeka simply increased the valua-
tion Of taxable property in Wyandotte
county six per cent. for state purposes.
The railroad property in Wyandotte
county, assessed at a valuation of ST.
5oS, 1s0, was not affected in the least
by the raise.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-08-06
barometer. .. -. F.r..

The fnrm is full Of bsrometers, ali
more certain than the best almanacs
ever concocted- Before the rain comes
the dog II lazy and wants 10 slesp,
the cat washes its fsce, and The horses
are restless and esaiiy frishteped. The
geese are noiey, the poultry susk their
roosts. ants are In ! hurry and skusry
laying in supplies. spiders crowd u
gether on the wall. toads end snaI}s
and sluts are on the gatJ0sh p6fhs ssn&
BIRDS ery -vret. weet., Z IN zsuss cs6nk.
md peafpwl beeone vsty sxsa>6tne
Aad taIk1stvs. 8 Z. ''.ls.s z
The Holly chieftain., 1897-08-06
STALK CUTTER.

cured to the log as shown in the cut.
The shanks that hold the blades should
be set forward SO that in revolving
the edge will strike the ground perpen-
dicularly. A common roller frame is
put on and the tongue (C) is fastened
behind cart or wagon, and it is ready
for operation. The number Of blades to
put on depends on the size of the log
and the length pieces the stalks are to
be cut into. For log ls inches In.
diameter blades will suffice. The log
must be heavy enough so thai the
weight will cut through the stalks. q.
w. Waters, in Ohio Farmer.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-08-06
o.r W.alth n. Cr...

Mr.. scribner. Of the department Of
agriculture. h1s recently oollSeted
nosne very. intersstins faeta aheaA,
american exasses- He says; I'VE have
better grasses and greatsr unristy Of
them native "a. enr spil than We can
ever ct from E6tcPAr Of eIovefp ~
have no lea thnA - lapopft j. IN antiu9,
to ths conntsys - - y " 9Sna
numhef o1 dilseRt NJ ~ ~ }Ix n
siaes - III "a g = aISr1
ssttety ~ 1<lSlt y IT,;
The Holly chieftain., 1897-08-06
A TRAIN DITCHED.
The Fast Flyer on the Kansas Pacific
Piunges into Greek.
TWO TRAINMEN ARE KILLED
Five Passsngers Probably Fatally Injured
and Several Othsrs Badly Hart-A
Bridge Being washed Away the
Cause OF the Accident.

DENVER, Col, Aug. THE fast
hyer ON the Kansas Pacific railroad
was wrecked about dayligh3 this morn
Eing about 20 miles sast q here and
John A. Ward, engineer. OF Denver,
and w. B. Harrington, bsggageman.
OF Kansas City.were killed, aad the
following badly injured: Oscar Ingram,
freman, bruised about the head and
dazed; w. n. Rankin, Denver, badly
cut about the head, arm broken; J. E.
Reid, back injured; Mrs. Fred Nash,
Laramie, Wyo, back sprained; Mrs c.
E. Gravett, Blue Springs, Neb., right
ankle broken; Mrs. s. c. Hibbart, Abb.
lene, Kan, back hurt; w. H. Thorn
ton. Chicago, arm sprained and bruised:
L. E. Eckerett, Seattle. Wash, head
cut; Miss Minnie Edelmonn, bruises;
G. Goddard, Leavenworth, Kan, back
hurt.
A heavy rain last night flooded the
streams and carried out portion Of a
small bridge which spans Comanche
creek between Byers and Strasburg.
The train was on time and was run
ming along At the usual speed when
without warning the engine plunged
into the creek, followed by the mail
and baggage car and other cars were
piled about in confusion. The engine
was completely under water In almost
the middle of the stream and En-
gineer Ward was under it The fire.
man escaped death, but was badly
hurt The most seriously injured pas
sepgcrs were riding in the forward
car. Some OF the sleeping passengers
in the Pullman were thrown from their
berths and more or less hurt, but none
seriously.
Byers, the nearest town to the wreck,
was Ave miles away, snd the conductor
walked there, arriving at Ave o'clock,
and the railway officials in Denver
were notified Of the accident by tele-
graph. A special wrecking train with
General Manager Deul and other rail-
way officials and physicians ON board
started for the sceue. Meantime all
possible was being done for the
wounded at the wreck.
Engineer Ward was one Of the best
known locomotive dtjves In the city.
Thas- -rNine&nFan 4 In I thA
plains region, AAd 1t Is feared that
many railway bridges have gone out
The Holly chieftain., 1897-08-06
Uncoxered.a Nfastodon.

SEDAIIA, Mo-, Aug. 4.-John Schal-
lie, farmer living near Sweet Springs,
while digging out spring on his farm
uncovered mastodon at depth Of
eight feet from the surface. The
frame, teeth and jaws Of the huge
quadruped are we'll preserved and can
be easily mounted.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-08-06
Groupd to-. Pulp,

SEDALIA, Mo-, Aug. 4.-Floyd Bar
rick, Of Warsaw, aged 81, fell from an
excursion train on the Sedalis, War
saw & Southwestern railway near
Mora and was instantly killed, his
body being literally ground into frag-
ments by the wheels. Barrick's par
ents live in Upton, and the remains
will be taken there for burial.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-08-06
Mcr.ss.rt shot Darlus . quarrel.

INDEPENDkNcE, Kan, Aug. 4.-Dan
well known in Kansas
politics, and his 14-yearold son were
shot ~ Henxys 6hsesley this fore
noon, the former through the body
and the boy the arm. The shoot
ing occurred at McTaggart's mill, near
Liberty, which was being run by
and was due to some busi-
ness quarrel and a lawsuit.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-08-06
County withholds state Taxes.

ArcHIsoN, Kan, Aug. 4.-The state
of Kansas owes the county Of Atchison
sS, 500 for the care and maintenance of
insane patients during the years 1895,
1896 and 1897. The county commits
sioners. at their monthly meeting yes
terday, ordered the county treasurer
to pay no more state taxes until the
claim Of the county has been satisfied.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-08-06
Tramp. and rr.inmen Battle.

SIOUX CITY, Ia, Aug. 4.-During IL
fight between tramps and the crew Of
a Sioux City & Pacific freight train
between Sergeant Bluffs and Sloan
last night Brakeman Harry Robson
was thrown from the top of q car and
may die. The tramps were finally beat
en- off, but none have yet been arrested.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-08-06
Fourth Ksn..4 Rspubiic.n Editors.

FLORENCE. Kan, Aug. Al. M. Sat.
terthwaite, editor OF the Douglas Trib-
une, and Grant Shaw, editor, OF the
Florence Bulletin. have issued call
for meeting Of the republican editors
Of the Fourth congressional district at
Emporia September 0, for the purpose
Of organizing an editorial association
for the district.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-08-06
70 Do Pen.nce for Rebellion,

AUBURN, Neb., Aug. 4.-Father
Thomas Fitzgerald has gone to Con-
ception, Mo-, to enter monastery and
fulfill the sentence imposed upon him
by Mgr. Martinelli for the part he took
in the contest Of three years ago
against Bishop Bonacum. He will re-
main in the monastery in entire seclu-
sion for six months.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-08-06
DIsastrous Blaze At jackson, Tenn

JACKSON, Tenn, Aug. 4.-The largest
and most destructive fire that ever
took place in this city occurred yester-
day evening. The entire plant of the
jackson Woolen and Pants Manfactur-
ing Co. was totally destroyed. Loss on
buildings and machinery, S75, 900; loss
on stock, $4,000. There was only ss7,-
500 insurance on buildings and stock.
One hundred. and forty hands were
thrown ont Of employment.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-08-06
llERIwETaER BADLY HURT.
rhs Noted ~. Loaislsn's Ankle Broken In
Bicycle Collision.

Ene Note0 81. Looaehnn'e Ankle Broken In .
BICYCLE Colllsiou.
ST. Louis. Aug. 4.-Lee Meriwether,
ex-lAbor commissioner and democratic
candidate for mayor Of St Louis at the
last election, had q head-end collision
with scorcher while riding bicycle
last night and his left ankle was
broken and the bones protruded. The
surgeons advised amputation, but he
refused and, owing to the intense heat,
blood poisoning is feared with fatal
results. II he RECEIVERS 1t will be
months before he can leave his bed.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-08-06
Joplin Gambling Houses CLOSED.

JOPLIN, Mo-. Aug. All gambling
houses were closed by the police last
night, and City Marshal Morgan says
that under no circumstances will gam
bling be permitted in Joplin. The
Sunday saloon law is also to be rigidly
enforced hereafter. l
The Holly chieftain., 1897-08-06
UNFIr yon EoDDER.
cattlsssa Desperate Over Last 81 Pastur,
apd WotaR lCausod by Heat

l8stA0.S4 eS0Yof0t0 Ovot A<0Dk 81 E09tuFo
sad water Caussd By Heat.
EMPoRrA. Kan. Aug. 4.-Hot winds
IN Lyon and adjoining counties have
dried and burned up everything In the
way Of cropA Corn will not average
q bushel TO the aero and is unfit for
fodder. Cattlemen here are desperate,
as there is NO pasture, no fodder and
water Is very scarce. They are panic
stricken and are rushing cattle to the
market until there are not cars enough
to meet the demand The spple crop,
which promised so well, has also been
destroyed within the past few days.
Even Kaffir corn and cane are shriveled
up, but the farmers claim they will re-
cover with the 4rst rain. These and
alfalfa sueabcut al there 10 now hope
Tor. =. A. ta
The Holly chieftain., 1897-08-06
BENEFITS or IRRIGArION.

Tho Koen Ditch Near Crest Bend Doing
Much Good These Hot Days.
GREAT BEND, Kan, Aug. 4.-Water
still continues to flow In the Koen
ditch and the Grove stock farm lateral
ditch is full, thus enabling Koen to
supply water TO the farms along this
lateral and also along the first eight
miles of the main ditch. The con-
tinued drought OF the past week has
made this water very acceptable to the
farmers and will be the means of saw
ing many hundred acres Of corn and
rough feed crops this year.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-08-06
Familr of seven Perish.

ELLswoRrn, Me-, Aug. Melville
Ellis, his wife and five children. who
left here four weeks ago In small sail
boat for Rockland. have probably been
Lost at sea- Fishermen arriving here
yesterday report that they saw Ellis
boat floating bottom mp In the bay Oh
Cape Newbury. There was no trace Of
the Ella family.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-08-06
To Honor sch.ylsr Colfsr's Msmory.

South BEND. Ind, Aug. 4.-The Com
mercial club has decided to erect a
statue of the late Vice President Schuy-
ler Colfax here and committees were
appointed to solicit funds Requests
for assistance will be sent to Rebecca
lodges throughout the union, Mrs. Col
fax having been the founder Of Rebecca
lodge elf f-t a.f
The Holly chieftain., 1897-08-06

,Fire broke out In E Bsll's store u
Lewiaburg, W. Va, destroyed = hotel,
two bankA two drug stores and teu
other buildings Lcss shout e75 900;
insurauce, tss,0oo The Ore Wa Ia
The Holly chieftain., 1897-08-06
Arrestsel for 3 kauses GRIND,

MILAN, Mo-, Aug. A. F. H. Hill, who
lived near this city, was arrested yes
terday by Sheriff Lee, charged with .
criminal assault ON q 16-year-old girl
named George Of or near Louisville
Kan. M ~. "a.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-08-06
Calf skins HsId to iss Cattle hide,

WAsRiNGros. Aug. 4.--Assistant Sec.
retary Howell has rendered decision
in which he holds that calf skins
should be classed as "hides of cattle" !"
and therefore are dutiable under the
new tariff bill at Is per cent. ad Va.
loren. IAf
The Holly chieftain., 1897-08-06
ceea All nAeAt g NestAvese ka.ees.

Oo4D Al AABnt - 4S<t10o1S A80eo9.
~. FRAxCIs, Fan, Aug. =. Cheyenne
county peomissa one Of she best broom
corn crops n yeAtA Rsips recently
have been' 'frsQusnk and UNLESS injured
Later On the hrno0 oQfn. soeEhum snd
hay esCps VIII ~ sens. Corn Il iock.
Ing WE'LL end ~ moro rains VIII
tnsure good cfova
The Holly chieftain., 1897-08-06
The Block system Tor che santa Fe.

ToPEKA, Kan, Aug. 4.--Arrange.
ments will be made at once for putting
the signal block system into use on 175
miles Of the main line Of the Santa Fe
road. The system will be tried first
from Holiday to Emporia junction
and from Emporia to Newton before
September l. II 1T proves = success it
will be extended.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-08-06
Lost His HAY Crop.

MoNrBosE, No, Aug. 4.-Harvey
Former, = farmer north Of here, Lost
his entire crop Of hay by drG It Il
Thought to be the work Of an incen
diary.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-08-06
FOR CUTTING STALKS.

A Homemade Contrivance That Dees
Its Work Well.
A cheap stalk cutter is made by tax
sound log. A, about feet long and
IS to "a inches in diameter. Blades Of
steel, B, feet long and 4 inches wide,
edged as in sharpening plow, are Sc
The Holly chieftain., 1897-08-06
GENERAL NEWS.

Gently petitioned the city council of
Danville, ILL.,. to lower the saloon
license from $500 to $500. threatening TO
close all the saloons If the license WAS
not lowered. The council refused and
on the I'D all OF the ~ saloons in the
city were found to be closed, it being
the day for the renewal Of licenses.
THERE were prospects of trouble in
Chinatown, San Francisco, the high
binders having posted q list of the
Games of Chinese who had been con-
demued to death by the hatchetmen.
The list included many Chinese of high
standing in business circles at that
place.
AT the convention in New York so
delegates, representing $4,000 Jewish
trades unionists who were recently ex
pelled from the socialist labor party
for protesting against the methods of
certain labor leaders, decided to join
the Debs movement, or the social
democracy OF America as it is officially
known.
The mounted police of the northwest
territory are meeting all people bound
for the Yukon gold country at the
British line, beyond White and juneau
passes. and compelling all who have
not years supply Of provisions to re-
turn to the coast.
A SYSTEMATIC and direct exploring
expedition, baving the south pole for
its objective point, recently started
from Antwerp. Belgium.
A NoN-UNIoS roller employed at the
iron and steel works ut Scottdale, Pa,
was shot and killed. the other night.
There was great excitement and Sheriff
Seanor was telegraphed to come at
once with so armed deputies.
THE burning out of fuse on an elec-
tric car at Milwaukee created . panic
among 80 women and children and sew
eral were seriously injured.
A ROW occurred st negro dance at
Guthrie. Ok, the other night and the
police were using force to protect
themselves. One policeman struck a
negro overlthe head with his revolver.
knocking him down, at the same time
the weapon was discharged and fatally
shot another negro in the crowd.
FRE6 GILBERT, Of Spirit Lake, Ia.,
defeated Rollo o. Heikes, OF Dayton,
O., at Fairview park, Dayton, In q $50
bird match by q score Of l4a to 1867
b. NORRIS, 9 16-year-old boy, living
near Paducsh, KY, was reported miss
ing, and Charles Larett and Henry
Richardson were accused of whipping
and then drowning the lad.
ATrER watching his gallant Ally,
Taluca, win the Ohio stakes In the
hardest kind Of drive at Cincinnati
DIR. f. f. Mclean, one Of the best
known horsemen on the American
turf, was attacked with heart disease
and died short time afterward at the
Oakley race truck.
The report that what was supposed
to have been Andree's balloon had
been seen adrift in the White sea
caused much popular excitement 1t
Stockholm, 1t being feared that the In
trepid explorer and his two compan-
ions had been lost, but men, Of cxpcTi-
snce in the arctic regions discredited
the report.
TnE mortesge bondholders Of the
Edison Illuminating Co. have fore-
closed ON the plant and property of
that concern at St. Louis and II will
be sold at foreclosure sale September
II. The property Il 70 be dispoesd Of
70 satisfy Tire unpaid interest on a.
Coo. 900 Of six par csnt bonds. !:
The Holly chieftain., 1897-08-06
THE WORLD AT LARGE
Summary of the Daily News
WASHINGTON NOTES.

PRESIDENT MCKINLEY loft Washing.
ton on the 2sth for Lake Champlain.
He may be away from the capital for
six weeks =
The internal revenue collections
during the past fiscal year were: For
Kansas, $3.50, ses. s2; for Missouri, 1885,
15l.15. So
THE president has authorized the
sale of timber on the Red Cliff allotted
lands on the La Point agency in Wis
consin. There are estimated to be lO0.-
o0O, 900 feet in this tract. The timber
is to be sold to the highest bidder, but
not exceeding 10000, 600 feet nor less
than 10. 600 900 feet are to be cut away
annually.
COMPTROLLER BOWLER holds that
United States deputy marshals are per-
sonal appointees of the marshal and
go out of Office when he goes out, and
that old deputy marshnls cannot con-
tinue in Office under new marshals un-
less reappointed and sworn in again.
SAMUEL c. DUNHAM, n representative
Of the commissioner Of labor, has left
Washington for the Klondyke gold
fields to make an exhaustive report on
thC OuSihcbo COuuitiOnS tucEC, tuC up
portunities for Investment, the wages
paid, cost of living, etc. His report is
to reach Washington by spring, SO as
to be of value to the large number of
people going there.
COMPREHENSIVE digest Of official
opinions and decisions relating to pen
sions and bounty lands has been issued
by the department at Washington.
THE monthly statement of the gov
ernment receipts and expenditures for
July showed the total receipts to have
been $50, OF 1854 and the disbursements
$50. 100, 9os, leaving an excess of ex-
penditures over receipts of S1l,073, 544.
THE coinage executed at the United
States mints for the month of July
amounted to s870, $50, as follows: Gold,
1877. 900; silver, $3.50, 900; minor coins,
s23. $50. No standard silver dollars
were coined.