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The San Francisco call., 1897-12-16

woman lay on the floor, her head being in
pool OF blood. OF cour>e, that E:eant
either murder or suicide, but dldn' Z
Know whether or not she was dead, so l
ran back to The store and telephoned for
DIR. kastendieck. He was not in, and
then L telephoned Tor DR.. Jerome A.
Anderson. He was OUT. al>o. The third
lime L teiephoned for DR.. Inman, and " as
lucky enough to catch him.
AS soon as he arrived we went up to
the room and lit the lamp. l wanted to
take policeman up, too, but the one that
had nottled had left the corner, because
had not taken time to explain TO him
what the trouble was. The doctor said
the woman was dead, and that ii looked
10 MIN like a case of criminal assault.
seeing that 1t was case for the police
went downstairs in company with the
phys clan and notified Officer NJ. j. Fill
ben.''
Assoon as Filben learned of the murder
he teIepht ned the news to The Seven
enth-street station. and Officers +. c.
ROBINSON an J. a. Feeney were at once
deti lled To the scene. They touched moth
ing In the room ard would allow nobody
Use TO do SO, pending the ARRIVAL of some
body from police he dquarters. 6Jon
tfterward Deputy Coroner o Brien ar
rived, but did nothing Win the 10 V un-
III the arrival Of DETECTIVE Seymour, un-
Ger whose examination an investigation
was made.
Mrs Clute lay prone upon her back,
with her feet pointing toward the door
Nay. In one corner lay the broom with
which she had evidently been >weerIng
me floor when The first blow was struck
Dl' ecilv outside the half-open doorway
dusipan lay. Her head was lying in a
pool OF blood and her features were so
smeared with the ruby life-tluid as TO be
totally unrecogniza5le. Over a-ainst the
q orway leading into the front room was
another pool of blood, and the door m b
spattered with II. There were no con-
meeting Iools or streams, living rise to
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-16

Foley, came to the house between and 4
o CLOCK In buggy with anoI her man He
took his tools and stepped out and the
other man. whom she did not notice par
ucularly, drove away in the buggy.
AT the house where Mrs. Clute formerly
resided, go Page street, all was exciie-
ment WI The news of the murder ar
rived. Mrs. NJ. A. Uschold, the landIady,
stated that The dead woman was devoted
to her husband ard that they were more
like two youthful lovers in their de-
meanor toward each other than anything
else. According 10 her Mrs. CLUE sept
there Tuesday night and left the house at
P. NJ. with smile on her face AMI evil
IDENTITY in the best of spirits.
An examination Of the body at the
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-16
FOR LITTLE CUBA.
The Local League and Captain Mahoney
Arranging for a Mass Meeting.

The Local League and Captain Ma on e y
Arranging for a Mass NJ letting.
delegation composed of J. H. Jones,
president of the Cuban Leagu-; f. Z.
Mascherini, its secretary; W. d. Burns,
Charles ampbelI, DR.. Clarke, T. B. Gun
ningham, Major Fahey and Lieutenant
Colonel I. a. Nerney, all active Cuban
mpathizers, called last evening upon
Captain Mahoney, the Cuban army office T
who registered at the California Hotel on
Tuesday last
To them the captain showed his creden-
tiaIs, and in addition he has written East
10 the central Cuban organIzauon and he
expects soon to be able to show telegra ms
from there. If the credentials prove all
right the gentlemen intend to arrange a
BIZ mass-meeting on some near date, and
Captain Mahoney will be the principal
speaker If he be still in the city. II Is n
ienGed to arouse all the Cuban enthusi-
asm which formerly characterized the
city.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-16

morgue last night revealed tn c fact that
the woman's skull had been fractured ~
a heavy blow in The region of the left sid
of the occipital bone. There was deep
cut on the r!ght temple and a slight one
over the Left eve. Her nose was broken,
his probab bly beng the spot where she re-
ceived the first blow, as the one on the
base of the skull would have produced
instant unconsclousness The cut on the
right temple may have been caused by
contact with the iamb of the door when
the woman fell.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-16
SAN FRAYc1sco Dacam harry 1907

\ IOJI.
Received of Mrs. Cute the sum of SIS for
rent of rooms a. SOB Guerrero street, from
December "A, 1897, to January ID, 1898
[Sgnedl. LAURA R. BLANCHARD.
In the room adjoining the one in which
the unfortunate woman was murdered
was found the coupIing-pin which the
murderer had use1. 1t was covered with
blood and hair
CAPTAIN Bohen, on learning the meager
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-16
A MOST DASTARDLY CRIME

All the Evidence Points to a Brutal
AS t.
The murder occurred st about NJ
and the circumstances surrounding the
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-01-30

tho canaillc will copy it, and no rational
person of any class would want to do So
a much moro sensible innovation is the
flannel shirt waist for women. Tho waists
arc OF plain nr patterned washable flannel
and are supplied with white linen collar
and cuffs Most women appreciate to the
full tho trimness and comfort of tho shirt
waist in summer, and many wear it in tho
winter when busy in the house, because
1t is so neat and easily kept fresh. Cam
brio and muslin arc rather Insufficient for
cold weather, however, and the new flan-
mel waists will supply an excellent snbsti-
trte.
The cut given today shows IA princess
costume of blue faillu 1t is crossed i'm
front, fastening ut tho left side of tho
waist with n large button, IL similar but
ton appearing on tho right shoulder. The
skirt opens ut the left sdo over ii panol of
cream faillc, embroidered with jet and
steel. A drapery of blue faillc covers the
left side of tho bodice, decorated with a
band of cream faille, embroidered with let
and steel, which is fastened on the left
shoulder by Il how Of bluct velvet. The
collar and wristbands are of velvet, the
collarottc of white lace.
JUDO CIiOLLET
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-01-30
MANUkE IN NEW ENGLAND.
The Preference Is For Surface Application
In the Spring.

Tho Preference Is For Surface Application
In the Spring.
so lar as am informed, public opin-
ion favors spring application, yet con-
venience leads many, indeed most of
our farmers to apply material portion
In the fall. In its application many ad-
here to the old custom of blowing under
from five to seven inches deep. On in
curry have found that the majority of
our potato growers pillow the manure I'M
der for this crop Gould all of the con-
dltlons be commanded the farmers
would lean toward surface application
OF manure i'll the spring. tie manure to
be narrowed into the ground as deeply
as the best modern implements will do
1t. a few practice winter application,
but only to Il limited extent. Occasion
ally farmer is found who applies OIL
tho grass ground III the fall for spring
blowing, claiming that larger crop re-
suits from tho practice. Thus writes IA
Rural New Yorker correspondent, who
gives his own views and methods as fol-
lows:
Personal experience and experimental
inquiry for several years lead to a pref
erencc for spring application of manure
and Its thorough Incorporation with the
SOIL by some form of the Cutaway har-
row. Into this conclusion there have
entered some theoretical conclusions,
drawn, however. after the scales had
taught their lesson. l found in plot
work i'll Sew Hampshire and Missouri
that the total effect of manure, whether
plowe1 under or applied on top, was
about thc same, but that tho ratio of
seed 60 stem varied by the method of
applying and also varied with the season
between tho practice of blowing under
and applying on top. AS Il whole, how
ever, manure worked into the surface
gave more seed and less straw than
when turned under. When the seed is
the end i'll view, tho choice of methods
is obvious. For hay and grain for the
purpose of the hay tho crop is tho same,
so far rs personal researches show, by
either method of application. Whenever
the tendency of water is upward, there
is tendency of plant food in u soluble
condition i'll the same direction.
In regard 20 winter application of
manure should still prefer surface ma
nuring for tho reason that percolation
of water i'll the spring is tho order of
nature, and tho tendency of manures
will, therefore, be downward. Tho far
thcr it has to go tho less tho ratio that
is likely to go down and out of the soil.
Manure applied OH the swalil will move
downward, too, yet when turned under
i'll the spring WILL to II greater degree,
he removed from tho surface and nearer
the point of percoation. 1t appears to
be moro subject To loss from tho surface
by tho moving surface waters us they
run off the field into ravincs. My system
of manuring is governed by business
convcnlenccs us well H. apparent theo-
retical advantages.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-01-30
Miscellaneous Fodder Crops.

SOFA beans, green and black varieties,
grown ut the Vermont station since 1893
have proved satisfactory. No other To-
guminous hoed crop has given better re-
turns i'll tonnage of green fodder, dry
matter or protein. The green variety
yielded at the rate of 6lf tons green and
2 tons dry fodder ana nearly one-quarter
of ton of protein to tho aoro. Good
growths were made of hairy and spring
vetches, with and without oats, but after
experience with these crops for several
years ut tho Vermont station they arc
considered unequal to peas and oats.
Scrradclla yielded about n ton Of dry
matter per aero and is recommended as
u promising forage crop that is rich in
protein.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-01-30
VARIOUS NOTES.
To Restore Plants That Have Been Used
For Decoration.
JUDO CHoI.LET.

Porticrcs, draperics and curtains arc how
preferred in light col0rs. Pale green, vel
low and ovon white silk is employed for
hangings, as well AS the less costly liberty
stamped cottons covered with largo, light
tinted flowers.
Ii is said that black cotton and Isle
hosiery may bc preserved unfadcd if they
are washed in bran water Tho bran must
be put in bag. and thu bag must bn stirred
about in warm water until IL froth is pro
duccd. Tho stockings arc then to be
washed in tho water, taken out and placed
in II dry towel and squeezed. They must
DO dried quickly at the fire
A French authority declares that it is
possible To restore the freshness Of palms
and other foliage plants which are used
for drawing room decoration and which
soon become yollow and unwholcsomc
looking III tho dust and dry atmosphere.
The rcjuvenation is accomplished by wa
tering them with water in which a small
proportion Of sulphato of iron has been
dissolved About ten grams tn u quart of
water Is recommended, and the solution
should DO made the night before 1t is
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-01-30

nailed or screwed. Set into the lower
edges of the sides are four knives, made
from old, stout saw blades, or fashioned
by blacksmith from thin plates Of steel.
The knives should DO stout enough so
thoy Will not spring either sideways OF
up when struck down upon solid pile of
roots. Go over the slices until they are
reduced to pieces that cannot possibly
choke an animal.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-01-30
Crimson clover In New Jersey.

Under the auspices of the New Jersey
station have bcen conducted additional
experiments to determine tho hardness
of crimson clover for the central and
northern portions of tho state and TO
test different methods of seeding. In all
localities the plant was hardy. "ISxcel-
lent stands were secured when tho land
was we'll prepared and tho seed harrow
ed III, though i'll one case it was seeded
July 20 and i'll tho other Sept 4, -,
months later. Fair catches were secured
when seeded i'll corn and cultivated ill.,
One experiment. was aD entire failure,
probably due quite as much TO the fact
inat the seed WAS left on tie surface us
10 the unfavorablc conditions Of wealth
or. Spring seeding was tested in sew
eral portions of the state, hut resulted
III failure whether the seed was eown
alone or with cats.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-01-30
FOrcstalled Himself.

Overcome by tho antics of the come.
dian, tho gentleman in tho front row
emitted examinations so violently that
his wig dropped to the floor, and he be-
camo the focus of Il thousand eyes
His first thought was to assume n
jaunty air. 81 will laugh it off, ho
soliloquized.
Then it occurred to him that that was
just what he had done, ard, arising
hastily. no fled precipitately.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-01-30
FOR BETTER FARMING.
An Educational Scheme Proposed For New
York State.

Il
York State.
For three years Professor Bailey of
Cornell university has had charge of the
work begun under the Nixon bills and
restricted to certain parts of tho state of
New York. Ho now announces that tho
period of experiment is ut an end and
the methods tested are recommended
for enlargement. Professor Bailey, in a
talk with Buffalo Express correspond.
cnt, gave IL resume of the work done
and the policy he will recommend. To
begin with, four methods of instructing
farmers to better fnEning have been ex-
perimcnted with. First of these is the
publication and free distribution of bull.
letins reporting results of investigations,
causes and means of prevention of in
sects. pests, etc. Tho second method is
that of establishing 'fmodel FARMS in
different localities. The other two
methods under trial have been forms of
school teaching, ono of teaching tho
farmers and tho other of teaching their
children. The last owes its origin to the
Society for tho Promotion of Agricul-
turc
III extending the work begun under
the Nixon bills the first thing necessary
il tho preparation of teachers. In this
Cornell university will take the lead.
Aside from graduates any one Interested
i'll agriculture can find free instruction
here i'll dairy husbandry, veterinary sci
ence and horticulture. Second, every
normal school i'll the state except one has
agreed to add to it's required curriculum
course destined TO prepare its gradu-
ates to give instruction i'll nature study
TO the children i'll tho district schools.
Textbooks will be needed, and tho ag-
rIcultural experiment. station at Cornell
Will meet the need by special series of
bulletins, which, under the franking
privilege. can be placed free Of charge
i'll the hands of every district school
teacher i'll the state.
When the work is extended from %
counties to the entire state, and from
horticulture merely, to which the pro-
visions of the Nixon bills have hitherto
been confined, to general agriculture tho
thing gets too big to be carried OH along
with tho regular university duties. Pro-
fcssor Bailey will therefore recommend
the establishment of state bureau of
correspondence and instruction. Under
this bureau all sections of the state
would BIO cohcrcntly organized. One,
two or three hours weekly of instruction
i'll nature study in tho district schools
is to be provided for by law Cornell
Will come i'll as an agency for investi-
gatin: difficult problems and supplying
clean V: written information regarding
them Ill franlod bulletins. Tho univer-
sity will bo ready to send scientific
expert TO tho spot wherever new plant
disease shows itself, or there are pecul-
lar local conditions. There are other
items to be recommended by Professor
Bailey. sucl as the preparation of sort
OF Chautauqun homo reading COURSE
for farmers and the formation of little
library OF standard works OH agricultur.
al topics i'll every district schoohouse.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-01-30
Cod Liver Oil as n Food Adjunct.

1t is said that cod liver oil is being
recommended i'll England in rations for
milk COWS, pigs and dogs. 1t is claimed
that it increases the fat content of tho
milk without injuriously affecting the
quality. Being IN animal fat, it is said
to be more easily digostible than many
vegetable fats used in rations for calves
and is recommended for that purpose.
Experiments are suggested on its effect
on the quality of meat, milk and bacon
by a station bulletin.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-01-30

times money is
not too abundant
on most farms. \
homemade cut
ter that will do
good and rapid
work is described
rs follows in the
New York frrib-
une: a frame
work is made of
boards, as shown,
with u handle
framed into the
top and cross
pieces at each
d,
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-01-30

hardly necessary to say in addition that
all smooth leaved decorative plants, palms.
bananas, india rubber trees and their like
will flourish much better and keep theil.
beauty longer if the foliage is softly wiped
now and then with u sponge to remove tho
dust
Some Spartan set afloat theory that
cold water and u towel like u nutmeg
CRATER were tho requisites for producing n
fine complexion The cold bath is service
able as stimulant, and SO is a rough
towel, but the faco and hands, which are
constantly exposed to variations of tenn
peraturc and vicissitudcs OF weather, are
not improved by harsh and stimulatiyo
treatment, since they arc not covered and
protected after it. Warm water is far bet
ter for them, and they must bo completely
dried on the towel after being washed II
they arc to DO kept smooth
The illustration shows wastebasket of
willow ware. 1t Is lined with moss green
satin. The outside is adorned with oblioue
bands of bronze velvet, on which is an en-
broidered design in gold colored and moss
green silks a drapery of pompadour silk
Is arranged on three sides of the basket and
held in place by bows of gold colored rib
bon. JUDO CHoLLET.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-01-30
TIE ROANOKE rlSl
SATURDAY x. JANUARY 80. I,s7
WINTER NOVELTIES.
Bronze Boots to BE Rcvivcd-Dcmitrain
Threatened Again.

Bronze Boots TO BE Observation-Disclosures
Threatened Again.
Aloiro hats aro tho latest millinery de-
volopment, and they arc nowhere near as
pretty or bees ming rs velvet ones.
Velvet chrysanthemums are being very
much worn. In the yellow, copper and
red shades they are particularly attractive.
1t is said TINT bronze boots will bo ro-
vived again for wear with elaborate day
costumes Demitrains arc also threatened
for visiting gowns-indced have already
appeared in u few cuses-but they may not
succeed in capturing fashionable fancy, as
they arc not old enough to DO new again
yet.
Tho long cont has appeared in force and
is often so composed as 60 give almost tho
elect of u complete gown by itself. There
is usually n oapo or u series of polerines,
and tho high, flaring collar is a matter of
course.
Word comes Of jeweled stockings for tho
wear of women who have so much money
that fingers, arms, neck, bosom, ears and
hair do not afford space enough for tho ex-
hibition of their gems. Exclusiveness of
style is almost tho only recommendation
of this novelty. There is little danger that
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-01-30

The season has arrived when on hun
dreds OF farms the crop Of beets, tnrnips,
carrots, etc, will begin to be fed out,
and on many of these farms tho roots
will DO prepared for tho cattle by labori-
Gus hand cutting. a root sliccr can be
bought that will do good work, but the
machines cost some money, and i'll these
The record-union., 1897-04-24
WASN'T DONE THERE.
Iampering With Vouchers Not Done
in the Controllers Office.

In view of the statement recently
made that the vouchers turned in by
Secretary of State Brown after his trim
East last year had been tempered with.
State Controller Colgan yesterday
stated very emphatically that if such is
the case it was done before the vouch-
ers reached his office.
He said the vouchers were examined
in his office by a discharged employe
of the Secretary of State, but he was
carefully watched by one of the clerks
in the Controllers office. and that no
additional holes were punched in Pull
man or any other tickets at that time
The person who was allowed to ex-
anime the vouchers, Mr. Colgan said
was given the islet punch belonging in
the office with which to make similar
markings on like tickets which he him
self had, but the holes which have been
punched in the annual pass" space on
the ticket presented by Secretary
Brown as a voucher does not CORE
spond with the size of the hole the
Office punch makes.
Controller Colgan is inclined to be-
lieve, for several reasons. that the
vouchers now in his possession have
been tempered with, but states posi-
lively that they have not been altered
or in any wise changed since they ar
rived in his office
The record-union., 1897-04-24
THE LATE N. CLARK.
Rev. A. G. Herrick's Tribute to His
Character.

At the funeral of the late Nehemiah
Clark on the 21st, Rev. A. c. Herrick
thus spoke of the life and character of
the deceased:
Nehemiah Clark was born in Dover,
Del, August -, 1923, and died in Sac
ramento, Cal, April 10. 1897. When he
was 8 years old his father died, leaving
a widow and six children, all of whom
have gone over to- the multitude. In
1870 Mr.. Clark came to California, spent
a few years in the mines, returned East
and was married in Ohio in 1856, then
came to the Golden State.
For thirty three years his happy home
has been near Sacramento. It can justly
be said this is a better world for his sue
| cessful life of almost three score years
and ten. The little State of Delaware
may be grateful for the honorable career
of her son in the great empire State OF
the West, and California will ever be
glad she welcomed him who became one
of the forces which has always been on
the right side. At the time of his death
he was the senior member of the firm
of N. Clark &, Sons, whose headquarters
are in San Francisco. During the last
three years his iron constitution has been
slowly yielding to disease. Everything
has been done that loving home care and
medical skill could do. He was a fine
example of one who could suffer and be
strong Complaints fell not from his
lips.
His marked traits of character were
uprightness and energy. Were not
these seen in the business of which he
was the pioneer on the Pacific Coast
His patrons We're from the State of
Washington to the Republic of Mexico.
His name was a tower of financial
strength; his word was as good as his
bond. He met with heavy losses yet al
ways paid every debt as if God wrote
the bill, thus helping heal the avenues
of ILL.," He was what you might call a
self-made man.
His self-reliance, perseverance, cour-
age and modesty won for him respect,
confidence and friendship. He never
sought publicity, but attended strictly
to his business. His hand was on and
his heart was in his work. He was very
generous to the poor remembered the
fatherless, the widow and the stranger,
who came to his gate. When friends
SUtueuly iOSL their MONIES, uLSoliClteu,
out of his great heart, he helped put
them on their feet again. He was
ever transformations in his gifts.
Who can fully estimate the value OF
such a life in its home relations, sacred
and tender, and its public duties honest
and faithful?
To-day the affectionate husband, the
dear father, the true neighbor, sincere
friend and reliable citizen will be hon
ored in his burial. The beloved COM
panion for more than forty years can
be here with her sons and daughters
and their families, besides a host of
friends, whom tears bespeak more than
words of their love and admiration Of
him who has gone to return no more.
Beloved, our sorrowing hearts must say
good-by, until we may greet thee. All
hail in the home beyond, where thou at
last hast entered in.