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were protruding from the ground, and
that the place presented sickenin9
spectacle. This report was not strictly
true, but it is undoubtedly fact that
parts of many of the skeletons have
come to the surface. The ground ia
strewn with fragments of bones, and IL
is evident that they come from the men
who were buried there. None of these
bones is large. as the heavy traffic
through the place has broken them uP
into small pieces. If any skulls came to
the surface they were no doubt quickly
taken by the Mexican children who were
shout, and made innocent playthings
of. Had they ever appeared they GER
tainly would not have remained intact
on the surface long. In the arroyo,
through which foods of water pass at
times and wash one side of the burial
ground. there are also many pieces of
bones among the rocks. and among
them l saw an unbroken rib bone which
looked like that of human.
There is not spear of grass nor =
sign of vegetable life within the fnclo-
sure. 1t is perfectly barren. The place
should certainly receive attention at the
hands of the United States congress,
even If nothing more is done than to
take such steps as win stay the ravages
of time and weather on the treacherous
soil. and permit the bodies lying there
to rest undisturbed. 1t could easily be
made an attractive and even beautiful
place by laying it out in walks and
planting trees and pants. The rayages
OF the floods in the arroyo on the soil of
the cemetery could be checked by the
building OF substantial wall along that
side. In addition to the several hun
dl ed who were killed in battle, all of the
snldiers who died in the hospital here
were also buried there.-St. Louis Globe
Democrat.
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INSANITY IN ENGLAND.
The Rate Is IncreasIng Faster ThnA
The gsonaIafIon

The Rate Is IncreasIng Faster Tina
the Population.
Light seems at last 10 break in upon
The darkened vision of the English ex-
perts in lunacy in regard to the in
crease OF new cases of insanity in their
country; for though the official lunaey
commissioners few of whom have
much renown as experts). in recent
special report thresh over the old straw
about apparent increase" and "aceu-
mulation," and come to no very clear
conclusion, yet they state that of 62
superintendent and others supposed
to have experience in the matter, only
80 declare decidedly that occurring
insanity"-that is. new cases-have not
increased, while ten believe that il has
gained beyond the gain in population.
OF course the English statistics are not
in such condition as to allow very exact
differences to be drawn from them. but
we notice that where the effort has been
made to sift out the old cases the in
crease in new cases is apt to be greater
than where the traditional humdrum
way of reporting first admissions
(Which may be of persons insane for 20
years) is followed.
Thus, in the great county of London.
where only the ''new names" are com
puted for five years. the actual gain in
these first admissions was I'll from
January. 1892. to January. 1S96-a gain
of % per cent in five years. or much
beyond the gain in population. The of
ficials giving these figures. however.
wishto make certain allowances (Which
may or may not be required), after
which, they say. ''it viii be found that
occurring insanity has not increased
so greatly ont of proportion TO the pop
ulation as appears atfirst sight"
This may very well be true, since
no one acquainted with the facts be-
lieves that there is rapid gain in new
cases of insanity beyond what the gain
in population would require. But there
is no other way of accounting for the
very steady and now enormous increase
of accumulated insanity in England
than to suppose that some sort of it is
due to the steady increase of new cases.
Thus the proportion of registered in
sane to population, which was but 1876.
in 10000 in 1859 Zone in every 535), was
in 1896 81 .3s in 10000 tone in every 319),
Here there was large gain in the whole
population, though much less than the
gain among the insane. But in conn
ties where population has been losing
and in the whole countries, like Ireland.
where this is so, we still see a gain in
the new admissions of the insane. Thus
in Nottingham, where the population
in ten years (1ss6-1s95) fell off more
than G.O0O, or 21s per cent, the yearly
insane admissions went up from 100
to about $50.
The first requirement for statistical
accuracy in this matter. which eNcites
increased interest everywhere. is to
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n grove of trees short distance from
the road and in beautiful lawn is the
GROWING part of this excellent farm, a
beautiful home which to crown all this
is occupied 10y an accomplished and
happy family. 1t was here that the
californian was Invited 10 partake of
an elegant dinner, one of the kind that
appeals TO an editor-ma with force
of convicting power that after all its
The good things on The table and a
good wife in the house that makes life
worth the living any way. Mr.. Sydnor
knows great deal about fine stock,
perhaps he knows as much as any man
in the west, and maybe more, but il
he knew half as much about raising
hogs as his estimabfe wife does about
preparing dinner he would so far ont
class the rest of the hog men that the
lines of competition wonld never be
dcawn about him.
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compute carefully the first attacks. as
distinguished from old or relapsed
eases. Until this is done for some con.
siderable area of country. where the
population is reasonably permanent,
great cities showing disproportionate
increase. for several reasons. the labor
of Investigators among discordant and
incomplete statistics will hardly fur
nish basis for inference OF any value.
In this English report the nearest ap.
proach to such statistics seems to be in
orsetshire-thoueh still very imper-
feet; and there the singular result Is
that while from 1879 to 1898 the popu,
lation (about 194.CO0) did not gain at
all. the total of asylum patients rose
from 346 to SCI. and the aggregate in
sane. etc. in the county from 541 to 676.
Here emigration bad probably removed
so many of the youngnnd vigorous that
Insanity increased among a compara-
lively enfeebled remainder. The same
observation would be true of Ireland as
a whole.-Springfeld (Mass.) Republic
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GREAT SALE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2e, 1897
On That Date Mr. Sydnor Will Sell Ninety-ive Head oil
Fine Hogs Ever Sold From the
Auction Block.

The day of the 'Iazor backed hog
has passed. A few years ago one hog
was considered about, as good as an
other and ten or fifteen dollars was a
high price for the best of them. In
that day travelling was done by means
of an OK cart, wheat was haI YES
ted with cradle and the ground was
titled with wooden plow.
But progress has put its immutable
stamp upon every known industry. 1t
has cast aside the wheat cradle and the
OK cart and with them forever has gone
the razor backed hog. Tn: idea that
just so its s'hog" its as good as any
other hog is no longer entertained Ivy
sensible men.
Hog breeding has become a separate e
and distinct industry. and profitable
one. A few weeks ago at a sale in Illi-
nois one hog sold fur over 5000,
nearly his weight in gold. A few days
ago, here in this county Inter of pigs
sold for over $4,000. OF course the, e
are ultra fancy prices. But it is not
an uncommon thing for SIX ~ ,a;hS
old pig of fine breeding to go fiom 500
to $500 in sale The hog raIsers have
awakened la The fact thai here IL much
in The "bree,IinS" of q hog and ihtl
there is money in elevaling the sr;,it
of their stock. Every imrlligrpl far
mer today is raising the standard uf lis
hogs. lie no longer permits "a conn
mon boar To head his herd and he. is
fast getting rid OF tie old conn on
brood sows and putting in their stead
the besl blood of The country. He llns
fonnd that good stock pays. He
knows that il costs no more 10 feed II
good hog than common one and he
has learned that he line ones develop
quicker, and are larger ami are jnst as
easily raised.
Ii can be said truihfnlly that Eafay-
etie county Leads in The ''hog indus-
Try. ouC huS I'CiuapS uiViC 'iiHc
hog breeders" than any county in the
state and when one of The sales is an
nounced breeders from all over The
country are present, and they are buy
ing too.
Among the fine hog breeders of La
fayeite county Hon. IL. C. Sydnor is
the pioneer lie is one of the pioneers
of this western country and his repu,a-
ton as hog breeder is not confined to
the limits of This slate, but has spread
almost entirely over The nation. His
farm is situated three miles north east
of Corder. Last week an INTELLIGRN-
GER reporter went down to take Il look
over his farm and to print few obser-
vations in these columns concerning
his celebrated hogs. We. arrived at
the farm late IN the afternoon and at
the evening feeding and we had an ex-
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DIR. Mary Walker is writing her au
photography.

DIR. Mary Walker is writing her au-
photography.
"A new Dutch pianist named Zelden-
rust. is The rage in musical aud society
circles in London.
"A monument in memory of Chopin
is to be erectedin Paris. after The model
Of Dubois. made from the portrait by
Eugene Delacroix. 1t is to be finished in
1899.
Sir Evelyn Wood. who has just been
appointed adjutant general of he Brit
ism army. is.the first Roman Catholic to
hold that post since the days of the re-
formation.
-Itsis announced that Mrs. Elizabeth
Phoebe Key Howard. the only surviving
daughter OF Francis Scott Key. author
OF the Star Spangied Banner" is seri-
ously i'll al Oakland. Cal.
Miss Beatrice Harraden has become
a practical woman farmer. She can
pillow n field. plant and cultivate the
same. build fences. harness horses, etc.
She rises very early in'the morning.
White ribboners gathered in large
numbers at North Danvilie. VT, recent
ly and planted a tree in honor of Mrs.
Willard. mother of Miss Frances Will
lard. upon the site of her birthplace.
Judge Wellhouse. who is called the
apple King of the World" has 1880
acres of land in Leavenworth. Miami
and Usage counties. Kan, devoted to the
culture of the apple. The orchards con-
tain 100000 trees. In 13 years he has
picked more than 4OO. 900 bushels of the
fruit.
1T is reported in Atchison. Kan.
that J. ID. Harmon, the famous Missouri
laugher, is dead. Hartman had guffaw
which could be heard for many blocks
and II was so contagious that he was .
great attraction when he visited Atchi-
son to sell the products of his farm
Harmon lived few miles across the
Missouri line.
The surgeon general of the United
States army lays claim TO having been
the first iiscoveref of the yellow fever
germ. The famous South American
bacterioloqist. Sanarelli. also -r'"i''s
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HEROES OF suENA VISTA.
Their sadly Neglected Burial Ground
Near SaltIIIO. Mexico.


Near SaltIIIO. Mexico.
The hardy young Americans who left
their comfortable homes in the United
States more than half a century ago
and came to Mexico with Gen. Taylor to
fight against the people of this country
probably did not think that should they
fall in battle their bones would be left
to crumble to dust in an unmarked
spot in this distant land. But to-day the
dead heroes of the Buena Vista battle
field lie under but a few feet of earth
in a neglected place just outside this
city. At the time of their hasty burial
their devoted comrades evidently sought
to make the spot somewhat sacred by
constructing an adobe wall around it.
This wall is fast succumbing to the raw
ages of time, and in places it is com
pletely gone. i visited the burial ground
of the dead heroes recently. A tram
car took me as far as the pretty San
Francisco plaza and from there walked
through a dirty, narrow street until !
came to an arroyo, on the other side of
which the faint marks indicating the
cemetery may be seen. Had not re-
ceived careful directions l would have
passed the place unnoticed. On the side
toward the city the wall is entirely gone
for the most part, and a much travelled
wagon road passes through the place
and over the sacred dead. The place
which had once been inelosed by the
adobe wall embraces probably two
acres, but investigation shows that
many were buried west of the wall aud
up close to the arroyo.
Some time ago the report was pub
lished in the press Of the. United States
that the -bonss ct the buried soldiers
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eellent opportunity TO see the hogs.
Mr.. Sydnor has about 200 of the finest
hogs we ever saw. A glance at his
stock is all that is necessary TO demon
strate to any one that he thoroughly
understands his business. He has
been breeding hogs for number of
years and what to many are expert
ments are to him lessons we'll learned
in the school of experience. Ii in his
coming sale Mr.. Sydnor don't offer
ninety five as fine hogs rs were ever
put up at public sale we mss our
guess, and we have attended several
sales too. In this sale Mr.. Sydnor will
have about 40 boars that will average
$50 pounds each, they are but six
months old, and have not been ''stuff-
ed" or "pushed." They are not fat,
but they are lengthy and their frames
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1895 for him. He was one of three
brothers that sold for 81 ,545 Sydnor's
Tecnmseh is one OF the best made hogs
in the state. lie is active, long. large
boned and is bred in he purple. lie
was sired by Chief Tecumseh 2nd, he
by Chief Tecumseh. His dam is Ina
Wilks by Square Tecumseh. Sydnor's S
Tecumseh is the largest boned yeaIling
in Missouri, and an excellent breeder
He is the sire of many of tbs pigs
which will be in Mr.. Sydnors sale.
Assisting Chief recumseh is Sydnor's
GLANDS OFF" son of Hands OFF and
Estes Model and grandson of Klev-
er's Model who sold fo. S5.lO0. lie
Is about eight months old and one of The
beet pigs in the world.
The best hog blood of the worll is
represented on Mr.. Sy,hior's farm.
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are very large. They are magnificent
young hogs and 1t would be hard to
beat any one of them.
He will also sell about 40 sows which
are also beauties. They are large and
in good condition. Mr.. Sydnor's hogs
are all large framed, active, lengthy
and large boned. lie has been practi-
cal in raising hogs and in his sale the
farmer will find just what he is looking
fora hog that has other qnallties be-
sides blood. With the exception OF
one litter all of Mr.. Sydnors hogs are
Poland China s and descendants of The
very best families.
Sydnor's Tecumseh is at The head of
the magnificent heard. When the pig
was six months old Mr.. Sydnor paid
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The pigs that he offers for sale are
sired by these celebrated boars. sgd
nor's Tecumseh, Gov. Coleman, Judd s
Tecumseh, Virgin Wilkes Tecnmseh.
Chief Am, Contractor, Nulll W d.
j. ii. Saunders, Toby and Chiof |
Know. A glance at that list demon
, strates the correctness of the statement
that there are no better hogs in the
world than found on this farm While
any one of Mr., Sydnor's hogs might be
called good show hog, yet he does
not raise them exclusively for show
purposes. He has the practical view
of the matter of breeding hogs and a
glance at his stock impresses one with
their size, frames and activity more
than anything else. Mr.. Sydnor d, rs
not believe that there will be many
hogs sold Mt fictitious prices. lie be-
lieves however that fine boars and sows
will continue to sell from one Ia five
hundred dollars, but: he believes that
the fine blood should b. crossed with
an eye to the production of size, length
frames etc. 1t is this plan that MIR.
Sydnor has followed and that has pro-
duced for him rs fine lot of hogs as
can be found anywhere.
The farm which Mr.. Sydnor owns is
located in belt of the best farming
land IN the world.
1t contains 2G0 acres and is splen-
didly adapted to stock raising. 1t is
we'll improved, splendidIy located and
very fertile. Especially is 1t improved
for hog raising The hog barns are
built with an eye 10 permanency as
we'll as TO healthfuness. All of them
are substantial and equipped with
J every modern applispce. Situated in
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formation about the Indians, also re-
turned. The two scientists have COW
cred an immense territory, first going
into the interior of the province and
then coming out through to the north
ern coast. The work done in the in
terror was continuation of the work
which the British association has been
carrying on since 1877. while that on
the coast was prosecuted in the inter
ests of the American Museum OF Ma
tural History. The idea is to ascertain
the origin of the coast Indians and
whether any relationship exists be-
tween them and the natives of the Ash
attic coast. A study win be made of the
Indians from the Columbia river to
Behring strait; and of what is known
of the traditions and customs of the
natives of the two coasts. DIR. Boaz Is
convinced that they are related and the
first Indians on this side of the Pacific
came from Siberia.-Scientific Amer
lean
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increased the Feed 0ne-ThIrd.

ODESSA, Mo, Aug. o, 1897.
IL. o. Heller a Co., Chicago. III.
Gents:-Abont four months ago
commenced to nse your goods in my
herd of hogs. In June / sold bunch
of hogs containing thirty head. After
feeding your Food about two weeks to
this bunch ! was able to increase my
feed one-thIrd, and the extra gain of
pork produced OH this bunch has offset
the cost of using your goods.
| now have about sixty head which
are doing fine. and take pleasure in
recommending your goods to farmers,
as / am sure that they cannot make a
better investment. Yours truly,
M. A. SHARP.
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What Mr.. Null SAYS.

An extract from his Annual Catalogue.
Mr.. Null, In speaking OF these hogs and
nnGHerlng questions as to how he kept
theni In such excellent coudition, says: i,
II am frequentiy asked why Il is that l
have never mad hog cholera on Elm Lawn
.farm. About the only answer am able
10 give II that use Heller's Animaline
aud Germ Killer the year round, and
1c6rI II .1< <r1rRbs, slee ping places and
boz ~ Is 1|e4e IS possible, and always
A. a '5f. HeII Ventilated and busted
rs1. |3 Germ Killer. / think it Is the
*.. -Iif aro4nd remedy ever nsed, aud
I|{1 &cnrtiiy endorse Il to any breeder,
and ! think It Ii ell that IL IL claimed to
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BIueAIes ExtsFminafe GrasshODpers
Grasshoppers are fast disappearing
from Umatilla county, Cal. 1t has been
discovered that the destruction of these
pests is due to the large bluefiies or blue
bottles, as they are more commonly
called. An experimenter found on
examining a number of grasshopPera
that there was nothing under the outer
shell but a mass of maggots, which had
sprung into life from the deposits OF
the bluefly-Chicago Tiipes-Herald.
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cDEssA, NO Aug. 4. 1897.
II . Hitler q o., Chicago.
DEAR Sils:-- Neytr had anv faith IL
any hog REMEDY until used Your goods
fnr my sick and dying herd of hogs.
Ait,r using Your go,hs ia my herd
stopped the disrast: also had Ia dIencl
hogs to do il. and cured every one about
Sixty head. Since using Your goods have
had M lrgs Ia take sick aud die, and il
gives me pleasure To be able to recon-
iuend your goods, especially after liav-
ing the experience which ! have had.
intend To use your goods right along.
Respectfully.
w. o. WAYMAN & BRO.
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1t was not until 1873 that the manu-
facture of haiTpins began In the United
States. Previous to that time those
used in this country were brought from
England or France. Now. the trade is
such a large one that it. takes 10000
packages. each containing "a pins. TO
supply the wholesale demand daily In
New York alone.-Chicago Chronicle.
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Give Better RESULTS Than Anything
Eyer Hard
ODESSA. Mo. Arril IS. 1897.

- ODESSA, Mo. Ai.fii 10. 1897.
|u40 Heller & Co, Chicago, H.,
4 |ants:--Last winter ! stArt-d tn use
t&Ine goods In my herd OF hokr, after
.4inR used four other different RENE
't|tt. and while | have pessr bBd cholera
ia ny herd, but from mrkirR prsctical
tests with all these different articles. ]
coparir ntiousiy believe from exp-ti-nce
that your goods are The most scientifically
prepared and give better results Than any
fhfnR that hsve ever used. BY the use
Of your goods have taken my 3 ,555 sow,
. HAnDERsoN's MODEL" through harrow
leg safe aud sound. after having long
and tedious shipment, aud she fafrowed
twelve as fine pigs as ever saw. Have
40 pigs farrowed mp 20 date, and twelve
soWs 70 farrow yet. NV hogs never done
bafssr than they have since began using
NniunlIne and Germ Killer. Please shin
r1e a. 0nce via the G. & A. r. r. 800
ooa15h Of Animaline. Have some Germ
&lI|sr on hand yet. Will order more
~tct 81 need. Wishing you success, and
avs ming the goods. am
Respectfully yours,
GEORGE w. NULL.
fYMr. Null has used and bought 1000
MN l1dn In iear than ten weeks.
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AMERICAN INDIANS.
a Scientist Says They First Car
frOpl Siberia.

4 Scientist SRys They FIr"t UAIhe
from Siberia.
Reports from Victoria, II. c., state
that DIR. +. Boaz, who for ten years has
been making a study of British Colum-
bia Indians for the British association,
and also heads the expedition which
:he American Museum of Natural His
tory sent out last spring, has returned
20 Victoria. DR.. Farrand, who is also
engaged in the work of collectin~ in
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Dead ami living.
HrselNsvrLLG. Mo Jane 9, 1867.

BIaaIEavILLE. Mo Juue 3, 1857.
II. O. H-fier 4 ~.
G-uiieu.-r = Al bout two weeks sgo mv
hogs were sick ara dying. HufctHsoD K
Kieibsch midI, %, ii2glnsvtile, sd,Ise'i ms
IA use Hrilei's a-rm Killer, which did.
Ii gives me pleasure To say that the DIS
ease was checKed in a day or Iwn after
useing u Huu my hogs tuday are ia ~
health, condition. l consider tie Heller
Germ Killer all that is ciAtmed Tor II, and
heartily recommend It's use To all hog
rBisers.
CHARLES LIESER.
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Fine Success in Curing Cholera.

ODESSA, Mo-, Aug. 3, 1897.
H. o. Heller & Co.. Chicago, III.
Gents:-AbOut three months ago
To nse your goods as pre-
ventatIve. Have about 10 head of hogs
on hand and all are in thriving and
healthy condition now. and think your
goods are all right.
Have had fine success In curing chol-
era among turkeys, and cheerfully re-
your goods. Respectfully.
L. A FULTON.
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"A. q. SYDNOR
Dying Right Along, But Stopped it
Immediately.

HiaaINsvILLE, Mo-, Aug. 2, 1897.
II. o. Heller & Co., Chicago.
Gentlemen:-A few mopths ago l had
cholera amouR my hogs.
After loosiug fifteen of them l bought
some OF your Food and Germ Killer from
your local agents. Used your goods on
the balance OF my herd, and cured every
one of them and have not lost any hogs
since using your goods, and the hogs ]
have lett, about 100 head, are we'll again
and thriving now. My hogs like your
Food very we'll. The Germ Killer 10 also
very good In getting rid of fees.
Wishing you success, as l am well
pleased with the results, am
Yours Respt.,
G. f. GRAU.