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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-25

him. The bulk Of II was swallowed up In boom
ing towns I'm Southwestern Kansas. .
Jones wears M antique ovcrcoat. which resembles
n coarse quality OF Turkish towelling. The coat IS
not worth mucr. bu. money couldn't buy the COZ
lar II was cut from "a buffalo robe When that
collar Ia worn out Joness last buffalo relic VIII
have disappeared. .
buffalo Jones il growing old. hut denies It.
His hair IL yet unstreaked with graz. His face
shows the hard lines Of frontier life. bur he is agile
and frocsome and jumped over three-foot fence
to show "rhe star correspondent that his my
two years did not interfere with his nmblenesS.
Sail he. .. c..
~ am as good n man now "a ] was Twenty-Five
wears ago | never used tobacco never drank whis-
kar always averaged three square meals day,
steered clear OF poker and hreathed the pure. fresh
air Of the Kansas prairios for over thirty years"
NATIVE or ILLINOIS.
rores was horn IN Illinois and was n schoomate
of Joe FiSer He went TO Kansas In 1906. going
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-25
SENATOR MASON'S SONS BICYCLE.
Washington correspondence of The Chicago Times


Washington correspondence Of The Chicago Times
Herald.
Senator Masons RodericE, r lad OF egh:
years called his father UP on the long-distance
telephone from Chicago to-day 10 tell him that the
Globe Savings Bank had failed. The young man
had SIS in the bank which he was saving 10 buy
bicycle This is the conversation which passed, "a
nearly as the Senator could remember it,
"Papa. the bank has busted.
YES, Frederick, read about IT. How Is your
mamma
"My eighteen dollars is gone papa"
Yes"
MY bicycle is gone. too.
yves: that's too bad. Roderick."
Well do ] get a bicycle anyway
At this point the wires began to buzz and the
Senator told his that he couldn't hear
do get the WHEEL the young man screamed
the wire.
"Well Roderck" answered the Senator "you
get the Endorsement OF your Congressman, and I'll
see Wha, | can do for you
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-25
PRICES PAID FOR WILD BEASTS.
From AnSWers.

From Answers.
portion OF Carl Hagenbeck's well-known colec-
ton OF animals, some OF which were seen here. has
Just been sold at Hamburg.
One lot. comprising three lions. two tigers. two
leoparde n Polar bear and four dogs, all "Accus-
toned TO perform together" brought f2505 a SINH
lar lot but with five lions and three tigers. brought
f3 100 while $500 purchased a Penang tiger which
had been taught TO ride on a horse. accompanied
by dog.
An elephant, with lion which rides and n
horse fetched only fraction less. High prices
were paid for some old elephants-from faO 10 900
A htppopotsm mus six months old, reached 600 II
gers brought hos to 600; lions fl0o: one ohimpan-
Gee $50, and several ostrtches. $40 each.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-25
CROPS ALONG 4 RAILROAD.
rom The baltimore Sun.

From The Baltimore Sun.
President r. Curzon Hoffman OF tho Soahoard
Air Line who returned last week from trip over
the system had conference while away with
agents connected with the experimental farms
along the road. Much success has followed this
novel work, and the move Of the Seaboard in this
direction has attracted general interest.
Mr. Hoffman says that he was greatly. pleased at
tho results obtained and that the work was prov
ing TO be OF great value TO tho agricultural sec
lions The right OF way along the road is used for
the experiments, and there Is regular force of
men TO go over the line and look after their de-
vslopment Station agents supervise the farms
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-25

nucnces President Hoffman said that there was
a notable improvement in tho appearance or prop
erty In the agricultural sections. Flower gardens
were rapidly multiplying, and with them have come
we,l-built fences
lessons Of thrift which vcr- calcula ed to become
helpful in promoting The general welfare Of the
DeODle.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-25
POLISH SINGERS AND SCULPTOR.
ZAWIEJsKTs BUST OF JEAN AND EDOUARD
DE REsZKE AS FAUST AND
Nr1rpIrTcvn.

Thee is now on exhibition AZ the galleries Of
Boussod Naador & Coz successors to Goupn &;
Co, No 9o2 Ffth-ave.. collection Of sculptures by
Leon NIECE Zawieisk. d Polish artist. One OF the
The Holly chieftain., 1897-04-09
SPECIAL MESSAGE
Mckinley May Send Message to
Congress Regarding Floods
A VOTE OF RELIEF IS EXPECTED
Matter Discussed at n sabinet MeetIns
Rivera Resolution Not Braugh,
Uy -Bryan Calls at tho
white House.

Washington. April THE cabine
meeting today lasted a little over an hour
and was devoted almost entirely to the
consideration of the question of sending
special message to congress calling at
tention to the propriety and urgency OF
legislation for the relief of the flood suf-
ferers. Secretary Alger presented all
governors of the states in the flood dis
tricts. and the president placed before
the cabinet the data submitted to him
by the delegation which called yester-
day. 1, was the unanimous opinion of
the cabinet; that special message should
go to congress. which is now in the
course of preparation and will go to con-
gress tomorrow.
The senate resolution requesting the
president to protest to Spain against
summary action in General Rivera's case
In the event that existing reports tina.
he was to be tried by a drumhead court
martial proved on investigation to be
true. was not discussed.
The presidents trip on the Dolphin
which was fixed for tomorrow. may be
delayed. awaiting congressional action
on the special flood message. 1t Is ex-
pected that measure for the relief OF
the flood sufferers win be Immediately
voted upon by both houses. after the
message is presented, but II there should
be hitch Of any kind. 1t would necess!-
ta;o the president remaining in the city
in order tc affix his signature as soon as
possible after Its passage.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-04-09
ORCHARD AND GARDEN.

The mole is not such great enemy o. I
the gardener as many suppose. 1t lives
lLrgely upon worms and grups.
The common huckleberry prefers a
dryish place 10 grow in, while the tall
one likes quite wet ones. In the New
Jersey swamps the tall ones bear fruit
OF large size and delicious favor.
Plan the berry garden us carefully as
you would any farm building. Start
right, and you save time in preparing
the soil, in setting plants, in cultivation,
md in all the details OF the work.
This is the time to grub out and burn
every old diseased peach tree on the
farm. One tree with "yellows" may in
feet the whole orchard. Those trees
which bore premature fruit last sum-
Incr on one or more limbs should be de-
stroyed, as they have "yellows.''
A garden, properly conducted, will
furnish everything to sell every day in
the year, and one need never go to town
without taking something to barter for
his groceries. This 10 not the result
from the usual fnr1n garden, however
for the soil is kept neither sufficiently
rich. deep nor well drained. Rural
World.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-04-09
Onions FRoM SEQ.
A PFoAtable Crop When Properly
Piantcd and Cared For.

Planted and Cared For.
The largest and best onions arc
grown from seed. While they can hard
ly be considered certain crop, yet
when anything like fair crop Il Sc
cured they are profitable crop to you.
Cn account of the work and cost OF
keeping the crop clean it is quite an
item to select piece Of clean land and
for the same reason only well rotted and
thoroughly fined manure should be.
used. To get the best results the land
must be rich. 1t Is almost waste OF
seed to try to grow onions in anything
but a rich soil.
Wood ashes. poultry manure. guano
or thoroughly rotted stable manure can
>s used as fertilizers. taking pains to
Ark il thoroughly IN with ttze soil
There is little danger of getting the soil
too rich.
1t is important that the seed be
sown early. Securing the seed and
inanuring of the land should be done in
good season, SO that at the first favor-
able opportunity in the spring the seed
can be Gown. Have the soil as fine as
possible when the seed is sown in order
to secure good termination Of the
seed and vigorous start of the plants
tc grow. Be sure that the seed is of
good quality. II the seeding is to be
done by hand, work out the rows about
eight inches apart and make the drills
about one inch deep. Sow the seeds'as
early as possible. two or three seeds TO
the inch. 1t is quite an item to get the
cfriI toI To in ha
The advantage in using the drill is that
the seed can be sown and covered more
evenly with less work.
Some growers, in order TO get tho
plants started earlier and to some extent
at least lessen the work of keeping the
crop clean at the start, SOW the seed
thickly in bed or frame, and, after
they are well up, transplant them into
rows where they nre to grow.
AS when the seed Is sown it IL inn
portant to have the soil in good filth.
Work out the rows and then lay tho
plants not over two inches apart. It Is
better to use plenty Of plants and thin
cut than to have vacant places in the
rows.
If the land is not SO rich rs it should
be it will be good plan to scatter .
good dressing of wood ashes or CONNER
cial fertilizer over the surface. The
onion feeds very near the surface, and
the necessary cultivation will work the
fertilizer sufficiently into the soil.
A fine. sharp-toothed steel rake is ono
OF the best implements with which to
begin the cultivation. Properly used it
will thoroughly fine the surface and de-
stroy the weeds. It is important to be-
gin the cultivation as soon as possible.
for in this way the weeds will be easier
kept down. 1t will be an exceptional
case, however, when hand wedding will
not be necessary. But careful use Of
the rake and cultivator in good season
will greatly lessen the work Of hand
wedding. With this, az with many
other crops, it is best to commence in .
small way. and increase the acreage
after experience has been acquired.
Louis Republic
The Holly chieftain., 1897-04-09
JokeRs IN OFFICE.

In Some Localities They Carry Their
Monkey Inclinntions Too Far.
The American people nre immensely
fond OF a good joke, and the practical
joker pleases them best of all.
Among our most prominent jokers
are the street commissioners of the
many cities scattered throughout the
land. They are awfully clever, don't
you know. The taxpayers give them
large salaries to look after the COM
fort and convenience of the people who
use the thoroughfares for the purpose
of getting about from one point to an
other. The people" in this case, in
clude wheelmen along with others.
But do the commissioners always look
after the condition of the streets to the
best of their ability and to the greatest
degree of comfort of all concerned?
Well, hardly. They are really not to
be taken seriously. The mere fact that
they are elected or appointed to do
certain things is no reason why they
should do it, SO they think.
The fact of the matter is, public Of
fee is n public joke. They "jolly" the
people, while the appropriation for
street cleaning and repairing goes!
Tell us, ye winged winds, where, oh,
where, does much of it go?
And the country road supervisor, or
committeeman, is smaller but more
numerous joker. No one really expects
him to look after the roads, and so he
never surprises or disappoints them.
But there is such thing as carrying
a joke too far. The dirty street, bad
road joke, has about reached the limit.
People are turning from jest to earnest.
They are tired of "iooling."
Every man who rides a bicycle is seri-
GUS when he says he wishes clean,
smooth streets nnd good, hard roads.
Every thoughtful, humane owner and
driver of horses insists on the same
thing. Every farmer who does not care
to sink the profits OF his fields in the
muddy roads to market wants better
highways. Every up-to-date thinking
person is in favor of them.
They are going to take more serious
view of the duties of those who are sup
posed to look after the streets and high
ways. People want good roads, and
they will endcavor to employ practical,
intelligent business-like means of get
ting them.
How are the ronds and streets in your
viciniiy?-Good Roads.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-04-09
Tomato cultur. In Europ..

Notwithstanding the fact that to-
nato sauce has been known and appre-
ciated for many years as one of the
great delicacies of an Englishman's.
tabie-as the readers Of the writings
of Dickens may very well remember, in
the case where mutton sauce and to-
mato sauce played such an important
part in breach of promise case-it IN.
only during the last few years that this
fruit has come into general use some
thing akin to its popularity in America.
1t is said that large glass houses arc
erected expressly for their cultivation.
The plants are grown in large pots, and.
are said to be raised very successfully,
in this way. the plants producing much
more abundan.ly than when grown in
benches, as with US. They are, how
ever. abundantly supplied with ma.
Eure.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-04-09
How to Make Cow. Pay.

Keeping up the flow of milk all the
year round is a sure means of increas--
ing the profitableness of COW. This
flow may be stimulated by judicious
feeding, breeding and clean milking-
Succulent food, such as good pastures
and silage, tends to increase the flow of
milk, therefore should be used to fix
the habit IN young cows. The young
COW should be kept milking long time
before breeding second time. This.
practice tends not only to fix the milk
ing habit, but to enlarge and develop
the milk-malsing glands of the udder.
Clean milking, that is, removing from
Lhe udder all the milk at each milking.
tends strongly to stimulate the produc-
ton of more milk, while to leave milk in
the udder is sure way Of drying up q
cow.-Dakota Field and Farm.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-04-09
LONGITUDINAL ROAD DRAIN.

localities the wisest thing for the pres
ent is to expend with economical and
judicious care the money that can be
raised for highways. In the past, at
least half of the money raised has been
wasted. Two diagrams are presented
herewith that suggest a plan for great
ly benefiting highways at small cost.
In regions where stone walls line the
roadways, causing drifts in winter, let
trench three feet or SO in depth be
dug along the center of the road, and
filled with stones from these drift-form-
The Holly chieftain., 1897-04-09
THEY FAVOR THE BILL.

Western Railroads VIII Send Men to WASH
ington to Urge . Pooling Bill.
CHICAGO, April 6.--Railroad men in
the west and east are preparing for a
vigorous campaign in favor Of the
passage OF the Foraker pooling bill
They feel that unless energetic efforts
are made there is little chance of Sc
curing the adoption of the bill during
the present session of congress. Some
Of the influential railroad officials will
leave for Washington shortly to urge
upon the members of congress and SEN
ators that unless the railroads are per-
mitted to pool prosperity will never
return to this country, or, as Chauncey
M. Depew expresses it, ''in proper
pooling law lies the only solution OF
the existing troubles"
The Holly chieftain., 1897-04-09
Keeping Up Hedge Fe.c.,.

Hedges are useful or detrimental ac-
cording to the way they are kept. A
well-trimmed hedge is ornamental and
becomes better every year. but if neg
lected and allowed to grow without at
tention it is very unsightly. The first
year is the most important in managing
hedge, and in three years it should be
in n condition to demand but little
trimming. An osage orange hedge IN
better thnn fence when once estab-
lished. and can be So managed the first
three years us to be impenetrabie TO
small animals.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-04-09
COMMITTEE FROM MEMPHIS
Arrives In Warrington with an Appeal FOR
Government Aid.

Washington, April Z .-Messrs. X. C.
Graves ard ]. 8. Menken. representing
the citizens relief committee of Mem
phis, Tenn, organized for the purpose OF
relieving the people of the flooded coun-
try tributary to that city, have arrived In
the city. They have prepared the follow
Ing statement, to submit to the president:
From Marion, Ark. north of Memphis
to Greenville, Miss. there are row at
least nifty towns and villages under water
and a territory extending from 100 miles
north of Memphis to 800 miles south and
five to forty miles wide is submerged and
devastated by the flood. Hundreds Of
thousands of acres OF cultivated soil with
growing crops are Included in this sub
merged territory. and there are from
50, 900 to 60,000 peopie u hose property has
been destroyed and WHOSE business has
been suspended thereby The amount Of
damage to property is incalculable. In
addition to the growing crops which have
beer destroyed thousands OF head Of
working stock and OF cattle have been
drowned and starved.
1.-The great majority Of the sufferers are
small farmers. mostly negroes. w1o. with
the present crop destroyed anl their
working stock and farming tools swept
away, are left utterly destitute and ur-
prepared to begin work agair. even after
the floods have subsi1ed. The extent OF
the suffering mas grown beyond he ca.
pacity Of the local auth )ri;ies and OF pr!.
vate lacol charities to rsiieva. The Ci.i-
zens' relief committee OF Memphis are
now caring for from 5000 10 1900 refugees
ir the flooded district. ard they are still
arriving by boat loads every day. In ad.
dtlon to this. large supplies OF provisions
are being sent to various points in Ar
kansas and Mississippi where 1t is posi-.
Bile for the refugees to be cared for or
the higher ground ard In relief barges.
The utmost that can be done by these
efforts Is to measurably and temporarily
relieve the present suffering. The com.
mittee have found 1t very difficult and
very costly to reach q great portion Of
the sufferers living in the interior, VINO
car only be reached by skiffs operating
With light, draft steamers that can leave
the main river. Memphis being the only
point on high ground for about 200 miles
north and south. It necessarily has be-
come the place of refuge for all seeking
to escape the flood In that locality.
This flood is the greatest ard most
destructive that ever devastated tine Mis-
sissippi valley. the water being two and
half feet higher than the highesr stage It
has ever reached before.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-04-09

ing walls, as shown in Fig. 1. At the
bottom of every grade cut an outlet to
the roadside to drain off all water that
flows down the grades. Fig. 9 shows
such an outlet. The great road-de-
stroyer is water that is not properly
turned from the surface. Make such
u trench along the middle of the road
work that would be not at all expen-
sive-and then properly round the sur
face. The result will be that no water
can remain on the surface, and none
can stand in the ground to make hor-
ror of mud after every ruin and long
horror in spring. = Orange Judd
Farmer,
The Holly chieftain., 1897-04-09
Measures Already Pending in Congress
Mny Mako It Unne ecessRry

MAY hoRo II ouhtc0~sNty
Washington, D. c.. April 7.-Pres,dent
Mckinley may abandon his idea OF send
ing special message to congress to-
morrow asking for legislation for the
Mississippi flood sufferers. Such action,
1t is thought, Is rendered unnecessary by
the passage by the senate yesterday OF
the Bate resolution. diverting for the re-
lief OF the flood sufferers the unexpended
balance of the appropriations made from
time to time to meet contingencies In
connection with cholera and other cpl
denies.
Mr.. Mckinley sent forSSecretary Alger
late this afternoon and held consulta-
ton. Since congress hS4 already initi-
ated sucn legislation as he would rec
ommend In his message. the question
was as to whether action by him was
not rendered unnecessary. The amount
of money the passage of the Bate resolu-
tIon would place at the disposal Of the
surgeon general for distribution was not
attainable this afternoon, and no final de
cision was reached as to the message.
Should he send in a message 1t is prob
able that he will recommend a specific
sum. either $4,000 or 100000. and 1t
is possible in the event that he does not
send to congress formal message. that
he will transmit the information in ais
possession.
Senator Bate today. when questioned
on the subject expressed the opinion that
II his joint resolution should become a
law 1t would afford all the relief that
could be expected from the government.
He said that he had made investigation
and had ascerteined that this fund.
which had been set apart from time to
time for the suppression OF epidemics.
now amounts to s450.O0o. This would be
more than ample for the purpose.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-04-09
GENERAL NEWS


MEMPHIS, Tenn. issued an appeal for
the flooded districts.
FOUR desperate prisoners confined in
the Greer county Jail in Oklahoma
made their escape the other night by
overpowering the guards.
JAMES II. ALDmoH, for IS years cash.
Ter and paymaster of the Kansas City,
Fort Scott & Memphis railway, was
arrested on the 9Th at Kansas City,
Mo-, on the charge of embezzling S20,-
600 of the company's funds.
A TEST case to decide the right of the
order of Modern Woodmen to exclude
liquor sellers from membership was de-
cided at Lacrosse, Wis, recently, the
Judge sustaining the orders right to
exclude any individuals and to be ut
all times the sole judge OF the qualif-
cations of its members.
FROM reports sent to Cheyenne, Wyo.,
on the 4th it appeared that cattlemen
had lost from five to 90 per cent. of
their herds through the recent severe
storms.
CATTLE men in Oklahoma and the
Indian territory have commenced ship
ping cattle to Europe. The first ship
ment went via Galveston, Tex.
HENcEFoRrH the headquarters OF the
National American Woman's Suffrage
association will be in New York In
stead of Philadelphia, the transfer
having been made ON the. LIST. The
work will be in charge of Mrs Carrie
}Chapman-Catt, chairman of the COM
mittee on organization. and campaign.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-04-09
ENTIRELY TOO REALISTIC.

rwo Children ut Chiilicothe. Mo-, Play
"Doctor" with Deadly Results.
CHILLIcoTHE, Mo-, April 6.-The four
year-old son of Mrs. Elijah Bolander,
d widow of this city, died last night OF
laudanum poisoning, the drug being
administered by a sister. aged six
years. The children were left alone
for few minutes and they con-
cluded to play doctor and patient,
as told by the sister. She first
gave her patient" few drops
Of water, and then spying bottle
on shelf, gave him 30 drops of that.
He soon sank back in stupor, and be-
lieving he was only in fun, she gave
him another dose
The Holly chieftain., 1897-04-09
Clean Right OF Way.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, April ct is
negligence for a railroad company tc
permit weeds to grow upon it's right
of way. The Kansas City court of ap
peals SO decided yesterday in the ease
of Mary A. Rose against the Union Pa
cifc, from Carroll county, Mo. The
railroad had asked an instruction tc
the effect that it was not negligence
for the railroad company to permit
weeds to grow on its right Of way (thu,
contributing to the probability of acci
dents), but the trial court refused the
instruction and the court of appeal,
upheld the action.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-04-09
The He.s Of IL. nera.

In making the selection of animals
tor the foundation of herd, the great
est difficulty, and one which cannot b.
easily overcome. lies in deciding upon
the male to head the herd. There il -
luck Of animals that can be secured.
but the trouble IL to get the animal that
has the making of good sire In him.
He must be an individual which VIII
stamp in his progeny those ,.haractefs
istics that In an animal are dsslrnbSe
and necessary to make It valunbla
Dakota Farm and Field.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-04-09
Capt. Doherty Dead.

NEW YORK, April Capt Edward
p. Doherty died at his home here yes
terslay Of heart disease, aged 56 years
In 1861 he enlisted as a private in the
union army. He became captain Of
the Sixteenth New York cavalry, and
after Lincoln's assassination was de
tailed with so men to capture Booth
and Davis, the fugitivcs, in the barn
they having been surrounded. He
sprang in to seize Booth and the latter
raised u gun, but before he could fire
Scrgt- Boston Corbett's bullet through
knothole killed him.