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The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-05-04
ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC SOLD
At Gallup. New Mexico. for the Sum o.
Twelve Million Dollars

Denver. Colo, May S.-A special 10 The
Republican from Albuquerque, y. NJ,
says:
The Atlantic and Pacific railway vas
sold a Gallup. this county. at noon TO-
day for si2,oo0,o0e. The only bidder was
Aldace T. Walker, chairman OF the
board OF directors OF The Atch.Son. To-
peks and Santa Fe railway. Mr.. Walk
er and the two members % the purchas-
ing committee. Victor Moravi;z. general
counsellor. and z. Sone-s Hay. director.
with several Atlantic and Pacific OIL
Gals. including Special Master O Y.
Marion ana Judge Y. c. Collier. return
ed 70 the c.cy this evening. and were me.
here by E. D. McKenna. general solicl-
tor for ,he Santa Fe company. Judge
Collier viii confirm me sale, IN cham
bsrs. tomorrow morning. after which
AlC. Walker and party WIZ 80 vest 70
have the purchase confirmed before the
district judges a. PRESCOTT, Ar:z. and
Los Angeles. Cali
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-05-04
MOVE MADE TO GAIN TIME
In the Suit to Divorce the Union Pacific
Western Union.

Omaha, Neb, May 3.-In the United
States court today, attorneys for the
Western Union moved that the receivers
Of the Union Pacific be made parties de-
fendaat in the suit brought in the name
OF the United States 10 divorce the Union
Pacific and the Western Union Tele-
graph companies. Judge Munger grant
e1 the motion and set the case for hear
ing on May 15. II is understood that The
move was made solely 70 gain time and
has NJ immediate bearing on the ulti-
mate outcome
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-05-04

lie bomb was thrown irto procession
Killing a dozen outright and woundinc
nearly fifty others. have finally been de-
clded by the judicial authorities. Five
were sentenced TO death. and the remain
der Will be deported. The executions will
take place tomorrow on the esp.arade Of
Fort Monjuices. Two Of the condemned
men were married this afternoon to wo-
men VINO are also prisoners
GURLEY WASN'T POISONED.
Chicago, May 3.-The body Of Frank
lin D. Gurley. who died about ten davs
ago under what the insurance compa-
MES believed to be suspicious crcum-
stances, was eXilumed today and an ex.
animation held by five physicians to de-
termine the cause Of his death. Moth.
ing of \ suspicious character was discov-
cred and the physicians gave it as their
unanimous opinion that heart disease
had caused death. Previous to her Sc
cret marriage with Gurley, which oc-
CURED about three years ago, Mrs Cur
ley had been married three times, all
her former husbands being dead She
was said to be a close student of the ef-
fects of drugs
THEIR SkIFF UPSET.
Louisville, KY, May "a special to
the Evening Post from Galla.in. enn..
says: John Nolin, his two little daugh-
ters and another man, whose name could
not be learned. were drowned yesterday
in the river above here The skiff was
overturned and the father tried to take
his children 10 shore, but the swift cur
rent swept all of them under.
WISCONSIN FOREST FIRES.
Ashland, Wis, May 3.-Forest fires
are starting up again around Ashland.
A big fire is raging across the bay and
Northern Pacific.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-05-04
TURNER'S FROM THE COAST
Advance Guard Of the rurnerbund Arrives
in St louis.

s.. Lous. May s.-A delegation of fs-
~ Turner'S from san Francisco and Los
Angeles. Cal. wers the first 70 arrive for
tie North American Turaer5und whica
meets mere this Week They arrived at
Union station and were me, by the re-
ception committee OF North ST. Louis
Turner'S and escorted TO -aa hall OF the
north soe, which VIII be ;as.r headQGart-
e-s. TIE Caiiforniaas began train
lag this afternoon and say they are
bound % win.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-05-04
Yang Va S:art. for Russia

Washington. May 3.-Mr Yang Yn.
formerly CaiEese m.niSssr 70 he United
states. ~ here tlis morning Tor Ns<
York. ea Toa:2 20 ais neS station a. {.
Petersburg he al remain w.th rs
sli;e .. personal attendants a. the
Waldorf until the S;h. Saea ne salis 20.
Russia
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-05-04
shaken by an ks-ThaaaLe

Richmond. Va. May S-The ,own O:
Pulaski was severely shaken BY an earta
quake sooa at;er noon today. NJ dam
age resulted bas sas pssale we.e terribly
frightened
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-05-04

There Is but one genuine original
Postum Cereal coffee, with a multitude
OF limitations offered as Just as good"
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-05-04
PAY WITHOUT LIABILITY.

Washington, May S.-President Nc
kinney today sent 70 congress a message
concerning the lynching OF three Italians
IL Hahnville. La, on the night of August
s. 1896. He recommends an appropria-
tion OF 5000 for the heirs Of the persons,
without admitting the liability Of the
United States in the premises.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-05-04
AND THIS

ST. LOUIS. MO-. AND RETURN FOR
ONE FAREi
On May 4th and 5th THE ROCK
ISLAND ROUTE viii sell round trip
tickets TO ST. LOUIS. good uutil May 18th
for return. at rate OF $3.50 from
Wichita
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-05-04
READ THIS

ONE FARE ROUND TRIP TO LEAv-
ENWORTH. KAN
On May 18th and 18th THE ROCK
ISLAND ROUTE" VIII sell round trip
tickes. good until May 18th for return.
at rate % ssl5 from Wichita Leave
Wichita at $50 a m. and 1855 ,. m.
arriving a; Leavenwor;h at $50 .. m.
and $50 A. m. respectively,
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-05-04
ANARCHISTS SENTENCED

Barcelona. May S.-The sentences upon
3he anarchists convicted ot completely in
the bomb outrage OF June las. al the
Feast Of Corpus Christi, when a dynarn-
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-05-04
THE UNEMPLOYED.

Detroit. Mich, May IA parade OF
the unemployed had been largely adver-
tised for today but of a crowd OF 1000
idle men who gathered at the rendezvous
in front Of the city hall only 800 or 900
corsented 70 be marshaled into the pro-
csss'on. Those who marched We're all
foreigners. They carried rude banners.
declaring: I'VE want work, not
charity" II was quiet, ordery crowd.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-05-04
Cashier of an Iowa Savings Bank Leaves a
shortage, Wife in the Lunatic Asylum
and Large Family of Small Children
Trusted Employees are Being Investi-
gated In nCinclnnatl-PrivateM Mail Route
Promoter In Trouble With Uncle Sam
Bill Adler's Second Man Fixes Him in
Return-Crime and Catastrophe.

Kansas City, May "a special from
Webster City, Ia, says: Il was given
H. Espes defalcation from the Savings
Bank of Radcliffe is IN the neighborhood
Of $4,000. The Savings Bank Of Rad
cliffe has transferred its business to the
State Bank Of Radcliffe. Espe has left
for parts unknown and no trace if him
can be found. He leaves a wife in the
Independence insane asylum and a fam
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-05-04
AND REMEM Der

''The Rock Island Route" IL tn. Best
Line everywhere. HAL S. RAY.
n. y. A., Wichita. Kan.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-05-04
COMPARATIVE DATA.

Tn.s department = ci5sing IS seventa
yea have called your attention from
time 70 tine 70 his very eficten; de-
2ar,n1en. o: the public school system.
The work done IN this school ranks
equal - that % the normal schools az
larger cites. Our course OF study ana
training bring t.sss students iato in
mediate touch With .le bes: eiucatso3si
thoughts ot the day. as vel as IN direct
cDn;act Eita the actual work OF .he
school rooms The work OF bo-h theory
ilc pracrica hss been ve-y efficient TIE
school is Justly proud % re Ia-gs naz,-
Der ot efficient teachers both hare and
elsewhere Eho received thai training i,
tS-s department The question - s5-le
TINES asked Does Ire normal co1rss
always .asure that - g-adusf@s WI -
Successful teScAerSe' In znSze- K ryaay
Be saSI .ha- no such Assurance = .-rsr
gwen no more than 4 =c3c5i % ra-s--
exc o. isE Iusl-=s The paailc isar e-t-.
"a SGa.s ~8li - a sIc1ess-L tle--c- o-
"a Ey--. IN fscs. ta@ 7erc~ n.sS~ = Szl-
C-es o. our normal s,aco' graduates =
ys.y Is-a .ore- seaa IA; O. say olas-
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-08-24
Oranges as Medicine.

There is no doubt that pure fruit
Juice is one of the best blood purifiers
and system regulators that we possess
in fact. there are many who can tes-
tify to this fact, particularly as regards
oranges. Some people who have hith-
erto eaten fruit between meals. or just
before going to bed, and condemned it
as injurious. have learned to eat one of
two oranges with nearly every meal,
particularly breakfast, and have found,
to their pleasant surprise, that it ex-
ercised marvellous effect upon their
general health. Many remarkable
things have been claimed for oranges
taken as a food. such as making the
complexion clear and beautiful, cur
ing the drink habit and numerous 9TH
err things as varied as marvellous. and
there are doubtless persons who have
made themselves ridiculous eating
oranges by wholesale in the endeavor
to cure of the disease to which the
flesh is heir. Thousands Of persons
can testify, however, that judicious
use Of oranges Is good thing, but
few precautions must be taken. In the
first place, buy nothing but good fruit,
especially ripe fruit. Green or bad
fruit cannot be good for anybody. Then
be careful to peel your orange care
fully, for the white pith lying beneath
the yellow rind is one of the most in
digestible substances known in the
vegetable world DO not eat too many
oranges at first; but If the habit of eat
ing them with meals is once formed
a person will never be satisfied to eat
a meal without fresh fruit of some
kind. The habit will work wonders
in short time IN the direction of reg
ulating the system, keeping the blood
in good condition, and creating a good
appetite.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-08-24

IN many parts of the coun-
try, but without attracting much no
tice. Recently it has sprung into some
prominence as forage plant for the
semi-arid portions of the country, and
astonishing claims are made for II IN
certain newspaper articles which are
attracting wide attention. Kaffir corn
Is one of the many nom saccharine va
rleties OF sorghum. In common with
other sorghums, both sweet and nom
saccharine, kaffir corn appears to sue
coed quito we'll in climates too dry for
the best development OF Indian corn.
While kaffir corn may we'll claim the
attention Of farmers living in very dry
climates, it is at least an open ques-
ton, whether it can prove advan-
tageous to the farmers Of indiana. 1t
should be borne in mind that the
sorghums are recommended as forage
plants for the drier climates in which
Indian corn cannot thrive. Where In
dian corn grows to perfection, as it
does in all portions of Indiana it
would be extremely unwse to neglect
it for any Of the sorghums which have
thus far shown no special adaptation
to this section. Although the kaffir
corn and other sorghums have shown
no superior merit in previous trials at
this experiment station, the former will
be more thoroughly tested here the
coming season. Farmers having very
dry, warm soils, will do we'll to grow
small areas of kaffir corn along side the
common field corn for comparison.
Those who intend trying kaffir corn,
should remember that it is said to be
very sensitive to cold, especially when
terminating. The ground may be pre-
pared at the same time and in the same
manner as for common field corn, but
the planting of the kaffir corn should
be delayed until late in May or early
in June. Meanwhile, the prepared
ground should be cultivated from time
to time as weeds appear, so that it will
be cleared Of weeds before the seed is
planted. Put into clean ground thus
late, the seed will terminate more
promptly, and the early growth which
is slow at best, will be more vigorous
than IL planted early and the subse-
quent labor of cultivation will be con-
siderably reduced. If much seed is de-
sired. plant the same as sweet sor-
ghum. II sorghum hay is desired,
it is recommended that one bush
ell of seed be sown broadcast, or three
pecks to the acre in drills. At the
Kansas experiment station the red
kaffir corn yields more grain and fod-
der than the white variety. and is con-
sidered superior to the latter-W. c.
Latta, Indiana Experiment Station.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-08-24
HE MARRIED THE MOTHER.
How Kentucky Maiden Acquired =
Stepfather Instead OF "a Husband.

How Kentucky Maiden Acquired =
Stepfather Instead of IA Husband.
IN the White Oak neighborhood in
the eastern end of the county, lived
comely widow, Mrs. Martha Berry,
aged about forty and her pretty daugh-
ter, Matilda, who had just entered her
eighteenth year. In the same neigh
borhood lived Johnson Whitley,
prosperous farmer of thirty and a wild
over. Whitley had been paying at
tention to Mrs. Berrys daughter for
the last six months, and it was gener-
ally supposed throughout the neigh
borhood that they would be married
soon. The mother, however, would
not give her consent to the match but
she did not object to the young widow
ers calls. He pleaded with the widow
for the hand of her daughter, and the
young couple decided on an elopement,
says the Louisville Courier Journal.
All the arrangements were made for
the clandestine leave taking, but the
watchful mother discovered what was
en- foot, and on Friday night, the timn
set for the elopement, she went to her
daughters room shortly after dark
and bound the girl hand and foot Sha
also tied gag in her mouth and took
her to her own room and tied her to
the bed. She then returned to the
daughters room and when Whitley
came to steal away his lady love the
widow answered the summons, and
without speaking a word joined the
young man in the yard He assisted
her into his buggy and drove with her
to Grayson, the county seat of Carter
county, where he had arranged with
Judge Morris to perform the ceremony.
whitley was struck by the silence of
his companion. but as she leaned con-
fidingly on his arm and appeared to
be sobbing all the time, he could do
nothing more than caress her now and
then and cheer her up by telling her
that her mother would forgive her.
He had no idea that he was carrying
of the mother instead of the daughter,
and 1t was not until after the cere-
mony was performed on the judges
front porch and they had repaired to
hotel that the deception was discov-
cred by Whitley.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-08-24
Peach Fellows and Peach Rosette.

Missouri Experiment Station: The
recent discovery by the Experiment
Station of outbreaks of Peach Rosette
in two localities OF the leading peach
section of the state, has prompted the
station to issue for free distribution
among the peach growers an illustrat-
ed pamphlet fully describing this dis
ease and also Peach Fellows, and Civ
ing suggestions for the suppression OF
these diseases. They are by far the
most destructive diseases known
among peaches. In some states the
peach orchards, over large areas, have
become so generally diseased that
peach growing cannot profitably be
carried on there. The symptoms of
FELLOWS are premature ripening of the
fruit, which is unnaturally blotched or
clouded with red, and which is usually
insipid or bitter; general falling off
in vigor of the tree. small, cup-shaped
leaves, failure of many Of the winter
buds to start in spring, the presence
body of the tree. in early autumn, and
sometimes a yellowish. sickly color Of
the leaves, from which the disease
takes its name. Any or all of the
above symptoms nay occur but the
premature ripening Of the fruit is us
ually the most prominent. A tree once
attacked by "Yellows" is sure to die
sooner or later, generally within from
three to five years. The "Rosette"
usually attacks the tree in the spring,
or in early summer. 1t is characterized
by tufts or rosettes of leaves, which
usually form at the ends OF the newer
wood, then along the trunk and main
branches. The tree becomes weaker
and the leaves fewer, until when the
tree dies, the last leaves are usually
those that form in numerous tufts
along the trunk. The "Rosette" kills
the tree in a single season. Beth the
"Yellows" and "Rosette" are slowly,
but surely spreading westward. A few
trees of the "Rosette" have been found
In Missouri peach orchards and de-
stroyed this season. The only safe
guard against the spread of these dis
eases is to dig up and burn all trees
that are known to be infected, and
this should be promptly done wherever
the diseases occur. Careful attention
to this matter now will save immense
losses.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-08-24
A FAMOUS VESSEL GONE.
Loss of the Cape Horn Pigeon Recalls
the Fate of Old Riggers.

LOSS the tape IlgeOn heCAHN
the Fate of Old Riggers.
The famous whaling bark Cape Horn
Pigeon is no more. She was lost in
the Japan Sea recently while cruising
for whales. Her crew, consisting of
twenty or thirty men, many of wnom
were saved, but the old vessel was
total wreck. She was one of the old
time fleet that sailed out of New Bed
ford VIXEN whaling was the chief bust
ness of that port, and at time when
Nantucket, Bristol, Warren and Ston-
ingtoh were in the swim as whaling
resorts. The Cape Horn Pigeon, says
the Providence Journal, was not
large craft, but was a handsome bark
in her day when she cruised with the
Milton, Mattapoisett, James Arnold.
which now flies the CHILEAN flag: Attic
boro and other square riggers that
hailed from New Bedford and small
ports in Buzzards Bay. 1t was in the
fifties that the Cape Horn Pigeon left
the stocks in South Dartmouth, and
finally she followed the other lost
whalers to the bottom of the sea. The
steam whalers of San Francisco have
driven most of New Bedford's sailing
fleet out of the business, but the Cape
Horn Pigeon, California. Mercury and
others continued to look for oil and
bone in the wide Pacific and South At
lantic. The Cape Horn Pigeon was
lucky craft. She aided in making the
city of New Bedford known all over
the world She had a record of many
fine catches, and only short time be-
fore she went down her master sent
home two thousand pounds of bone.
valued at 100000 When she sank she
had two hundred barrels of sperm and
whale oil in her hold. She had been
cruising most of the time since she left
the stocks in 1858, and had paid for
herself several times over in returns.
She was only 100 feet in length, but
with her canvas spread she made
fine picture. Her breadth was % feet
and her depth IA feet. Her gross ton
mage was PIP tons.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-08-24
UsOs of IBa m boo.

The attention Of builders is being
drawn to the value of bamboo as a
building material. The great strength
Of bamboo poles is not at all under
stood by the majority of persons. 1t
is stated on excellent authority that
two bamboo poles, each of them 7-1O
inches in diameter, when placed side
by side, will support grand piano
slung between them by ropes, and that
they will neither sag nor break under
the burden. Bamboo will form poles
G5 10 20 feet long and from to 10 inch
es i'm diameter A derrick &c feet high
made of 4-inch bamboo poles raised
Two iron Orders, weighing together 42f
pounds. The wonderful lightness of
this material in proportion to its
strength has excited comment Of late
and new uses are constantly being
made of II, Scaffoldings of bamboo
hsve the advantage of lightness and
strength. It is predicted that this ma
terial will come in general use for such
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-08-24
Eject OF Injuries tn Plants.

According to an English authority,
when a plant is bruised or injured in
any way, condition arises which ex-
actly corresponds to what We term fe-
yer. The rate of respiration is in
creased, the temperature of the parts
affected is considerably raised. The
disturbance has its period of increase.
reaches climax and subsidies as does
ordinary fever. Indeed. the Increase
in temperature is quite as great, if not
greater than in animals. This opens a
wide field for investigation and discus
sion. and one which will be followed up
by lovers of nature and its very inter-
esting phenomena.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-08-24
FOR THE HOUSEkEEPER.

To keep cut flowers bright from day
to day add little carbonate of soda to
the water, which should be changed
every day.
Beef tea will not prove SO monoto-
nous a diet il different favoring is
used each day-such as Glove. bayleaf
or celery salt.
To remove rust from steel articles
rub them with kerosene oil and let
them soak in this for twenty-four
hours. Make paste of emery dust
and kerosene and rub this on with rot
ten-stone.
Lemon skins may be used to a good
purpose even after the juice and pulp
have been removed. Stained and
spotted copper and brass will be as
good as new II rubbed briskiy with
these discarded skins and then given
a warmw water scrubbing.
IL sewing room is lacking ths
drawing room itself may be safely
used. providing there is a large rug
OF crash spread over the entire car
pet; this thin covering may be lifted
bodily at the end of the day and
shaken free OF its clippings and
threads.
The tendency of table salt to pack
together in cruets and containers may
be entirely overcome by thoroughly
drying the salt and intimately min
Cling with it a small percentage of dry
starch or arrowroot. From TO 10 per
cent is amply sufficient fqr the most
humid atmosphere. as on tie sea coast.
while a much less percentage OF the
st'rch is sufficient for inlaAd placsA
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-08-24
The Construction OF Boiler Plates.

1ho OI bOler
1t is a notable fact that steel has al
most entirely superseded iron for boil
er plates. Steel has a greater tensile
strength than iron, and much greater
ductility and elasticity From $4,000
to $4,000 pounds per square inch is the
tensile strength now required by stand
ard tests. The test is made on steel
bars one inch square, and so carefully
are the tests calculated that in the
specification for high pressure boilers,
1t is one of the conditions that tho
plates shall be of the tensile strength
specified per square inch, and that any
reduction of area at the point OF frac-
ture under test shall not be less thar
90 per cent. In other words, an inch
bar of steel when strained to the break
ing point must not be reduced in size
to not quite one-half the original area
OF the bar. The varying temperature
to which the boiler is subjected when
in use makes it necessary to exercise
this care, as the resistive ability of the
plates must show clear sc per cent.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-08-24
The CantiIeyer Ricycle,

The accompanying illustration is
from photograph of the Cantilever BIZ
cycle, one of the latest novelties in
cycle construction, and it's inventor,
Mr.. Nickall Henderson. One of the
features wherein this machine differs
materially from the ordinary safety BIZ
cycle is the weight. Cantilevers range
in weight from the nine pound racer
to wheel for rough use. which weighs
IA pounds.
The construction is the outcome of
the inventors desire to secure perfect
seat Mr.. Nickall Henderson is Dane,
residing in England, and he has been a
wheelman for twenty years. His idea
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-08-24

was to enjoy the comfort of a hammock
on bicycle, which he accomplished by
the use of silk strings on which the
saddle rests.
The front forks are attached to the
rest Of Che frame by pivot connection
at the point shown in the cut just
where the lower part of the frame join
ing with the crank hanger goes up to
a point near the top of the front wheel.
This connection gives the machine a
sensitive steering device.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-08-24
Ma king u Date.

With that Columbus went forward
and accosted the natives. Il should
like to make date with YOU" he said.
Very WELL" they graciOusly replied.
Anyway, what they then and there
achieved was actually the making of
the celebrated date 1872. Detroit
Journal