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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-10-21

of the street and started up the other
side, the lieutenant with the carbine in
his wake all the time, waiting for an
opportunity to corner his man. About
the middle of the main square Quantrell
entered saloon, stepped to the bar, and
called for drink.
Just as Quantrell reached over the
bar railing to take up a glass, he
glanced into the big mirror against the
wall and noticed the federal lieutenant
entering with the carhine ready to fire.
Quantrell very coolly set the glass
down, turned about and faced his pur-
suer. The carbine had by this time been
brought to the shoulder of the lieu
tenant, it's muzzle was within three feet
of the guerrilla's breast, and the eye
which looked down the shining barrel
was keen and COOL Quantrell dared not
make false move, and he was power
less to protect himself by force. His
heavy overcoat was buttoned up to his
chin, making the pistols buckled at his
waist useless. He gazed at the lieu
tenant very complacently for brief
period, smiled, and said:
GLOW now, comrade; what are you
going to do with that gum"
"Shoot you like dog if you move a
muscle" was the reply. "You are
Quantrell. You have played it for a
long time, but now you're my prisoner.
March into that room there"
Quantrell glanced to an open door at
the end of the bar, but didn't obey the
command. 1t was not his intention to
do so. His nerve was superb and his
self-possession complete.
"Ah, see," he remarked, quietly
"You take me for Quantrell, but you
wrong me, I assure you. My resem-
blance to that scoundrel has been most
provoking. Permit me to call my or
derby sergeant and will show you that
am as true to the union as you are.
he has all of my papers"
The lieutenant looked surprised as
well as somewhat confused, and Guam.
trell noted his discontinue. This was
signal for the deception to be re-
doubled, and so he continued;
81 have also heard stories about the
guerrilla being in this section. To my
certain knowledge he is now in Ken
lucky, and you are simply making a
fool of yourself. Put down your gun
and as long as we are in the same cause
let us be friends"
The lieutenant, completely nonplussed
at QuantrelI's cool effrontery and con.
siderably abashed, told him to call his
orderly, but kept the carbine ready tc
fire. On the street not far away Guam
trell saw some of his men talking, and
he called to one of them to enter. The
man went into the saloon, and as SCOT
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DEMAND FoH CAVES.
IL Is BrIsISer Now Than II Has Been
for Long Time.


A notable feature in connection with
the leading live stock markets is the
strong demand for calves that has pre-
vailed for several months past, says the
Nebraska Farmer. Prices, of course,
rule high under these circumstances,
and considering the character of such
meager supply as is offered for sale,
farmers who are looking for stock 10
take the place of older cattle shipped
out, should bear in mind Franklin's
maxim that one can easily pay too dear
for his whistle. Speaking generally, the
calves that come from the dairy district
will not make very profitable beef ami
mails, and in considering the question
whether to invest in them or not, the
quality of the young stuff and its prob
able outcome, in view of the fact that
they are dairy calves, must be borne in
mind. OF course, when one cannot
do as we'll as he would like, he must do
as well as he can, but high prices for
calves that are inferior from the breed
er's standpoint present a condition
that makes one hesitate about what
constitutes doing as well as one can.
Whatever may be the conclusion as to
the most eXpedent course for the imme-
date present, the remoter teaching is
not far to seek. Farmers in the beef
growing regions should learn from it
the unwisdom, so long as they are such
heavy growers of grain and forage that
must be fed out on the farm, of relying
upon others for animals to which to feed
them. When the beef section of the
country is fairly we'll supplied and has
pretty nearly enough, it can probably
rely on other sections for enough to fill
out the balance of its needs, since in that
case, prices of young cattle would not
be likely to go skyward under the infu'
ence of strong demand, but it cannot
permit its homegrown supply to fall so
low as to compel it to rely largely upon
purchases. When this is done, and good
field crops are raised, the farmer is at
the mercy of the market.
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supplies are obtained, The rebellion in
aCuba has, however, devastated that
country, and owing to the distance OF
the Central American coast the trade
with those ports has always been spas
Imodic and unsatisfactory Consequent
.ly Jamaica is to-day almost the only
place from which the supply of tropic-
znl fruit is drawn.
The island lies so miles to the south
aof Cuba, which anyone glancing at n
map would think pretty far to fetch
such perishabe goods as fruit But
such one would be counting without
American enterprise and genius. ia
lmuicans did not know enough to send
their fruit to America, but once they
knew of its existence and value Amer
icans soon enough discovered how to get
MI to their markets. The trade began
tentatively with n couple of schooners
n month; nowadays it is handled by
n large fleet of steamers running some
times IL or Ia week, which do the
passage in trite over four days. And
they are fitted with cold storage, which
is why the fruit reaches the markets in
the prime condition 1t does.
The story Of the Jamaica fruit trade
is an interesting one. 1t is indeed a
vcritable romance of American enter
Prise. But before we tell the tale let
us take a passing glance at the lovely
island which has been the scene of SO
wonderful an enterprise. To it may
well be applied the words of Moore s
poem:
No, ne'er did the wave In Its element steep
An island of loveller charms;
Tt blooms in the giant embrace Of the deep
Like Hebe in Hercules arms.
Tropical scenery, in either hemi-
sphere, is noted for its radiant beauty,
hut perhaps it reaches its fullest eX-
Elession in this island of Jamaica. To
1ittingly describe it even in outline
would take more than the limits of
zone of these letters, however, SO we
.rlust content ourselves with saying
that its physical aspect is that Of a
tangled mass of mountain sleeps
precipIces and towering peaks, diversi-
fed with wide upland sQvannahs, tor
,a,ents and noble rivers. Amidst all this
wild grandeur are the works of man;
suear estates, for the most part aban
doned, coffee, tobacco, spice and fruit
cultivation, towns, villages and hamlets
And now that American enterprise
realizing the possibilities, has given the
island proper railroad communication
EC may be assumed that brilliant flu
Lrre lies before it.
The people in the lowlonds and towns
CT the whole, are backward ard rather
I1dolent set, but they are amenable tC
seaching and quick at imbibing ideas
The black peasantry, especially in the
upland districts, are quite superior
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follows that those are the districts THAR
contribute most to the inland revenue,
and these the people that redeem the
character of the population from the
too hasty charge that Is made agains.
II of utter and hopeless Incidence, I'M
morality in general and thlevshness in
northumberland on the character OF
the lowlnnders.
These mountaineers compare favor'
ably with the like classes in lands that
boast more centuries Of freedom than
Jamaica can decades. And the secret
OF II is that they are for the most part
freeholders. For this government has
learnt the lesson Of the growth Of the
United States and given the people
every facility for acquiring homesteads.
But after all, only beginning has been
made, and that In the remoter highland
regions. 1t now remains to be seen
whether this interesting class OF the
islands population will be spolt or i'm
proved by the opening up Of the country
which is going on all around them.
TO return to the fruit trade, however,
which is probably of more interest to
the average American reader than the
future OF the native population. To
Capt. l.. d. Baker, OF Boston, belongs
the credit OF the discovery Of Jamaicn"
as source of fruit supply. He 1t was
who started the experiment of shipping
bananas, oranges and other fruit to
America in small sailing vessels. 1t
paid from the first, but was not success
full, owing to the deterioration of the
fruit on the long voyages to Boston and
New York. SO he chartered steamer.
That paid as well, and succeeded better.
The business grew then by leaps and
bounds, and in a very short time the
Boston Fruit company was fioated.
That was in 1888, the firm establishing
itself in and around Port Antonio, then
quite small and unimportant town.
Great has been the difference
wrought in the succeeding nine years.
To-day Port Antonio is the second city
in Jamaica, and indeed promises to
rival Kingston in cpulence and COM
mercial Importance. And from that
center the company has spread over the
entire northeastern part Of the island,
and is slowly advancing round to the
south. Important branch establish
ments have been placed at IL ports, in
GLIDING Kingston, at which fruit is col
lected and shipped in steamers that sail
sometimes more than one day IN the
season, and scarcely ever less than two
or three week at other times. These
supply the markets of the eastern
states, principally through New York,
Boston and Philadelphia, and from
those centers the fruit is shipped by rail
to interior cities.
1t requires fleet of IA swift steam
ers to handle this enormous trade, and
even these can scarcely keep up with it.
There has been some local grumbling at
the company, on account of its eXpan-
sion in the direction of cultivatng its
own fruit, for which it has acquired,
and is still acquiring, lands. But the fact
is that owing to the carelessness Of the
natives in planting and preparing the
fruit, which discredted it in the Ameri-
can markets, the trade was seriously
threatened, and so in self defense the
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to which one end of a string is at
tached; the other end, after passing
through the guide loops, e e E, is
in the hand of the operator.
Tightening the string, the device
closes, Slacken the string and the
device opens to let go the ripe fruit
which it has seized. D is socket Of
device screwed on top of the three-foot
lengths of bamboo or some such light
but strong material. The rod can be
heightened by adding these three-foot
lengths. Unscrewing the pieces re-
duces the device into small compass
for transportation or for storage dur
ing winter.-John Saunders, in Ohio
Farmer
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-10-21

Paris green and water, used at the
rate of about one pound to $50 gallons
of water, is perhaps the simplest and
best remedy for all insects that eat the
leaves of shade and fruit trees. 1t is
liable to injure the leaves of plum,
peach and other stone-fruit trees, and
should be used on them only with great
caution; but as rule it will not injure
them if as much stone lime is added as
paris green. If, however, lime is used
with the paris green, not over ITO gal
Ions of water should be used to pound
of paris green. Paris green, you I'M
derstand, will not destroy sucking in
sects, such as lice and leaf-hoppers. As
wash for trees none is better than
whitewash, which can be darkened by
soot if desirable.-Farm and Fireside
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esass and, strange to say, are farther
advanced in education than those of the
Lowiands and the towns. And their
plane of morality is distinctly higher.
Looking at the late annual report of
the education department (there ara
$50 schools in Jamaica under govern
ment controD, one is struck with the
Eact that a large percentage of the first
,cIass schools outside of Kingston are in
these out-of-the-way and almost un-
known inland mountain regions. These
are the people that are the backbone of
Jamaica; these the districts that supply
most of the home markets and which
TeOdered the great fruit trade possi-
kility, supplying the produce dealers
with their staple exports. 1t naturally
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-10-21

n tub of water in the milk room, Smith 3
swing stancheons, and manure gut
ter in rear of COWS. The labor Of ven
tilation, watering, feeding and clean
ing the stables is reduced to mini
mum. Manure is dropped under the
stable. The main barn is packed full
of hay annually. 1t also contains sta
bles for six horses, bedding material for
cows and feed. A circular silo, 40 feet
in diameter and high to hold $50 tons,
will be built this summer, to open into
the main barn. Last winters COW
ration consisted of ensilage, hay, oat
fodder, corn fodder and corn meal,
gluten meal and bran, all except gluten
and bran being raised on the farm.
On this 125-acre farm, of which ten
are in woodland, 60 in pasture and IS in
thorough cultivation, things are made
to move all the time. The six horses
are kept busy at work except during
winter, and three men are employed all
the time, others as needed. Milk is the
main crop being sold direct to con-
sumers in the neighboring cities.-Or-
ange Judd Farmer.
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company was obliged to try and control
the supply. To-day they have thou
sands on thousands of acres under cult
walton.
AS already said, Port Antonio has
been concerted into hourishing city,
and two or three good American hotels
have been established for the accommo-
dation of the numerous tourists that
the company's steamers bring down
and all of whom are landed at that port,
whence the vessels proceed along the
coast to take up their homeward car
goes.
From this description the reader may
fairly estimate the beneficial influence
that the company exercises on the des-
TIMES of the beautiful island that they
have made their own--or that they are
in a fair way to making their own. Like
leaven, this influence is spreading, slow
ly perhaps, but surely, and Jamaica is
becoming thoroughly Americanized.
In no small degree is it due to this in
huence that the trade between the
United States and Jamaica has in
creased in the remarkable manner that
it has of late years--as is indicated in
Consul Ecllford's reports to the state
department, which refrain from quot
ing,as the readers who may be interested
can readily procure the reports them
selves.
The trade of Jamaica is of itself well
worth the having; but it is not all. This
being the leading West Indian Eng.
lish colony, the smaller ones are apt to
follow its lead, and the trade of these
is also worth the seeking. Under these
circumstances, it would prove some.
thing of commercial disaster if the
new tariff should disturb the trend OF
the current. On the other hand, il
Jamaica is encouraged to do so, she may
turn almost the whole volume of her
trade to American markets; that is buy
the bulk of her goods there in return
for the purchase of her own products.
T. p. PORTER.
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It does not pay to let cows get very
thin in flesh, for if they do both the
amount and quality of their milk will
be impaired for the ensuing year. An
old farmer once said that when grain,
and especially corn, was plenty and
cheap he could always look for profit
able butter yield from his dairy. There
is such thing as feeding too heavily
with corn, thus fattening the COW and
decreasing her milk yield. No good
farmer is likely to make this mistake.
There are very few herds of cows which
cannot profitably be fed much more
grain than they now receive. 1t is for
this reason that we urge all farmers to
grow corn for home feeding. 1t will
be fed much more freely if grown on
the farm than if it has to be purchased
American Cultivator.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-10-21
ROADS IN ENGLAND.
They Receive Constant Supervision
and Excellent Care.

Ihey heCeHVG OOhHNNHL
and Excellent Care.
English roads are good because they
are we'll built and well cared for is the
conclusion arrived at by writer who
has been investigating the subject
He says they are the finest anywhere in
the world. Some of the highways lead
ing out of Bath were made by the Ro-
mans, and all the other highways are
of scientific construction, with deep
foundations and ample provisions for
draining. Besides they receive con-
slant supervision and care. Every
county council has a'standing commit
tee on roads, which takes charge of the
highways and keeps them in repair
The committee is divided into sub
committees, to each of which is as
signed district. There is an inspector
for each division who employs a force
of road members and holds each re-
sponsible for portion of a road as
signed him. The road member lives in
cottage on the line of the highway
which he is required to keep in order
He goes over the road every day and
removes in barrow everything that
is unsightly. After each heavy rain he
looks out for breaks, and mends them
by dumping loads of flint where need
cd. Supplies of flint are kept along
the road at intervals, ready for the use
Of the road member. He watches the
road the year around, and if there is
any neglect, he receives a sharp warn
ing from the inspector. This is the
English system of maintaining goot
roads, and it will be necessary to have
similar system in this country before
the roads here will compare with those
of the older country.
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rrinninr thc MxrInh NIinheh-

Shakespeare made a mistake when
he said we rather bear those Ills we
have than fly to others that we know
not Of"
Don't ve?"
Il should say not. Just look at the
divorced people who marry again.
Chicago Journal.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-10-21
A FAIRY ,lROPIC ISLE.
Jamaica, the Wonderful Garden OF
the West indies.
Nc Supplies Enormous Quantities OF
bananas and Oranges for the
American Market Rare
American Enterprise.
Especial Kingston CJamalca, letter.

The tropical banana and orange have
made their way far west, aud although
originally imported to supply the win
ter markets of the eastern states, there
rs now scarcely city Of any Importance
east of the Mississippi in which these
luscious fruits are not known and APP
preciated. And yet how few among the
thousands Of people who enjoy these
fruits know anything OF the lands
whence they Gomez
Cuba, Central America and Jamaica
are the principal sources whence the
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-10-21
THE FARMING WORLD.
MODEL COW STABLE.
Labor of Feeding and Cleaning Ite-
duced 10 Minimum.

NnbOf OF NttWIHB HMU OIcuHIHH Wt-
duced 10 IA Minimum.
The illustration shows a portion of
the COW stables, built on at the north
end of the barn, the feeding floor being
ten feet wide and each side ~ feet for
stable, The main barn is 60 by 40; the
cattle barn 60 by "a, with milk room
on the west side IL feet square. The COW
stable is one-story structure, with n
i4-foot monitor roof, five window ven
tilators on each side overhead, three
doors at the north end 1.-TWO for cattle to
enter), a smooth, clean floor, the Buck
ley basin watering device, regulated by
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-10-21
HANDY FRUIT PICKER.
Ii Lands Apples, Peaches and Pear
without BruisinE.

The cut shows a device for gather
ing ripe apples, peaches and pears,
without bruising. A A are two rings
about four inches in diameter, on arms
of sclssor-like device, acting as spread
ers for mouths of velvet pouches, for
Selling and holding the fruit-one at a
time, of course. C is a spring for
keeping the device open. B is a lever
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-10-21

Lay the grape vine on the ground at
the beginning of winter, and if it Ia
a tender variety furnish protection.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-04-30
VESSEL STRUCK BY AN
ICEBERG.
SEVENTY PEOPLE PERISH.
Hunger-wers Rescued In state OF
RAvtnE Lunaoy WIN Loss Their
Arms and LeEs and May
Die-Otbers Undoubt-
sdlY Perished.

ST. JoHNs, Newfoundland, April ..,
The French fishing vessel valiant,
Captain Pierre, from 81 Malo for
Miquelon, struck an iceberg on the
grand banks on the 10th inst and
almost Immediately foundeted She
had seventy-four fishermen on board
and all took to the boats Only one Of
these boats has thus far been heard
from. When il left the vessel its COM
plement was seven men. Three of them
perished from exposure and hunger
The bodies Of the first two were
thrown overheard, but the survivors,
in their desperation, we're driven to
cannibalism, and ate the third The
boat was picked up yesterday by the
schooner Eugene, which arrived at st
Pierre to-day. The survivors are in a
shocking condition and are so badly
frostbitten that their arms must be
amputated
The valiant was one OF the great
French fishing fleet Of $50 vessels that
crosses the Atlantic every spring Tor
the cod fishing on the Newfoundland
banks
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-04-30
INQUIRY HITS A sNAG.
Bribery Investigation Broughf TO an
Abrupt Close

TOPEKA, Kan. April .--Represen-
tatve r. &. Davis DPopulis;l of Wilson
county has defed the bribery investi-
eating committee by refusing 10
answer questions and will be commit
ted for contempt tomorrow morning
Davis attorney, }. NJ. Kennedy, who
Is prosecuting attorney of Wilson
county, will at once commence habeas
corpus proceedings in the Supreme
court for his release on the ground
that the committee is not legally con
stituted. Chairman Outcalt announces
that no more testimony will be taken
till the question involving the legality
of the committee is settled
Davis refusal TO answer questions
created sensation. The committee
expected much of him. 1t has been
reported that he knew a member of
the legislature who said he had been
offered money and another who said
he had received money. Davis ad-
mitted that he had the reported in
formation, but refused to impart 1t 10
the committee for various reasons.
1t is probable that the committed
would not have decided to commit
Davis had he not promised TO relieve
the committee and Sergeant-at-Arms
Frank Forest from the embarrassment
of damage suits in the event he wins.
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Hon. Whitelaw Reid. OF the New York
Tribune, spends nearly every winter with
his family At Phoenix, AriE., where he
finds the climate Unexpectedly sgreeAble.
In letter TO the Philadelphia Times, he
says: Eastern folks will have 70 form
new ideas Of Arizona. am keeping
house here with great comfort M resi-
dence here has hot and cold gateE. cleo
tric light and telephone. and TIE climate
Is really better than that Of Cairo" M.
Reds health has greatly improved since
wishes To become fully informed regard
ing health resorts IN the Salt River Val
ley should address w. j. Black, e.. p. A.
AT ). +. Ry.. Topeka. Kas., or G.
A. HiEs IS. A. q. p A.. Chicago
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