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The Holly chieftain., 1897-09-24
MISSOURI rOsTMAsTERs.

The President SETTLES several Important
Contests-WeInfick at Joplin.
WASHINGTON. Sept 2a.-The presi-
dent disposed Of nine presidential post
Office fights in Missouri yesterday.
Another batch will be disposed Of to-
day, when the remainder of the post
Office plums will have to remain un-
gathered until Mr.. Mckinley returns
from New England. At Bevier. Ma
con county, Thomas Francis was ap-
pointed. A. o. Welton won the plum
at Butler over Editor O. d. Austin.
The Joplin contest, which was an un-
usually hot one, was settled by the se-
lection of D. X. Weinrick, who is a
poet of local prominence. j. H. Jacobs
was appointed at Norborne and
Thomas Curry at Oregon. L. A. Bran
non defeated Editor Henry Miller for
the Princeton post Office. William r.
Quigley got the office at Upton, while
G. H. Gardner was the successful candi-
date at Unionville. At Willow Springs
d. b. Hobson was named.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-09-24
or,x,. Of Potato D.x..

The Colorado potato beetle receives
it's common name from the fact that It's
native home was at the eastern base of
the Rocky mountains, where 1t fed up
or a species of wild potatoes quite COM
mon to this region, known as the Sand
bur (Solanum rostratum). 1t was coll
lected there and described by Thomas
Say in 1924. 1t was first mentioned as
an injurious insect in 1880 when scme
Of the early settlers of western Nebras-
ka reported 1t feeding in large num-
bers upon the Irish potato. We thus
see that the species changed its food
from a wild TO a cultivated plant, ms has
been the case with many of our injur-
ious insects.-Farmers' Review.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-09-24
PLAN FOR A TOOL HOUSE.

the length is nearly twice the width, IA
by 30 feet. Stalls for mowers, rakes,
hoes, ETC., are shown at a and b, each
being about z by 10 feet. In another
corner is harness and oiling room c,
4 by IN feet. The work bench, d, has
shelves above and at side Of one end is
a tcol chest e. II the building is two
story. stairs may be placed at I, or
shelves and racks for tools and seeds.
Room for tanning mill is In the center,
ms at g. Partition between the stall. j.
may be used az shelves as needed and / HI
are corner cupboards or drawers. Stor-
age for plows, cultivators and other
tools is shown at h h. A second story
would be handy as lumber room. seed
room, granary, wool room, etc. Four
windows are shown.-H. Z. Partridge,
In Farm and Home.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-09-24
sFIl.L AnoTaEa coLLmIoN.

I've fsaans Csu.s rsgsshsr Near Muscas,
KAa.-nsvesal Psfsoas Intarsd.
EDwARDsvIILk, Kan, sept se.-A
destructive head-end collision between
Rock Island westbound passenger
train and an eastbound Union Pacific
stock train took place two miles west
Of Muncie, and IS miles west of Kan
sas City, 1t o:so yesterday evening.
Both trains were running 1t . high
vste ot speed, s1d cams together With VI IL
terrible force. Both engineer and
aremeu jumped and escaped with few
injuries Both engines werc COM
pletely wrecked. A great deal Of
damage was done to the contents Of
the freight cars The baggage car
was badly amashed. The wreclking
crown from Kansas City and junction
City were ordered out, and will clear
away the wreck. There were II cars
Of live stock on the freight train. They
are piled mp in awful confusion. The
front postal car was completely
wrecked. C. M. Webb, postal clerk,
jumped and was painfully injured
about the head and shoulders. e. L.
Bales and Richard Newly, postal
clerks, were also severely bruised
receiving bad scalp wound.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-09-24
THE FARMING WORLD.
POULTRY N ORCHARDS.

rswIs De OspA Services In Tive veFy
Dfstinet Ways.
Mr.. Tegetmeier, the famous Engiish
authority ON poultry. In commenting ON
! report Of the Rhode Island experiment
station regarding the value Of fowls to
orchards. says: For many years have
advocated the introduction Of poultry
INTO apple orchards, maintaining that
they do good service, in TWO very dis
tinct modes hrst, By n,anarin& the
ground, and, secondly ysbysthe d(stsuof
zion Of insects and grubs that hiber-
uate in the soil.
The apple maggo. appears 10 be ex-
ending in America, attacking the favor
We Baldwin, which IL 30 well known
- being imported largely into this
country, and rendering 1t entirely un-
At for use, but the spraying the trees
with Bordeaux mixture and Paris green
has appeared to prevent all serious at
tacks Of this insect.
In the mature state this insect is n
~, which deposits it's eggs in the pulp
bf the apple beneath the skin. The
young maggots grow within the fruit,
which they render worthless, and when
mature emerge from the apple and go
Into the ground, lying in the pupa state
beneath the surface soil among the
grass roots. Samples of the earth, six
inches square, were taken, and the num-
ber of maggots under the trees varied,
according to the size, from ], 900 to more
than $4,000 under each tree; the pupae
somewhat resembling kernels Of wheat.
Now comes the point which was partic-
t,lnrly interesting to me. The expert
ment was tried as to whether poultry,
II confined to q small range and encour-
aged to scratch, would destroy these
pupae. A large movable wire fence was
placed about tree, whose fruit had
been destroyed by insects. One side Of
the fence was raised and 20 hens were
called into the inclosure. The fence was
let down and they were confined to the
space around the tree. AZ soon as they
had eaten the corn they naturally be-
gan to scratch for pupae, and in the
course Of three or four days it was
found that the latter had disappeared.
Az these insects remain In the pupue
state from the fall of the apple to the
following spring, when they appear, it
may be expected that next year the
number of fies breeding from the ap-
pie maggot will be greatly diminished
in the localities where this plan is fol-
lowed.
From personal experience, extending
over many years, I can speak positively
Of the advantages of allowing fowls and
chickens . free range in sppie orchards.
They not only manure the soil and de-
stroy all insects harboring in It, but
they find, for some weeks, consider
nble proportion of their own food-the
windfalls, which they devour greedily,
with any grubs they may contain.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-09-24
HINTS FOR oA,RyMen.

Taste decides the merit of butter.
Color is subservicnt to taste in butter.
Quality is of more importance thap
quantity.
Bad water will make impure. un.
wholesome milk.
The chief advantage of the creamery
system is cheapness of product from ths
saving of labor.
Dairy heifcrs should always be
bundled familiarly from the first and
there will be no trouble.
No dairyman can make uniformly
good butter unless his cows are fed lib
orally with wholesome food 9
Dairying has one advantage in that ita
products are always in the line OF food
ana hence always in demand.
Proper management of the dairy givea
tie farmer a continuous income. some.
thing he does not have with most lines
OF farming.
II the air is warmer than the cfesnS
the purity OF the cresm and de AaS.
flavor cf the butter will be impaired -
|exposurus 10 1t. * ''1fl ~
|ripenlng given II the more Il dsrrek
c:ates, and the sooner Il 4 skimrAe1 sA7t
churned the batter. + 5';;sll':;iss Is 4
fsedins nad sensxpl eafs an1 nSl'
aestncnt have 6i 13utl = ~ witk ~
srsasins tAs 49, \ "A ~ ess ~
Ming q ~ IN III NJ III II i . .xl Il NJ
/ c7 IN M if
The Holly chieftain., 1897-09-24
THE COAL STRIKE.
The President Of the unitsd Mine
Workers Mako statsmsot.
A VICTORY FOB UNION MEN.
Mr.. Ratehsora Also 0ivss His visws Abeut
tiao ssssssioa IN Wsss virEinia ana
Iliinoas-ssas nlassis Hlasss
sem Ost

WASHINGTON, Sept %. MD. Ratch-
ford. president Of tho nnited Mine
Workers Of America, who Is sttSndiug
. special meeting Of the officers Of the
National Federation Of Labor, gave
out the following statement to-day:
To-day will sec about n 200 miners reaumo
work In the bituminous coal neids Of the CEN
tral states The strike generally ends to-day.
This Ia the middle Of the 18th week OF its dura-
tfon. 1t was brought 10 close at our conven-
tion held at Columbus O, on the Sth 10 the iith
OF the present month, the ten days time being
given to allow miners and operators to come
together in Illinois and West virginia to meet
the prices hxed-e6 cents ton in Pittsburgh.
30 cents In Ohio and IndinnA-the same 70 con-
tinuc till the end Of December. The mining
situation is not likely to be disturbed again
until the beginning Of next year, at which time
we hope to be able to settle wage differences
amicably and without the necessity OF strike.
am well satisfied with the agreement
reached. and feel that It Is the greatest victory
gained by the trades unions for years OF course,
the victory is not altogether one OF the miners
While they have done tho striking. trades
unions and organized bodies have supplied the
nccessaries without which the miners could
not possibly succeed. II Il victory for organ
lied labor and not for any particular trade. and
We want our friends who have helped US to fesl
thnt 1t Is their victory as well as ours Ifeel
very grateful for the assistance given US by the
American Federation Of Labor and the kindly
disposition shown us vt all times by Mr.. Com
pers and the members OF his executive com
mittee
Asked as to the situation in West
Virginia and Illinois, Ratchford said:
My advices from West Virginia are to the
eject that our miners are standing firm, are
we'll pleased with tho agreement reached and
evince determination TO hsht their battle to
the end. Our purpose Il 70 bring the miners
and operators OF that state together In joint
convention, that uniform mining price may
be fixed and paid for the same vein OF coal.
and fair relative price for ether veins within
the state. As 70 Illinois. . convention OF the
Illinois miners is being held now. have not
had my advices from there, but can safely pre-
dict what they will do. They will continue the
struggle until fnir prices are established.
Hlinois Miners Btill Out.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 22-Pursuant to an
agreement reached at the mass meet
ing of the miners .at Belleville, Ill,
Sunday, work was resumed At q num-
ber Of additional mines in the Belle.
vile district to-day. This agreement
was that all should go to work who
could get the scale Of s7ticsnts ton,
mine run. Tho opefa&6 nct
sxkusd-Asfnyst 10 afS SfSecke,
BrandenburQer. nouk Brothers, Grown
Coal Co, Scott Coal ca, wilderman,
St Cl<ir and the consolidated Coal
The Holly chieftain., 1897-09-24
A'KENNA's OPINION.
Tho Attorney-uensrat Gives aa Adve
Ruling on Section ~ Of the Tari0 La,

The Acknowledgement Gives an Adverss
Ruling on Section - Of the Tarin Law.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22.-Attorney-
General McKenna announced his opin-
ion in the matter of section % OF the
new tariff law at the close of the
cabinet meeting to-day. He holds
that goods coming directly into the
United States from foreign countries
through Canadian ports are not sub
ject to the discriminating duty of 10
per cent, and also holds that foreign
goods shipped from countries other
than British possessions In British
vessels are not subject to the discrim-
mating duty.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-09-24

hauled to market and the load he 10
accustomed to see among his American
neighbors.
Contrast such system of roads with
those Of our country, with which all Of
us dwelling in a rural community ara
so familiar. The law lays out high
way &c feet wide, but It IS rare that
more than 20 feet of this ground ara
appropriated for highway purposes
proper. The highway" such rs 1t is,
is rough and uneven, and the ordinary
wagon passing over it travels through
IN inch or two inches of dust In dry
weather and through three or four
inches Of bog, very frequently, after
rain of NO unusual -seFerit tFs This u
the road on the level. Where hin ex.
lists conditions are even worse, for the
action of ruin and snow washes away
the soil at the top of the hill, leaving
the surface covered with the roughest
OF gravel, and Transforming the 'roadr
at the foot of the hill into what. after
shower, is veritable quagmire.
What wonder, then, that the average
wagon load as we see it in the United
States is SO entirely different thing
from that seen abroad! Travel over
road of this kind is necessarily slow
with any kind of a load and as the dis.
tnnce from the farm to the market Il
greater by far than in France and Ger.
many, the farmer reduces the weight Of
his load, that his team may make some
respectable progress without being
20. -
the trip. Reducing his loads, the farm
cr's trips are multiplied in number. and
tine result of it is that it requires three
or four times as long to market his crop
as would be consumed on European
highways.
The movement for good roads is con.
tinually and rapidly growing. Every
thinking farmer who has become IA,
milinr with the publications Of the de
partment of agriculture becomes al
once nm advocate of better highways
and an advocate of better methods in
building them. The American people
have brought their system of water
transportation to high state of perfec-
tion and we are the possessors of syS
tenn of railroads which is unequaled by
that of any other nation in the world
1t now looks MS If the American people
were seriously turning their attention
to the common country road, and il Il
safe TO assume that, once the movement
for better highways is led along definite
lines, we shall. before many years, have
n system Of country ronds equal in every
way to. our water and railway trans
portation facilities.-Cleyeland Cycling
Gazette s'.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-09-24
Mls.ouri nay at NashvilI-.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, Sept. sa.-Mis-
souri, day at the Tennessee centennial
exposition will be October 10. Gov.
Stephens was officially notified of that
fact yesterday. Gov. Stephens says
he Is satisfied q large number Of peo-
pie intend to be present and help make
Missouri day great success, worthy
of the fifth state of the union. The
railroads will offer reduced rates.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-09-24
EcoeS011Y IN HxUE5Ild e
I.saas nnA aeeas ~ iEesspe - ~;

he Un3teA Saete~.
An American farnnes visiting Xsasep'
and Germany will certainIy- - tntsr-
ested, and perhaps eomewhat apsNs
to see the average country hishwzy1ns
there existing broad. smsscths rod
ways, splendldly surfaced with stoSe.
suitable for heavy trni1ic in all kinds q
weather, and generally lined eefl ~
sides with tatls saate4y trueA as7:
the highway nfEp 6tSkk dxivxsgeyss y
would wonder 1t ths mensy ghlcf -
been spent seqn 49, 5lEfihl -
stone roadway. on which an ordinary
wagon tire would make no iinpFessic6s
It is not to be wondered at that thrye
and four tons Of produce should ~
loaded upon an ordinary farm waeon,
which is there built with tires four ~
six inches wide. A French load Of hay
approaching our American farmer
from a distance, would bring to his
mind vision as of moving hay stack
such great differences n there bc+
tween the ordinary load Of hay y there
The Holly chieftain., 1897-09-24
Money /. Meaisi.al rla.e..

Many medicinal plants can be grown
with profit, as the demand for some
kinds II Increasing. Absinthe worm
woody can be raised as far north u
New England, and this country i'm
ports II from Europe. BsHron. which
sells for eight dollars per pound, My
be grown in nearly all ssetioass Pep
persnint snd spearmint A1d ready tAis,
and sage. which y wen known to avery
farmer, y jmpcrted,. 1rsqssntly sealln0
~ 3lso per ton. The1 there m keaS.
bound, bonsset. lnanAra W, hleo1 IN,
pshnyroysl. eta- whtbh ~ I'M n ~
wesds In sosse loce1l1b ~ "a u = -
are largely ussd Ard lte9a = n
The Holly chieftain., 1897-09-24
RELIGION stood in the way.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Sept. .e.-Eugene
Burr. aged 81, and Miss Grace Ryan,
aged 20, of Leavenworth, Kan. eloped
to this city yesterday and were married
by Swedish minister. They are
prominent in society circles, children
Of wealthy parents, and the news of
their romantic marriage will cause q
big sensation at Leavenworth. The
attachment between the two young
people was the cause of much feeling
upon the part of the parents of the
young woman, because of the fact that
young Burr is Protestant, while all
Of Miss Ryan's family are Catholics
The Holly chieftain., 1897-09-24
no kEEf solNrs oPEN.
Vigilance Committss at Topeka wants Il
III Capital Kspt "Wst.~

CepstAi Aept "Wee."
TOPEKA, Kan, Sept 22.-Informa-
tion has reached the governors ofiice
that vigilance committee, composed
of about so members, has been secretly
organized here for the purpose Of pre-
venting the temperance committee
from interfering with the operation of
the joints during festival week. 1t is
asserted that the vigilance committee
Is composed exclusively Of taxpay-
ers. many Of whom are prominent iner-
chants- They believe this temper
ance agitation hurts tho festival and is
against the business interests of the
city. The methods by which the vigil
lance committee propose to accomplish
Its ends are not known. The governor
will not interfere, but will let the city
manage its own affairs
The Holly chieftain., 1897-09-24
The Fort Scott Police war.

TOPEKA. Kan, Sept. .2.-Gov. Leedy
mas appointed NJ NJ. Jones and NJ. S.
Bowen. of Fort Scott, as police COM
at that place, to succeed
Messrs. Robbins and Lowrey, removed.
Mr.. Jones is to be president Of the
board and Police Judge Ships will be
retained as chief of police. Robbins
and Lowrey were removed because
they had last week removed Police
Judge Shipps from office.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-09-24
A special Train for Aiiss whitney

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Sept 20. Miss
Edna Whitney, Of Chillicothe, Mo-,
who was chosen to act as Queen Lo-
rena at the fall festivities at Topeka,
Tuesday, September 81, will
pc taken from her home to Topeka IN
a special train, where she will be well
coined by knights In srmor and repre-
sentative ladies Of the city.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-09-24
Crenat.d the Body OF His Victim,

NAcoGDOcHEs, Tex. Sept 22.-At
Ironosa, ten miles north Of San Angus
tine, a negro killed his wife, and then
burned her body and the house in
which the deed was committed. He
was captured by Constable Manford at
Ironosa and Jailed at San Augustine.
He confessed the crime, and there is
strong talk of lynching him.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-09-24
WESTERN TEXAS FLOODED.
At AhumadA People Were Driven to HI, 9
Grolnd-MAnY H0uaea Wrecket..

AT Ahumo0A People Were Driven to High
Groand-Many Houses Wrecked.
Ell PAso, Tex, Sept. 22.-Sunday
night the people Of Ahumada, about so
miles south of this city, were visited
by the worst flood that ever happened
in the history Of the state. Men,
women and children were driven from
their beds and had to take refuge on
the high ground with their household
effects There was not place to
sheltsr them; many houses in town
are wrecked and tumbled In great
heaps, and many more are expected to
collapse at any moment The water
stands four and Ave feet In the houses,
the country is flooded for miles around
and the river has overflowed its banks.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-09-24
aUNrER NOT GUILTY.
rhs Former Kentuoky Rspublican sen.t
rial AanlHnnf Anuulffsd aH faxil,.ex

rho Former Kentucky Republicans Benato-
rial Aspir.nt Acquitted Of bribery.
FRANKFORT, KY, Sept 32.-The ar
guments In the case OF DR.. w. God.
frey Hunter, charged with having
tried to buy three votes for sl5, 900
while he was the favorite republican
candidate for the United States senate
last spring, were closed this morning,
and about two hours after the case had
been given to the jury verdict OF not
guilty was returned. This determines
all the bribery cases against DIR. Hun
The Holly chieftain., 1897-09-24
FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION.
Three Men Killed and Two Others Injured
at Redmon, Mo.

Three Men Killed and Two Othsrs Injured
at Redmon. Mo.
MACON, Mo-, Sept 2s.-Joe Hay
wards mill boiler, near Redmon, ex-
plodcd yesterday afternoon, instantly
killing Walter Ferguson, Charles
Heaton and Alfred Yost. William C.
Allen was mortally wounded and David
Flinchpaugh seriously injured. The
mill was an old one used as sawmill
and for grinding corn. The proprie-
tors were not injured. Ferguson had
been employed at the mill No crimi-
nal negligence or crime thus far has
been charged.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-09-24
TEXAS revsr Near Ms.Ico, Mo,

MExIcO, Mo-, Sept a9.-Texas fever
hns broken out among cattle In this
county and Joseph Maxwell. who has
y herd Of several hundred, has already
lost eight or ten. The screw worm
has killed number Of cattle In the
northern part Of the county. There Is
uneasiness among cattle growers.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-09-24
3rseham Lsft ! smaIl Kssats.

CHICAGO, Sept 22.-A final account
Of the estate Of the late Judge Walter
O. Gresham was fled to-day in the pro.
bate court The executrix was the
widow, Matilda Gresham, and she is
also the sole beneficiary. The estate
amounts 70 ofS,6
The Holly chieftain., 1897-09-24
4 ala.gAter Hesss nsr.ed.

L0uIsrANA. Mo-, Sept ~. Pollals
Bros- cold storage and slAughter house,
located In the southern part Of the
city. valued u $4,000. and injured for
q, 200. burned last night The loss u
total. The nrc Il suppossd TO have
been the work Of N incsndiAry.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-09-24
FARM TOOL HOUSE.
Every Vegetable and Fruit Farns
Should Have Ona

The plan of farm tool house. as SUBJ
mitted herewith, is planned for IA or IS
by 80 feet, but the proportions can be
made to suit the convenience Of any
farm or yard. Sometimes Il or even
16 foot timber can be secured easier
than Is foot and such will do equally as
well. In many places such building
can be built on side hill, and second
story added, the rear opening level with
the ground. 1t may also be built on
posts, but should have siiis at the ends
to keep from spreading. In this plan
The Holly chieftain., 1897-09-24

say rolscs Raw Il Uneenstitstiossi.
FoRr Sc0rT, Kan, Sept "a in the
police t,ommi6sion tight hcre the attor-
neys have raissd tho point that the
Kansas polics eommission law h un-
constitutional. - ..l .s Z y
The Holly chieftain., 1897-09-24

Jndgs Thomas. u tho Tahlsqush di-
vision Of IN lndian tsssitdsy 5sdessl
couTt, hss dirsctsd the erand jury -
iadiet al ptssoas sngAgsd II The
vholssals deetgrettea q DAB ~ what
The Holly chieftain., 1897-09-24
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary Of the Daily New.
WASHINGTON NOTES.

WARRINGTON NOTES.
DOMESTIC exports from the United
States for August were the largest OF
any August of which the bureau of
statistics of the treasury department
has any record. They were valued at
SIC, .e7, see, Us against SSS, ,cS9, ,GSi IN
August, 1895, an increase of sla, s07, 939.
FIRST ASSISTANT observation-disclosures
Al. HEATH has received letter from
senator Wolcott. in which the senator,
who is In Europe and is at the head of
the international monetary commits
sion, speaks very encoursgingly of the
outlook for securing an international
understanding In behalf of silver.
As the Universal Postal congress re-
Gently held at Washington had agreed
upon q scheme of colors for postal
stamps to be used by all nations in the
postal union the two-cent stamp of the
United States will still be carmine and
the proposed change to green will not
be made.
COMMISSIONER EVANS, of the pension
bureau. stated on the nth that 1t would
be necessary this year to ask congress
for deficiency appropriation on ac-
count of pensions. He estimated the
total payments would be &i41, SOC, 600
and the appropriation was el41, 26s, 500.
THE treasury department has decided
to resume the coinage of silver dollars
and fully 1000, 900 will be coined this
month and the output doubled next
month.
SECRETARY GAGE has decided to es-
tablish what he calls an honorary
service roll" by transferring all clerks
who have served 80 years in the civil
service and have attained the age Of 20
years and pensioning them of.
A DIFFERENCE of opinion was report
ed as existing in the cabinet over sec
tion % Of the tariff bill. relating to the
discriminating duty upon goods inn
ported into the United States by for
eign vessels. The president wants it
sustained and Attorney-General Nc
Kenna wants it knocked out on ac-
count of ambiguity.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-09-24

The l7th annual session = the NJ.
tioaea Colorsd Baptists 4 t6lse hSIa
n noaton- II was votsA - ho1a nexl
iyeer's sessacn = Ka.saa Citss ~