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The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1897-02-16
HE CHANGED HIS MIND.
Praying for Death, the Lover Struggled
Against 1t When Menaced.


A curious case of nervous hallucina-
ton is reported in the London Tele.
graph. At Bordeaux recently hyster-
ical Frenchman visited the tomb where
his beloved was laid Carrying lighted
candle and Sneeling by her coffin, he eX-
claimed passionately: would / could
die Would could die!" Just then the
wind closed the door and cXtinguished
the light. The bereaved lover who had
just prayed for death rushed for the
door; he could not open il; he tore at
it, knocked, kicked, struggled, calling
loudly for help. No answer, only the
utter silence and darkness Of the tomb.
His wish 10 die was forgotten. He sank
down and wept; his tears were not for
his beloved. but for himself. He felt
the pangs Of hunger; he thought of his
candle and cut it into four parts. He
ate the first quarter the first day, the
second quarter on the second day, the
third on the third day, and the last
quarter on the fourth day. No more,
and he must die of starvation. He made
one more desperate effort to open the
door, when il suddenly opened and the
keeper of the cemetery stood before
him; the sunlight blinded him, and he
fell from exhaustion. He had been
there lust four hours.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1897-02-16

size of the potatoes to be sorted out
Narrow strips Of leather are fastened
crosswise of these wooden strips.
nailed ut each intersection. To cover
the nail heads and thus prevent them
from bruising the potatoes narrow
strips of canvas are fastened TO the tops
Of the strips after the feathers are
nailed in place. AS shown in the cut,
a bag may be hung at the bottom cf the
sorter to hold the potatoes as they
come down. The whole thing is well
explained in the picture. Really such
machine should be called ''sizcr''
rather than sorter, for all il does is to
separate the small potatoes from he
larger ones. The wooden strips and
the leather make q series of holes
through which tubers of certain size
must fall. while larger ones roll over.
This is all there is to "sizer" Why
should you wear out good flesh and
blood doing what wood and leather will
do?
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1897-02-16
TESTS THE HUNTER.
A Mans True Temperament brought Out
by had Luck In the Woods.


There are days that bring out the
hunters true temper. When the sun
shines and the crack of the rife brings
success any man can be gentle tenn
percd, and offer consolation To less for
tunate companions. Anyone can be a
good fellow sitting before big sapling
fire after u day of success, and he can
laugh when anyone laughs; but let
there come days when the rain pours
down from lOw-hanCing clouds and the
sun positively refuses TO shine at all.
The deer lying snug back on the noun
tains refuse TO appear, and the rust
gathers on the hunters rifle in mclan-
choly breeding spots The drip, drip
of water from leaf TO leaf, says The New
York Sun, is a so.nd that brings ones
true nature to the surface.
Some men cannot be happy under
adversely in camp who in ordinary life
are the best OF good fellows. The rain
seems to wash all their good qualities
into their shoes, and they make life
miserable for their companions with
their grumblings.
On the other hand there are men
sour tempered, with faces as cheerful
as rasps when in their home region.
who mellow down in the most con-
genial of spirits when in camp in the
woods in spite OF cold rains and cheer
lees luck
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1897-02-16

ScAtzlngS Best tea-gro-
Ger gives your money back
if you don't ike it.
It's one thing to say
money back, and another
thing to do money back.
We say it, and your gro
Ger does it; and we pay him,
A Schilling & Company
San Francisco 4o
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1897-02-16
SORTING THE POTATOES.

Simple Device for Separating Small Tubers
from the Larger Ones.
A sorter used by n Long Island farm
or and originally depicted and de-
scribcd By Rural New Yorker can be
made by anybody. The frame is of two
by four stuff boltcd together. Narrow
boards at the sides. as shown in the PIC
ture, prevent the potatoes from rolling
off. The potatoes roll down over mar
row strips, with edges upward,
fastened perhaps two inches apart.
The distance apart will depend ON the
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1897-02-16

Potato blight seems to be on the in
crease. Bordeaux mixture is the rem
The advocate., 1897-03-17
The Washington " Post

If any Of the ADVOCATE readers want
reliable daily paper from Washington
city, we recommend the Post. 1t con-
tains more matter relating to the work
of Congress and the departments than
any other paper in the country; and in
addition to this class of matter, it makes
note Of the personal features Of the cap
ital city. The Post refers to public men
and their daily work in such way as to
familisrize its readers with what is going
on among the people who transact the
public business. This feature of the
paper makes it especially interesting and
useful to readers outside Of Washington.
The advocate., 1897-03-17

AoAopuOuoo alo DoiBb AubLouuOOW ~
Ashland.
The postOfIice at Cimarron wai
robbed last week.
Usage county paid $4,000 of itt
bonds last month.
A free labor employment bureau has
been established in Topeka.
Joe Bristow wants to be Fourth AS
sistant Postmaster General.
Chester /. LONG wants the Republi-
can nomination for Governor.
The Jewell County Record is new
Populist paper at Jewell City.
Mitchell county has three public IL
braries containing about 1890 books.
Sedgwick county increased the Peni.
tentiary population by six last week.
Augusta has thirty. three pupils at
tending It's school from out Of the dis
tTict.
Favorable reports on the condition
Of wheat are received from Stafford
county.
The Hutchinson Reformatory has
accommodation for l48 inmates and
it is now filled.
William A. Deford Of Ottawa has
been appointed as private secretary to
Congressman Peters,
Reno county people fear that the
Santa Fe division will be moved from
Nickerson to Newton.
The Erie Record gives creditsble
write.up of that city and NeOsho
county In its last issue.
Ex.Attorney General Bradford has
settled at McAlester, o, T., and has
his eye on Federal job.
What will become Of Charley Lob
delIs Congressional boom IL he moves
over into the First district2
The Northwest Kansas Editorial AS
socistiOn is to be reorgsnized and will
hold meeting at Colby In June.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. f. Soper of Beloit
will act as Superintendent and Matron
Of the Masonic Home at Wichita.
The Kansas City Gazette is authority
for the statement that Dick Blue will
reside at LesvenwoTth in the future,
The Coffey county Silver League has
passed resolutions indOrsing Governor
Leedy's veto of the Senate railroad
bill.
Shawnee silver Republicans think
that they are not getting enough In
the way of patronage from Governor
Leedy.
Bill Pepperell's friends think that
he would do for Mayor Of Concordis,
but he seems to take q different view
or the mRCter.
Leavenworth Democrats have nOmi-
mated city ticket. The customary
resolutions denOuDCing prohibition
were omitted.
Creameries and skimming stations
are being located in many places. The
dairy business seems to be enjoying a
healthy boom.
The Junction City Sentinel is boom.
ing Doctor Daugherty, who was a
member of the Dunsmore House in
nnnn O.. ANnu
The advocate., 1897-03-17

scope was j. r. BOnheur, and that he
worked out most of his ideas while
W-b0und In q blizzard In McPher-
son county in 1886. He and his brother
were travelling in a wagon giving
scenic exhibitions.
The Republicans claim to be the only
truly patriotic people in Kansas and
that they are the original advocates of
economy In public affairs, bat the ILL
natured references by Republican pa.
pers to the new county officers salary
law merely confirms the belief that
their claim amounts to nothing.
Several Republican papers are hsV.
ing varied assortment of Ats because
the Supreme court decided a case in
favor of the railroads recently. Just
before election the same papers tried
to make people believe that the elec-
tion Of POpulist Chief Justice would
result IN Che Wiplng out OF all the
rights Of corporations.
Last fall two prisoners escaped from
the Penitentlsry. The guards cap
tured one of them, but lost the other.
Two days after the escape the body of
a drowned man was found in the river
near Lexington, Mo. The guards
identified the remains as those of the
escaped convict. They were mistaken,
however, as he has lately been cap
tured at Joplin, Mo.
J. F. Maxey of Pomona is a candi-
date for Superintendent of the Sol
diers' Orphans Home. Mr.. Msxey Is
a successful educator and has served
as County Superintendent OF Franklin
county. 1t would seem that a teacher
of experience and ability should be
given this place, and Mr.. Msxey full
fills these qualifications. His appoint.
ment would be good one.
The eleven Republican members Of
the State Senate sent the following
telegram to the Postmaster General
last week: "All the Republican mem
bers of the Senate enter their protest
against the appointment Of J. L. Bris.
tow Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral. We think he has been sufficiently
rewarded. We urge the appointm mt
of State Senator G. H. Lamb of Wood
son county for the place." Brlstow
says the fight iP being made in the in
terest of ex-COngressmsn Ryan for
Assistant Secretary of the Interior.
James r, Logan of Lincoln, who was
a Bryan Elector last fall, runs a large
mercantile institution. Recently his
establishment was broken into and a
large amount of valuable goods taken.
A few days later he received az sn0ny-
nous letter saying that if he would 60
to a certain house in the outskirts of
town and pay over 800 he would be
given information as to where and
how to recover the goods. In COM
pany with the Sheriff he went. In at
to capture the person at the
house he was shot in the arm and his
escaped. Mr.. Logan was net
seriously injured.
The advocate., 1897-03-17
Some News About Kansas.

commission hB postmaster aG CnelE re
spectiVe towns.
In Kansas City, Kss., G. w. Tooth
sker (Rep. has the citizens nomins
ton for Mayor. w. w. Rose is th
Democrat candidate.
There are a good many Republican
In Kansas who do not think that pros
perity will reach this far west until tht
poatofiice appointments.
The Lawrence World (Rep say
that two of the best Kansas office
under the Mckinley administration
have been farmed out for months.
Candidates for city Offices at Arkan
sss City are so anxious to make con
nectiOns that they are publishing an
nouncement cards in the papers.
Atchison papers use space to tel
about long trsirs Of empty cars com,
ing to town, which space was used
some years ago with stories of loaded
ones.
| Popullsts are not regarded as Citi
zens at Arkansas City. The fact that
the name of no POpulist Is on the citi
zen's city ticket makes it appear thst
way at least.
The Hutchinson Bee objects to the
statement from an eastern Kansas
paper that when 28O ofits people went
on an excursion to Oklahoma the town
was deserted.
The Harvey county POpulist com
mittee has adopted some very vigorous
resolutions expressing their disappOint-
ment over the failure to secure a max.
imum freight law.
Governor Leedy announces that
when a sufficient number of members
of the Legislature announce their will
ingness to vote for railroad bill he
will call special session.
Conner Davies thinks that some Pop.
ulist members Of the Legislature will
not be re. elected. He thinks that in
their creation IL was not intended that
they should become statesmen.
Kansas City Star: "a telegram
from Kansas City to Russell costs 4C
cents, A telegram from Russell tC
Osborne by way Of Kansas City, doub.
ling the distance, costs Is cents"
The "Bsrber County Beauty" was sc
sure of reelection that he loaded up
with a houseful of new furniture at
Washington and now he is offering
some tempting bargains in that line.
Anderson county settlers of 1857 held
a reunion at the home of one of their
number at Lane, March II. There are
but few Of them and this is their for
tieth year Of residence In that county.
The Supreme court has reversed the
decision of the lower court In the case
of Banker TOmblin of Goodland, who
was charged with receiving deposits
after his bank was In an insolvent con-
ditiOn.
Evidence has been discovered In
some old papers tending to show that
Mrs. Stephen M. Wood was the first
female passenger who rode over the
Santa Fe line from Emporia to Cotton.
wood Fslls.
The advocate., 1897-03-17

things have ruined the party in the
Second district.
Ex-SpeakeT Lobdell has bought Mrs.
Frank LynCh's interest In the Leaven-
worth Standard (Dem.). The paper
will Oe conducted hereafter on inde-
pendent lines but will lean to the Re-
publiCsns.
The statement that State Treasurer
Hehebower now has or has had on the
payroll any member of his family is
untrue. A statement to the contrary
has been industriously circulated by
Republican papers.
The MsnkatO Ad0ocGte suggests that
the reason why the bill embodying the
Ten Commandments was not passed
by the Legislature was that it had been
discovered that none of them were be-
ing violated in Kansas.
A Dickinson county citizen wants a
new county Office created. 1t is a
tester of milk to adjust differences be-
tween dairymen and cresmerymen as
to the quality Of that article bought by
the latter of the former.
George w. Vickers, a prominent
member of the Oklahoma Legislature,
was at one time Probate Judge Of
Harper county. He helped organize
Comanche county, laid out Coldwster
and was in the Legislature in 1885.
The Legislature employed, all told,
but 1872 persons. Two years ago the
number Of employees was 1884. The
employees then were divided as follows:
House, 2OS; Senate, 13l. They are now
as follows: House, 1O2; Senate, 80.
Professor johnson, photographer of
the United States Geological Depart
ment, said in speech recently that
the Underhow in western Kansas was
not sufficient to irrigate all of that
country, but that there was enough for
the valleys.
Doctor Simmons, who represented
Douglas county in the Legislature In
1893 and 1895 as Republican, has an
nounced that he has become a Popu-
list. In speech he congratulstcs the
people on having an economical State
administration.
The Mail and Breeze says Doster
wrote Leedy's veto message; another
says Clemens, and still another gives
Little credit for it. The ADVOCATE
happens to know that Mr.. Leedy him
self wrote the greater portion, If not
all, Of that message.
The Kansas City Journal very truth
fully observes that, although he ig
serving his third term, Congressman
Curtis has never had any patronage to
distribute, and as he has that sort of
trouble ON his hands now, his popular
ity will begin to Wane.
The POpulist papers of Kansas seem
to be agreed on two things. One is
that Leedy's veto message is all right,
and the other is that Webb McNsll's
action In shutting out the insurance
companies which refuse to pay the
HillmoD loss was perfectly proper.
The Kansas City Stock Yards cut
their rates Saturday to conform to the
new law. An Eastern stockhOlder i'm
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-26
THE ORANGE MARKET.
IMPROVEMENT IN TEXAS DEMAND
n MARKED.
Texas Product--A Big Drive IL
Canning Down.

~ 49,
orange, Texas. November 2'.--Ihc statuS
OF the lumber business at this place In
tu.t ahout ,be same a. nj lash re,ort no
mA'eriai ehahse psins notea' other tnan
a marked Improvement In the demand from
Texas points. A combination OF circum-
s,.roas chio, ~ .,baoh was Tho law nrice
en'V' "As" -" ~
OF cotton and the determination on the
part OF the farmer TO hold for better prices.
has served to check TO some exten, the de-
", $3.50 49,, ,r $500, X
mand ior nmopr TOM ieN4s po'u.s ~
several weeks past but. n remarked, THIS
week shows an improvement IN that direc-
ton, orders coming In freely. The demand
from Kansas. Oklahoma and Indian Terri
tories continues good and has spread into
Ncbraska. that state having drawn largely
on the Orange mills this week for the mag
ons issI nsrssutisis @l
isrea apa this week wee and a ali .; tho mills the
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-26

q return cargo OF lumber for the Island
City Lumber company at Galveeton, the
cargo to be furnished by tho Orange Lum-
Der company.
Tho orange Lumber company aud D. n,
wingate Lumber company's mills claim tho
palm for steady work during the pasS year.
Tho Orange min has not lost a day. bur
has put In full time, and tho Wingato
mill has lost only three wccks, during
which timc II was being overhauled.
The Bnnnrott Lumber company scnt
down 10 Sabine Pass Monday the barge N.
4. Jones with material for tho cargo Of tho
schooner Clara A. phinney. Tho Mexico
was sent down Wednesday with lumber to
complete her cargo and tho Phinney will
clear this week for Coatzacoaicas.
The Italian bark Venetian, which has
been chartered by tho Orange and wingats
Sabine Pass. she will load with 100, 200
feet of lumber and deala for South America.
Alex Cilmer'a hand mills starred up
Monday. after q shut down OF couple OF
weeks. and finished saving up the timber
IN the booms They VIII have to shut down
again now until the arrival OF the Sabine
Tram drive. which Is now Ia tide water.
The Italian bark Monte Moro. which has
been loading at Sabine Pass from the
Orange and Wingate Lumber cognpanieas
mills at Orange, will clear this weok for
Buonos Ayrcs with 100000 feet Of lumber
| ana timber.
Tho Dutch bark MI pespcrandum has
entered at Sabine Pass, She has d ca
pacity of 100000 feet and will be- loaded
BY the Orange Lumber company aud D.
| IL. Wtngatc Lumber company with timber
and German primes. for Europe.
The Italian bark Marta g.. capacity
100000 foot. Is now at thu port OF Sabine
Pass being loaded by the Orange and VIM
gate mills with lumber destined for South
| America.
The head OF tho drive Of the sablns
| Tram company's timber is In tide watos
and within reach OF tow boat and It -
probable TINT a bat will be sont up 10
tow II into the mill hooms and allow the
saws TO begin turning again that arc now
\ idle.
George w bancroft OF the Bancroft
| Lumber company went to Sabine Pass
Wednesday night to clear the schooner
Clara A. Phlnney for ccatxGcoaicas. Mex
| loo.
| Tho frst steamer chartered To run be-
| tween Port Arthur and Mexican ports Will
take 100 900 feet Of lumber from the Lutch.
or a. Moore Lumber company The ycssel
IL expected TO sail December s.
The barge Sabine " at Sabine Pass with
the cargo Of the brig Kjatten, chartered
by the Lutchcr a Moore Lumber company
10 take 100000 feet VI lumber to Porto
| Rico.
The barge Nicaragua Y being loaded st
| the Lutchcr a. Moore Lumber conapAnye
MILL. for the bark Norma. now taking or
cargo ut Sabine Pass for account Of Gale
| casicp Export company.
r. J.. Toler Of Crowley, one Of the lead.
ing lumber dealers of Louisiana. WA n
Orange "Wednesday buying lumber for biz
yards.
Tho Orange Lumber company sent the
barge Jeanette Jones 70 Sabine PeA
| Monday with lumber for the cargo o. the
t,orl. Marta 4, uox, fanding n that f,o1t.
The Lutcher & Moore Lumber company
have chartered tho schooner Asa r. Btowep
10 take 100000 feet Of lumber 70 . Next-
can port from Sabine Pass.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-26
she Changed the Conversation.
Wichita Sunday Eagle.

she Changed the Conversation.
Wichita Sunday Eagle.
During the summer Of 1885 a hendsome
New England lady paid visit to one OF the
North Side society queens OF Wichita. In
due time a swell lawn party was given BY
the hostess at her home to make her visitor
acquainted with her Western friends.
Among these invited was the genial and
witty Will Beatty. He was In from ms
trip of the road. and DOMINIC his best attire
he soon was at the PARTY. He was pre-
scented. to the visiting lady and 1t happened
to be his good fortune a little later In the
evening to have her on his arm promenad-
ing over the yelvety lawn. In the course
of conversation Miss Blank asked Mr.. Beat
ty what business he followed.
I'm a commercial traveller"
The lady. possibly In a moment OF mental
ALTERATION, made this remark: I'm the East
| commercial travellers do not 20 in the best
society"
| Before the last word had hardly left her
| lips Mr. Beatty replied: They don't fere
either
Conversation was carried on after that In
entirely different channels.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-26
CARRIAGE MADE USEFUL.
Va lua BILE FERTILIZERS Extracted from
- II N lllN,a ReIuae.

variable Fertilizers Extracted from
as laT City's Refuse.
+ The cremation OF city garbage as car
rled out in England. and from which
steam lis developed for generating cleo
tricfty. does not appear to be a success In
America, although thoroughly tried In
several large cities. The experiences,
however, has not been lost. as 1t has been
found that the rendering OF garbage TO
secure the greases, the ammonia and the
phosphoric acid for fertilizers is much
more remunerative than the English
method.
With the universal supplanting OF tho
horse Oh street railway SYSTEMS In Amer
lca, artificial fertilizers have become
more important, 80 that this new source
Of ammonia Is very Important at this
juncturc.
Three processes have been tried for
the utilization OF garbage; The method
Of extraction BY carbohydrogens OF the
rreases. the acid process of dssolving
the good material in sulphuric acid. aud
the steam rendering prosess Tho latter
has proycn most satisfactory, and is Inc
only system now employed on large scale.
phIladelrhia and New York garbage Is now
disposed OF in this manner
The immensely Of this undertaking is
realized only when It is pointed out that
the daily accumulation OF garbage IN New
York and Brooklyn Us from 900 70 ioov tons.
according to the season Of the year. rms
is collected by the city authorities ana
dumped into open scows, by whicn II -
carried to the rendering works here an
endle.s conveyor carries the material 70 me
top of the building. where i. Is mechanical
~ discharged into large digestors.
Five minutes is required TO I'LL teu-ton
retort. Here It is exposed TO high pressure
steam for a certain length OF time, All the
/, soluble constituents going into solution, 80
| that after the cooking Is fairly accomplish
I'd the whole mass is discharged irto iron
vessels underneath the dlgestors, from
which It is transported to presses ana me
lioum separated from the solid material
After drying this material IL mixed WIN
otl,er ingredients - make il first-ciass
Fertilizer. over 100000 tons 81 ammonia
are thus annually returned 10 the soil.
| The garbage contains SO per cent moist
ure. from 3 to per cent grease, whicn ~
recovered. and 1c per cent OF fertilizer. Tne
value az the fertilizer produced In this
manner is indicated by the TACT that y
cor ains 8 liz 10 per cent OF ammnn'a'
and when reunited to liqnids sffer inei.
trsa,mert is Increased 20 per cent and
contains phosphoric acid frori i-z 70
| ner cent. sfis