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The Columbus journal., 1897-07-14
A IDoubtfui CompHuheut

''Benson is almost crazy. they say,
my dear"
whats the mattero"
morbid conscientiOusness. He
broOds c imaginary faults and
groans about all his triAing faults As
If they mountainous"
Terrible isn't it, How glad l am,
John. that you r perfectly sane in
that respect"
The Columbus journal., 1897-07-14

Miss Richgirl OF Chicago-And so
you kissed the barney stone at tho
Columbian exposition? Ha. ha! 1t
was nothing but q Chicago paving
stone. Mr.. Smartcbap-So l heard
at the time. but l thought perhaps
you might ha~c walked on it. Then
she married him. New York Weekly.
The Columbus journal., 1897-07-14
A.eor. Goats 1. the sou.h.

A correspondent Of Texas Farm
Journal. Who breeds Apgora goats,
says: I have been breeding Angora
goats for fourteen years and find 1t .
very profitable business. I have .
barbed wire pasture fence. with sew
eral division fences. all made of ten Of
the best barbed wires. Still. the
wolves will sometimes get in by
scratching through under the lowest
wire. but We generally get the wolves
now. before they do much damage. by
setting steel traps at such holes on
both sides of the fence. We generally
hasten three steel traps together and 90
not fasten the traps to anything. Ear
~ In the morning one of the boys will
90 there with the dogs and a gun. The
dogs will take the trail. and the wolf
Is generally not more than 800 yards
away. often with more than n foot
In q trap. II traps are fastened. the
wolf or wildcat is more likely to
break loose. In very cold weather they
are liable to bite their caught feet on
or jerk loose, as they soon have no
feeling In their freezing feet. If they
can travel. however slow. with their
dragging traps. they r not likely
to ny to break loose from the traps.
1t Is a beautiful sight to see a bunch
OF about $40 Angora goats coming
home about shutdown, with their long.
silky heeces. l have always sheared
twice each year-that is. in April and
IN September. II these nice animals
are shorn only once in a year. they
will soon look ugly, because the long.
silky hair will become matted and
they will soon look as ugly ss a scab-
by sheep. In kidding time it Is best
to keep those eve that will soon
bring kids in a small pasture separated
from the flock. II the weather be cold
and wet. they should have q shelter.
Dry. cold weather does not hurt them.
In hot days the little kids need shade
from the hot sun. At first l tried to
make the kids follow their mothers
with the flock. but l soon found that 1t
was impossible to do that. The little
kids were soon all hidden In the high
grass and bushes. After that I fol-
lowed the advice of older goat men,
who left the kids In the pen until they
were six or eight weeks old. During
the past three years l kept kids in a
separate small pasture, where they
have plenty Of shade. water. green
weeds and young. tender
herbs of various kinds. If allowed to
follow the flock too young they will
lie down and 60 to sleep and be lost.
The Columbus journal., 1897-07-14

EGGS for Setting.-Early failures to
hatch cxgs very seldom come from lack
of yfeor in the germ; for in this the
early eggs are superior. They more Of
ten come from allowing eggs to be
chilled before the setting begins. Every
ono knows that chilling after a few
aavs' setting soon destroys the life in
the egg. 1t may do so where eggs that
have never been set on are kept in con-
tact with metal, which rapidly abstracts
heat when the eggs are kept for greater
safety near the freezing temperature.
Dishes for holding eggs should be Of
vood. which abstracts heat slowly
EX.
The Columbus journal., 1897-07-14

Mr.: Oldchum-So you have got
married since l saw you last. five
years ago. How old is your wife?
MI. Flabby-Excuse me q moment
] must find out from her if she is
still 2S.-Tcxas Siftings.
The Columbus journal., 1897-07-14
A Hard Tinaes Low. Affair.

She-This narrow banl of gold 1,
very sweet. OF course; but you-you
said you intended to Bring mo a
cluster diamond ring.
He-I-c-s. but afterward I: oc-
CURED to nc that such . ring would
hide those lovely ~dimples in your
fingers.
She-Oh. you darlfnr.
The Columbus journal., 1897-07-14
Had Noticed II.

Mrs. Dogood-YOu don't seem to
realize that time is money. Dusty
Rhodcs-Yes. / do. mum; many times
] have had occasion to notice that so
was the equivalent of ten days.-Ncw
York World.
The Columbus journal., 1897-07-14
Getting Even.

Clay--"By thunder; that's the worst
cigar I ever smoked" Concha-"That's
what l suspected. It's the one you
gave me the last time We met."-Bos.
ton Transcript.
The Columbus journal., 1897-07-14

The imperial canal of China. Is
the longest in the world. and the
greatest in point of traffic. Its
length is about 100 miles. and it
connects fOrty-one cities situated on
Its banks. 1t was completed in 1850,
after six hundred years had been de-.
voted to its construction.
The Columbus journal., 1897-07-14

Spelled His Calculataons,

Moods PIls cure all liver ills. 3 cents.
The Columbus journal., 1897-07-14
large eaas With Sm.il Brs,nS

DR.. Crochlcy Clspham. who has
made measurements o. 1000 inmates
Of asylums. says that insane heads
arc larger on the average than q
heads. though insane brains aro
smaller. According to Dr.. Chaplain
the form of the insane head is usu-
ally cuneifOrm or arr0w-shapod.
with the greatest diameter posteriOr
to the central point Of tho head.
The Columbus journal., 1897-07-14

Gus De Smith went to a masquerade
hall as a harle luin. A few days
afterward an intimate frienl asked
him for the loan of his harlequin cos
tune. as he, too, wished to attend q
masquerade ball.
mo-" replied Gus. Il allow nobody
to make q fool of himself in my cos
tune except myself."-Texas Siftines.
The Columbus journal., 1897-07-14

Tho weeping relatives gathered
around the governors chair. but that
official remained firm.
"NO." he said to the mother. Il
may consider your boys pardon. but it
is better for him that he remain for
four or five months more. II I were
to let him out now he would be just
in time to contract q late case Of
Sweet Marie"
They saw the justice Of tho on
tentiOn and withdrew.
The Columbus journal., 1897-07-14
MODIFIED MILK,

The approach of hot weather Is re-
garded with dread by many a weary
mother who understands the increased
perils which surround the life of
her little one at that time Of the year.
especially II 1t Is SO unfortunate as
to be found nursing the bottle"
In the summer the child's nervous
system. always easily Influenced, is so
much at the mercy of the heat that
any deviation from the natural order
OF things is sure to result unfavor-
ably.
The cause of many q serious diges.
tive disturbance will be found to lie
outside of any suspected change in the
character Of the milk. The milk may
be sterilized and mixed with various
ingredients to render 1t more easily
digested, according to the best known
formulae. and 1t still remains to mod
lily 1t to suit the immediate wants of
the individual case.
II the milk Is too rich, that Is to
say. II 1t has too much fat in 1t, the
little stomach will be unable to digest
1t fully. This failure will cause a
lcoseness of the bowels, and if the
case. although SO simple. is misunder-
stood and therefore improperly treat
ed. exhaustion and even collapse may
eventually be the result-a literal in
stance of starving in the midst OF
plenty" The superfluOus fat keeps
the bowels in a continual state Of ir-
ritation.
On the other hand, II too much
sugar Is present in the milk, the op-
posite effect is produced and the child
suffers nearly as much from the re-
tention in the system of matter which
should have been eliminated. The
child usually becomes excessively
nervous and fussy, and no treatment
Is OF avail until the bowels are regu-
lated.
As might be expected, it is impos-
sible to play off, these two facts one
against the other. And this is what
is meant by modified milk. II it Is
suspected that there is too much fat
in the milk 1t may not only be diluted
until the desired proportion is reach
ed. but more sugar may be added to
insure the speedy recovery of the little
patient. In the same way the milk may
be made richer, if occasion seems to
require it, by the addition of a little
cream.
It Is only by watching the child
carefully and striving to appreciate
the changes which are taking place In
its sensitive organism that the at
to forestall serious disturbance
Of the alimentary canal will be made
successful. 1t is needless to say that
giving Of modified milk is only
me Of the many measures which are
employed in successful nursing.
The Columbus journal., 1897-07-14
WaSas IN Son.haHn EloHlla.

ccmarkabic stories are current Of
wages in Southern Florida. AMI il 10
true that o skilled orange packer. boy
or man, can earn $3.50 n day. but tho
employment is not permanent 1t Is
true. too. that $3.50 ON acre has been
made in . single winter from toma-
toes. but here again q little capital
and considerable knowledge ire rc-
quircd. 1t is unsafe to seek employ
ment In Southern Florida without
sCmc sort OF yuar.sa' C..
The Columbus journal., 1897-07-14
Cynical.

Lord Forgivuz - When I was on
t'other side I got we'll acquainted
with the count Of Paris.
Ethel Knox-Did they put you at
work en- the census?
The Columbus journal., 1897-07-14

Draft Horses In Cities.-The draft
,oree has come to be the business horse
IN all the great cities. There are now
more draft horses in Chicago. as in
other cities, than there ever was in the
loot car service. 1t is a change
I'm the small horses to the larger ami
80 useful horses with more size and
.ower. and farmers who breed small
horses and mules will find their market
zone. while the demand for draft
horses is increasing.-Ex.
The Columbus journal., 1897-07-14

Burlington Route via Dsaver.
A through Sleeping q Z o Colorado
Springs and Pueblo via Denver 10 attached
TO Burlington Route daily train leaving
Chicago O:3O p. m. Office, 2ll Clark 81.
The Columbus journal., 1897-07-14

"Will you please tell me-" said little
Miss Gilman to the farmer. which
are the cows that give the beef tear
Judge.
The Columbus journal., 1897-07-14

1ananese PluMs.-J. H. Hale thinks
.bat in Japan plums we have a race
.h.t will be profitable. They differ from
.he European, being hardy in the bud,
ore SO than the peach. The skins
% thick and the fruit is handsome.
burbank, Yellow Jacket Tor Shabo) and
Abundance are the order Of merit.
Norman, a yellow flesh, needs expert
-enting with. The Wixon is all right,
H,,t blooms rather ~A.ly.-Ex.
The Columbus journal., 1897-07-14

A jury in Gilmer county. Georgia.
brought in this verdict recently: We
the jury. find the defendant almose
guilty"
The Columbus journal., 1897-07-14
No Interruptions Likelv.

know that my life was saved by Piso's
lure Tor Consumption.-John A. Miller,
Au Sable, Mich. Apri. 81, 1895.
The Columbus journal., 1897-07-14
S|00 To Any Man.
WILL PAY 500 FOR ANY CASE
OF Weakness In Men They Treat and
FAN to Cure.

OF In Men They Treat and
FAN to Cure.
An Omaha Company places for the first
time before the public q MAGICAL TREAT
MEST for the cure OF Lost Vitality, Nervous
and Sexual Weakness, and Restoration Of
Life Force in old and young men. No
out French remedy: contains no
PHOSPHORUS or other harmful drugs. II is
n WONDERFUL TREATAKNT-magical in its
ci'ects-positive in its cure. All readers,
who are suffering from . weakness hat
biights their life, causing that mental and
physical suffering peculiar TO Lost Man
hood, should write to the STATE MEDICAL
COMPANY, Omaha, Neb., and they will
send you absolutely FREE, q valuable
paper ON these diseases. and positive proofs
Of their truly MAGICAL TREATMENT. Thous-
ands of men, who nave lost all hope OF .
euro, are being restored by them to q per-
feet condition.
This MAGICAL TREATMENT may be taken
ut home under their directions, or they will
paw railroad fare and hotel bills to all who
prefer to 20 there for treatment, IL they
fail to cure. They are perfectly reliable;
have no Free Prescriptions, Free Cure,
Free Sample, or C.. o.. b. fake. They have
ESQ 900 capital, and guarantee to cure
every case they treat OF refund every dollar;
or their charges may be deposited in a
bank to be paid TO them when q cure 10
effected. Write them today.
The Columbus journal., 1897-07-14

Sugar Beets In California-The sta
tistics of the Chino Beet Sugar fac.
1000 acres Of beets grown for that
factory last year. This produced q
total of 4 ,000 tons of beets and gave
an average Of 2,2S6 pounds OF crude
sugar Per acre. or a total of about g.
600 tons for the season. From this II
is estimated that the net profit of tn
factory was about $4,000. The aver.
age return per acre to growers Of bear,
Was 1885.
The Columbus journal., 1897-07-14

The minister Of agriculture of
this colony, conformity with the
minister of agriculture Of New
South Wales. is importing from
France some 10000 cuttings of
the American phylloxera-tesisting''
grape vines for distribution amongst
v%isnerons. There appears now to be a
considerable local demand for the cut
tings, and Mt. Taverner has decided to
allow private importation, but under
strict regulations yet to be framed. He
indicates the lines on which the regu-
lations will be framed. The vines must
be- ~-ofnpanied by an expert certificate
that they are exactly as represented.
and on arriving here will be- taken
charge of by the agricultural depart
mert. They will then be planted In
quarantine, the period of the quaran.
tine to be decided by 4the departmental
experts. Mr.. Taverree - had a large
number Of applications Tor the cuttings.
especially from Bendigo and Ruther-
glen, and ~foresees that the department.
al importation will be unequal to the
Observation-Disclosures.
The Columbus journal., 1897-07-14
Thro' Yellowstone
Park on q Bicycle.

Among the geysePs. water
falls, lakes and terraces of
Yellowstone Park Is where
every true wheelman should
spend his 81 holiday. Most
delightful outing imagin-
able. Less expensive than
n week at q fashionable
summer resort. Good roads
built by the government.
Elegant hotels. Fine fish,
Ing. Splendid air.
Write for booklet contain
ing a map OF the Park IS
we'll rs full Information
abOrt the cost Of the trip,
what to take. what the roads
are Ike etc.
II Pass'r Agent. Burlington
Neh
The Columbus journal., 1897-07-14
Ono Fool En0ugh.

FARREl.L'S Red NTAR EXTRACT 10
The best; all groccrs will refund your money II
you arc not satisfied with It..
The Columbus journal., 1897-07-14
Opposed to ls:uai.r Duplication.

Educate Your Bowels with C~ascarsea,
candy Cathartic. cure constipation fOrever.
soo. AIC. &C. fail. druggists refund money.
The Columbus journal., 1897-07-14

Re Care Coastipaesoa Fersvse.
Iake CSscarots Candy Cathartic l0c or -
The Columbus journal., 1897-07-14

For Flies on Cattle.-Take coal tar
two parts and coil oil and grease one
part and mix with q small amount of
carbolic acid. Apply with a cloth by
%mois:ening the hair and horns of the
animal with the liquid. In the appli-
cations include feet and legs, and it
will drive every fly away, and n ap-
plication will last ten days or mere
In dry weather. Apply as often as
necessary, and your COWS will be en-
tirely secure from flies of all kinds. Any
kind of old lard or grease can be used.
Coal tar Is the base Of this remedy, and
when too thick to spread we'll use more
coal oil; when too thin to adhere well
use more coal tar. CarbOlic acid will
cost about so or GO cents in crystals by
the hound, and every farmer should
always keep it on hand, as it. in its
manv uses, 10 indispensable.-Live
Stock Record.
The Columbus journal., 1897-07-14

Friendship. like phosphorus. give.
iss light in the dark.
The Columbus journal., 1897-07-14

Dent JsSoseo 81, s.a Nj: - TOvs LIS Away
To quit tobacco easily aud forever. be mag
netic. full OF lie. nerve and visnr. take No-To-
Rae. the won~der-wOrker. that makes weak
men strong. Ali druggists, Jec or 81. Cure
guaranteed. Booklet and sample free. Acdrcss
Sterling Remedy Co. Chicago cr Ne~ York.
The Columbus journal., 1897-07-14
FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO
ACRICULTURlSTS.

Some Up-to-Date Hints About Cultivs-
ton Of tho Soil and Yields Thereof
Horticulture, v~lticulture and Flori-
culture.
The Columbus journal., 1897-07-14
~ usicnl South America.

No-To-Boo for FIFTY Cense
Guaranteed tobacco habit cure, make Weab
men strong. blood pure. 60c. o.. All druGGistA
The Columbus journal., 1897-07-14
Chickens and Garden.

we planted our corn, Deans, peas and
tomatoes about the time We set a half.
dozen hens. Vegetables are up now,
and the chickens are out of the shell,
writes H. B. Geer in Epitomist. We
have placed the barrel coops, a style of
coop made of q barrel with four or five
slaves removed. and laid down with a
Slated front, right by the side nf the
garden fence. Then hens are confined
in their coops. but the chicks. of which
there are more than fifty. pass In and
out the Slated fronts at will, under the
garden fence and in among the yese-
tables. They chase about after bugs,
and now and then pull a slug or worm
from the surface Of the ground, but
they don't scratch to amount to any,
thing, or at least not enough to uprOot
any vegetables. and they don't In any
way injure the latter. We calculate
the garden will outgrow the chickens.
and 1t certainly will do SO, while the
vegetables will serve as a harb0r for
insects for the chicks. and the
chicks will get the insects be-
fore they get the vegetables That is
the way we view it, and the way 1t is
working now and has worked for III on
former occasions. True, when the to-
matoes begin to ripen towards autumn,
we shall have to protect them, but We
will provide that when We furnish
the support to the vines, by means of
q frame work that will keep the toma-
toes out of the way of the chickens, az
we'll as support the vines. The beans
are partly along the cross fences. and
being of the running kind, they will
climb the wire-netting cross fence and
provide shade for the chickens in the
summer time, as will also the corn and
the beans planted with it. Chickens
90 not harm bunch peas to any great
People who think they cannot
raise both chickens and a garden
should bear in mind that 1t is the hen
that scratches up the garden. and not
tho little chickens. Start chickens
and garden about the same time. con-
fine the hen. and let the chickens run.
They will do the garden more good
than harm while they are small, and
the vegetables will be mostly gathered
by the time the chickens approach ma
turity when they might do some harm
The Columbus journal., 1897-07-14
This Longest Canal.

II sick. nothing renovates and iuyieor
ates like DIR. kay's Renovation.
Rock Island Argus., 1897-08-12
THE ARMoR PLATE PLANT.
4 euegsstion - % Iss Loestioa ss Roek
Isl0nd AFO0DnD.

4 euegsstion - % Iss Loestioa ax Rock
Acting upon . dispatch from
Washington to the effect that con-
gress is likely to build and equip o
plan: In the west for the manufacture
Of armor plate. the Moline Mail says:
Chicago at present has the inside
track, but now is the time for the
business men OF the three cities to
get together without delay, and
cooperate with the arsenal authori-
ties in securing the location of the
plant on the island. That the loca-
tion would meet all requirements
there can be no question. The i'm
portance and extent Of the govern.
ment works already in operation
here should also serve as q potent
argument to secure the plant TO,
this place, and il this could be done
the advantage to this locality would
be almost incalculable. Let all pull
together, for once, and the thing
may be accomplished" The Mail'l
suggestion meets with hearty en-
dorsement as far as Rock Island i,
concerned, that much is sure.
Rock Island Argus., 1897-08-12

Charles Strand. . young man en-
ployed at the Moline Wagon works,
was arrested this morning by Con-
stable L. V. Eckhart, on a warrant
sworn out by Miss Hulda Hedeen.
who alleges that he is responsible
for her unfortunate condition. Miss
Hedeen is good looking young
woman. and like Strand, resides IL
Moline. The defendant was brought
before Police Magistrate Stafford for
trial. States Attorney Searle prose.
cutting.
Rock Island Argus., 1897-08-12

Emil Taghon was arrested today
by Officer Ryan on q warrant sworn
out by Mrs. Aunie Jamerson. who
charged him with assault aud bat
terry. The case was called for trial
before Magistrate Stafford, but be.
fore it had proceeded far, the court
discharged Taghon. there not being
sufficient evidence to prove his guilt.
Charles Wilson. of Moline, drunk
and disorderly, was arrested this
morning by Officer Ryan.
Rock Island Argus., 1897-08-12
Horse Apiece.

The public expenditures committee
Of the county board had a meeting
yesterday. Its members are Super
visors Rinck, Lees and Gripp. They
had heard of Sheriff Hemenway's es-
cspade OF Sunday night. when he
started home from back of Moline
with another mans horse, and be-
gan to josh him about it. The sher-
if took it good naturedly. The COM
mittee, after disposing OF its busi-
ness, took look over the county
buildings. At the Jail alb out one
hundred chairs were found stored
away.
Lets sell them." said Gripp.
might as WE'LL" said Rinck.
"All right" assented Lees, IL Iguess
they're doing good here anyway"
The com mittee then discussed The
value OF the chairs, which it was
thought had been used in the
late Office building at the sou.heas,
corner of the square. 1t was de-
cided to sell them to a second hand
dealer.
just then Sheriff Hemenway came
along. He overheard the conversa.
ton.
Sell those chairs" he said; ~
guess not. Why. they don't belong tt
the. county"
The committee made no further
inquiries. They admitted that il
was a horse apiece.
Rock Island Argus., 1897-08-12

The police committee has. on the
recommendation Of Health Commits
sioner ]. P. Comegys. provided the
patrol wagon with an emergency
outfit, consisting Of restoratives and
antiseptic supplies for rendering first
aid to the injured. The ambulance
is frequently called to convey to the
hospital or to their homes people who
meet with accidents. and the new
arrangement will prove invaluable
in temporarily relieving suffering.
Rock Island Argus., 1897-08-12
ICE WATER FOR HIS WIFE
Hrs. Gfeim WAnts to bs Divorced From
Her Husband.

Hrs. Greim Wants to bs Divorced From
Her Husband.
Cynthia Greim says her husband is
cruel. She wants to be divorced
from him. She has started suit in
the circuit court through her attor-
ney, Maj Beardsley. The CON-
plainant states that she was married
to John E. Greim Jan. 18, 1896, her
name at that time being Hastings.
She desires the restoration of the
latter name. Mrs. Greim says that
her husband had frequently beaten
and choked her. jumped on her and
had thrown ice water on her.
Last Saturday they we're driving
over the Rock Island bridge, Mrs.
Greim alleges, when he struck her in
the face with his fist, and threatened
her.
Rock Island Argus., 1897-08-12
Guiaa to the Kiondika.

The country has been seized with
the gold fever many times in the
last 50 years, but never since the
yellow particles we're first found in
the Sacramento valley has there BET q
any such widespread interest as is
now displayed over the Yukon die.
coveries Men,. and even women,
talk of little else. In nearly every
city parties are being organized TO
invade the Klondike district. The
first consideration, however, is to
know how to get there. All this
Information can be obtained from
the only authentic and "OGc:al
Guide to the Klondike Country al 4
the Gold Fields of Alaska" Just
issued at the popular price Of %
cents.