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NEWPORT. II. J., Fob. 26,-The cottage on the
cliffs. known as the Davis Chalet" owned by
the hcirs OF tho late Alfred Smith. has been
rented by Mr.. Alfred NJ. Coats for the coming
season.
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Pianos
Critical Examination and Comparison

Critical Examination and Comparison
is respectfully solicited for tho new Upright
and Baby-Grnnd Piunofortes iust introduced
by the Mason s. IIamlin Co. These instruments
embOdy important improvements in construc-
ton which render them artistic Pianos of tho
foremost rank.
WARERooMS;
. aAa 3 west Asa st.. hsw Ysrk.
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SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Fob. 26.-Tho Warwick
Cycle Company filed a petition in insolvency
to-day. its indebtedness being 5000. 600. Tho
largest creditor il j. BnnnigAn of Providence.
X. J., who recently placed an attachment on the
building for s. bO.OOO
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Will naiAe FLOODED Cattle ON y Hunting Pre-
aerye.

FORT ATKINSON. Wis. Feb. 26.-The large
hunting preserve on the banks of Lake Koshko-
nong, owned by Fcrd W. Peck and Clarence I.
Peck of Chicago. has been purchased by Arthur
u. Hoard OF this city and his father, ex-Gov. w.
-. Hoard: 1t is the most important estate on
Ills bunting lake, there being about 600 acres in
the place, and n large shooting box and farm
house .upon it. Mr.. Hoard will turn tho farm
into a fancy stock farm for blooded cattle.
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will play for the first time there on Tuesday evening
next. March !. at the Seidl society concert. to be
given at the Academy OF Music. This will be the
46ith concert OF this society. and on this occasion
Mr.. Seldl offers the following fine programme,
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uSIico smith GonsIaerauIy ue,,,r.

Sussice frederick Smyth was reported to be
ssVlspuerahiy better yesterday. DIR. Leopold
o oiSSEitE 9t 90 East sixty.sixth street, his physt
inHl sAld last night that he Was steadily lmproY.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-27
BURIED ALIVE IN 4 SEVER.
Taylor Was In n Gut Twenty Feet Dsep when
One Side CAved In. Killing Him.

Henry Taylor. a negro. OF 65s Bergen avenue.
was killed yesterday afternoon while working
I'm a sewer at Union avenue md l65th street.
He was in a cut twenty feet deep when ono side
caved In, suttocatinE him. 1t took six men half
an hour to dig him out.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1898-04-21
Coal from Garbage.

A telegram from Moline, ILL.,, says:
The announcement has been made OF
an invention which promises revolu-
ton in fuel, lighting and the dispose
tion of city garbage and other waste
products. The inventor, Charles w.
Smith, who has been working several
years on the scheme, claims to have
discovered a process by which he can
convert soft coal into a superior quail
ity of hard coal. From one ton of COM
mon coal he can, he asserts, obtain
thirteen hundred pounds OF anthracite
coal, three hundred pounds of tar and
from six to nine thousand feet OF IL
Illuminating gas. The process, tested at
the Moline police station in the pres
ence of the city officials and profession
al men, showed great results with Or
binary garbage. One quart of garbage,
placed in a retort, yielded quantity
of hard coal and tar, besides sufficient
quantity of good Illuminating gas to
burn over two hours in an ordinary
burner.
1t is estimated that a plant costing
twenty thousand dollars will consume
the garbage of a city of thirty thousand
and yield gas sufficient to run the water
works system Such coal converting
plant would be especially valuable to
large manufactures. Sawmills would
thus be able to utilize sawdust and 9th
er waste products to an extent sufficient
to run their plants. The inventor says
he will establish plant in Moline.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1898-04-21
Failnre of Dodge s. Son.

Herkimer, n. Y. April 12.-The firm
of Alfred Dodge & Son, Dolgeville, man
ufacturers of piano felt, have filed a no.
tice of general assignment. Nicholas
Herman of Utica is assignee, and A. M.
Mills of Little Falls has been appointed
receiver. The assignment of the Daniel
Green Shoe company of Dolgeville of
which Alfred Dodge is principal stock
holder, was also filed. 1t is thought the
liabilities will amount to $1,250, 900, with
assets estimated at $500 900.
Alfred Dodge & Son owned the big felt
mills in Dolgeville, and We're interested
financially in nearly all the manufac-
turing industries of the village. The
failure of the firm is a serious blow to
the village, and many local failures will
doubtless result.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1898-04-21

Once a farmer had one thousand
eight hundred bushels of wheat, which
he sold, not to a single grain merchant,
but to one thousand eight hundred diff
ferent dealers, bushel each. A few
of them paid him in cash, but far the
greater number said it was not conven-
lent then, but would pay later. A few
months passed, and the mans bank ac-
count ran low. How is this?" he said.
My one thousand eight hundred BUSH
els of grain should have kept me in
afffuenee until another crop is raised.
but | have parted with the grain and
have instead only vast number of ac-
counts, so small and scattered that
cannot ge taround and collect it fast
enough to pay expenses" So he posted
up a public notice and asked all who
owed him to pay quickly. But few
came The rest said, Mine is only a
small matter, and l will go and pay,
one of these days, forgetting that
though each account was very small,
when all were put together they meant
a large sum to the man. Things went
on thus: the man got to feeling so bad
ly that he fell out of bed and awoke.
and running to his granary found his
one thousand and eight hundred BUSH
els of wheat still safe there. He had
only been dreaming, and hadn't sold
his wheat at all
Moral-The next day the man went
to the publisher of his paper and said:
Here, sir, is the pay for your paper;
and when next years subscription is
due you can depend on me to pay it
promptly. stood in the position OF an
editor last night, and I know how it
feels to have ones honestly earned
money scattered all over the country
in small accounts"
The Monmouth inquirer., 1898-04-21


Seattle, Wash, April 1.-THE steamer
Alki has arrived, bringing an account
Of snows,ide on the Chilkoot trail in
which rs persons are known to have
been killed. 1t is dated Skaguay,
April 5:
At about noon today on the Chilkoot
trail at least rs men met death, and a
large number Of others were injured
more or less seriously in snowslide
The dead were crushed under an ava
lanche of snow and ice which came
down from the mountain side upon the
left of the trail midway between the
Scales and Stone House.
Over 100 people were overtaken by the
slide and are either buried in the snow
or scattered along the borders of the
avalanche in a more or less injured
condition.
The point at which the accident oc-
CURED is some five miles above Sheep
Camp. The nearest telephone station is
four miles distant The telephone wires
at this point We're carried away by the
slide This fact makes it difficult to OBJ
tain further particulars at this time.
Binding Storm Was Raging.
binding snowstorm was raging all
day upon the summit, and as a conse-
quence many of those in the vicinity
were making no attempt to travel. Sc
barth, Sprague and Stevenson of Seat
tie were travelling together as partners
and were found side by side in bed.
Thousands of people were encamped
in the vicinity of the accident at the
time and were soon upon the scene,
rendering such assistance as possible.
Upon receipt of the news, points below
Dyea telephoned up to know if assist
ance was required and received answer
to the effect that 5000 people were
at work on the debris and were only
in each others way
All day Saturday and Sunday a south
erly storm, with rain, wind and snow,
prevailed in this vicinity, and it is be-
lieved the softening of the snow on the
mountainside was the cause of the
avalanche. The snow and ice that came
down in the slide is estimated at thou
sands of tons. 1t swept across the
trail. which, Notwithstanding the fact
that the weather is unsuitable for trav-
el, was thronged with wayfarers. The
last vestige of the trail in the vicinity
was wiped out of existence, and where
it lay is now a mountain of snow and
ice, under which are many bodies that
cannot be recovered for days to come
There was a preliminary slide at 2
O'Clock in the morning. People were
digging up their goods when the sec
ond slide occurred about noon.
1t is stated that some warning of the
impending disaster was given by the
native Indian packers, who are said to
have deserted the trail when the heavy
snow of Saturday and Sunday night set
in. They refused to work for fear Of
slides The work of searching for the
dead will be continued as long as there
is any hope of recovering any one,
though it is feared that it must be dis
continued before the whole truth is
known.
Latest reports are that So bodies havs
been recovered.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1898-04-21
Teachinr the n. y, Farmcrs.

University Extension work in Agri-
culture in New York State is provided
for by the Legislature, and the work
is placed in charge of the College of
Agriculture of Cornell University, /. p.
Roberts, director.
The object of the work is the pro-
motion of agricultural knowledge in
the state to which purpose a reading
course class has been organized for the
study of some of the fundamental
principles which underlie agriculture
and this study may be taken up at the
farmers homes Those joining the
class, receive, free of cost, printed mat
ter for study; this followed by ques-
Hions intended to lead to a discussion
Of any point not well understood by the
pupil.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1898-04-21
Sunrise Dance at Sharon.

The sixth annual surprise dance was
given at the residence of Mr.. F. P.
Wetherill at New Sharon, Wednesday
April 9th, their being about sixty
guest present; among them were: Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas West, E. p. Miller
aud family, Misses Hattie and Ada
Wikoff, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas Poinsett,
Mr.. and Mrs Geo. Harrison, II. Rogers
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Pol
hemus, Mr.. and Mrs. Morgan Wright.
Mr.. and Mrs. James B. Barcalow
Mr. and Mrs. HI. G. Hendrickson, Mr..
and Mrs F. C. Quicksill, Fir. and Mrs.
Thomas Field, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Harris, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Cooley,
Misses Maggie and Julia Inlay, Mr.
and Mrs. Miller Dey, Miss Laura An
derson, G. w. Hunsinger and family,
Mrs. G. Abrams, Messrs. j. Field, j.
Applegate, F. Hendrickson. Post
master Wetherill was considerably
detained owing to an extra large mail,
which was prepared for the purpose,
and when he returned to his home
was joyously surprised to find many
of his friends awaiting his arrival Re
freshments of both warm and cold
taste were served. Mr.. G. w. Hun
singer was presented with ahandsome
rocker for his services, which he ap-
preciated very highly.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1898-04-21
QUITE A PREJUDICE
Arains. the Forced Strawberries Grown
Under Glass.

Arajnst the Forced Strawberries Grown
Under Glass.
There is quite little preJuWsa
against the forced strawberries grown
under glass, the impression being tney
lack flavor when brought on out OF sea-
son, and it is quite true too that un-
less the crop is properly finished, the
fruit will be little more than sugar and
water. sometimes very little sugar II
is possible, however, to have ripe fruit
In April that will be infinitely superior
to anything that is grown outdoors az
that season in more favored climates
and such as are seen here in the mar
kets at that time, by very little trouble
and forethought. and the favor will De
as good as the varieties grown are cap
able of producing.
Later on, at the proper season, our
method of preparing the plants for tne
purpose Of forcing will be given IN de-
tail and for the present it will be sumo
ient to note the method of procedure
when the plants are ready in colo
frames for bringing into the house
Mr.. Harrington has already called at
tention to the fact that plants that are
to be forced are benefited greatly by
being frozen moderately. As prepara'
Hory course, in the autumn all the
strawberry plants were stored IN cold
frames. and the sashes placed over tne
plants to throw off heavy rains, but all
was left on to keep the plants cool ana
ripen the crowns, the pots were plung-
ed in leaves up to their rims, or we
should now be finding the pots more
or less broken by the frost; the size
used Is the standard six-inch. when ls
plenty large enough to furnish gooc
plants with lots of large berries Tne
plants are brought in in matches, ac-
cording to the kind or quantity desired
We grow Michels Early for the first
crop for the want of better ones; it 1s
not the best that ever was, but none Is
SO early. At the same time an equal
number of Parker Earle is brought IN,
as this is a somewhat later variety and
forms the bulk of our plants to force
although we have a fe wof the Candy
for late use. as its flavor is excellent.
Another year we shall have good run
ners available of Beder Wood. 1t is
best to begin forcing the plants gently
rather than to give high temperature
to start with. as this would only result
III great QudnllL9 VI lOilA5C az LIZ N4N
pense of good, strong flower stems, so
for the first few weeks the plants are
set on the back wall of violet house
where the temperature ranges about 90
degrees. at night, and there they VIII
remain until the flower stems are we'll
up, for it is necessary to get the noWers
well up above the leaves to get good
get and strong flowers.
When the flowers begin to open an
airy position in little higher tempera-
ture is given, and for choice we place
them on a shelf near the ventlators in a
spanroofed plant house, where the
flowers will set we'll, and the tempera-
ture will increase according to the sea-
son at that time of year If put in a
very light position at once on putting
the plants indoors, the flower stems
will likely he short and not long en-
ough to reach over the edges of the
pots, and many fruits will be ruined
when ripening, from damp and decay.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1898-04-21

Rochester, April 12.--Justice Werner
of the supreme court issued an order
yesterday declaring Nine. Hortense
Loret, better known as Rhea, the fa-
nous actress, in contempt of court and
f1ning her $3.50, with costs, for failing to
appear as directed in supplementary
proceedings last January The present
contempt proceedings arose over a suit
brought by Albert r. Haven of this
city, author Of Josephine" Rhea's well
known play, for ST. sol. 50 back royalties
Judgment was obtained and entered in
f11II amount
The Monmouth inquirer., 1898-04-21

AS illustrative of one phrase of the
character of the Russian peasant a
surprising story is told. During the
Russo Turkish war, Russian regiment
marching from Philippopolis to Adrian
ople over took the Turkish refugees;
whereupon the terrified Turkish wo-
men threw down their infants in their
flight The Russian soldiers, while
pressing on as rapidly as possible,
stopped and picked up the babies, until
nearly every man in the regiment was
carrying child, and the general was
absolutely obliged to stop the march
and find carts and men to transfer the
children to a place of safety
The Monmouth inquirer., 1898-04-21
No Room for Doubt.

Proof, yes overwhelming proof can
be furnished of the excellent curative
qualities of DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup.
.'I caught a cold which led to cough
and pain in the chest. (pneumonia?) /
bought DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup, and
after taking one bottle. of it, the cough
began to disappear when l finished
taking the second bottle I was cured.
Gustav Thurmaster, 40 Hickory ST.,
Cleveland, o." DIR. Bulls Cough Syrup
costs but 25 cents. Take only Bulls.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1898-04-21

It Is not generally known that the
vanilla bean is the costliest bean on
earth. 1t grows wild, and is gathered
by the natives in Papantla and Mis-
anita, Mexico. When brought from the
forests they are sold at the rate of ten
dollars and a quarter per one thousand
but when dried and cured they cost
about ten dollars and a quarter per
pound.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1898-04-21
girls as sandwich Men.

Some of the sandwich men in London
now are girls. They march about the
streets, wearing white felt dunce-caps
and skirts and coats of bright-colored
cotton, with calico signs stitched on
their gowns. Their pay is only two
shillings day, but this is twice as
much as the men get for similar work.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1898-04-21

Trenton, April Sex senator Henry
S. Little of this city has given $10O, 900
for the erection of dormitory at
Princeton university The donation
was made and accepted by the board OF
trustees yesterday Mr.. Little is a
graduate of Princeton, class of "A.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1898-04-21

Albany, April S.--Governor Black to-
day signed ElIsworth's bill appropriate
ing 100000 to put in operation the act
to ahalisb grade crossings.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1898-04-21
Eurnlture from Factory to Fireside

Being the only extensive manufac
turers of furniture in the world selling
direct from maker to user, we save
our customers the enormous expenses
and profits of the jobbers and retail
ers. Send for catalogue A, showing
our full line of Household Furniture,
at 90 to so per cent, under retail value,
Quaker Valley Manufacturing Co., 35t
West Harrison ST., Chicago.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1898-04-21

A minister in Hackensack has Of
Tended the local military company by
saying that if the boys of that Com
pany went to the war they would be
wishing they were safely back to
their mamas before week was over.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1898-04-21
FREEHOLD HIGH SCHOOL.
A Miners Alaskan Experience.
DAVID WARD SAYS HE FOUND NUGGETS

DAVID WARD SAYS HE FOUND NUGGETS
THICK AS POTATOES.
Public Ledger. Pbiadelphis Pa March q 1898.
David Ward, who left his home in
Kansas City three years ago on pros
pecting trip through Alaska with
but little of this worlds goods, arrived
in the city last evening and registered
at the Continental Hotel. He had
with him, as Il mute testimony OF the
richness of the newly discovered gold
fields nuggets of the rich metal as big
as guinea eggs.
He is enthusiastic over the vast ex-
tent of the gold deposits in the regions
of Alaska, the more so because, he
says, by far the richest finds are on
American soil at least 100 miles from
the Canadian line. If tell you just
what think he said, you would
hardly believe me. ] spent three years
in the gold region traversing a greater
part of the territory, and tell you
there is enough of the yellow metal
there to make every one of the $4,000
people already there or on their way
nillionaires. Why, sir, nuggets are
as thick there as potatoes in z. pros
porous farmers patch.
To illustrate the richness of the
field Mr.. Ward gave an account of his
finding some of the large nuggets he
exhibited to Ledger reporter, saving
'In company with two native Indians
who acted as guides and packers, |
was working my way along big trib-
utary of the Yukon, far over on the
American side of the line when we
stopped to rest for tie night. The
natives began digging into the ground
so as to drive stakes for a cache for
provisions to keep them out of reach
of the dogs, when one exclaimed that
he had struck rock and we must
charge our location. ! examined the
hole and found in it nuggets as
large as potatoes. / soon discharged
the natives and spent several months
there.
After had secured all the gold
| could possibly carry left for Daw-
son City, arriving there October 1.
left there for Dyea and took
steamer for Seattle arriving at the lat
ter place early in November AT the
Mint in San Francisco | exchanged
100 ounces of my gold for 81, ,6S3. In
all, | brought back with me in round
ulnbers $4,000 worth of gold.
II am now returning home from
Washington, where | have been in
the interest of my claim. As soon as
| get it properly protected | will take
a company with me to carry on opera
tons Running through the region
is a large river, which can be easily
diverted from its channel. Its bed
contains nuggets as thick as gravel in
the bottom of many rivers
The Monmouth inquirer., 1898-04-21
DEATH IN SNOWSLIDE
kLoNDlKERS CAUGHT IN AN AVA
LANcHE ON cHlLkooT TRAIL.

Many Bodies Recovered From Their Icy
Tomb-F Five Thousand Miners Encamped
Near the Scene of the Disaster, Which
Is the Worst In Klondike History.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1898-04-21
THE TORRID HEATER.

The Celebrated housewarmer that has given
such satisfaction in dwellings in Freehold and
vicinity will be placed at short notice and guar
anteed Satisfactory
Richmond planet., 1898-11-05

their days OF usefulness are at end and
to man, want to give up the business
and return hOme TO their families and
friends at home.
They feel that there is nothin for
them to work for Oh hope for, and that
all that they do, goes to the credit of
others. They have not manifested anV
characterization, but they feel that thew
have been unjUstly treated, and while
the enlisted men, understand that thew
are not allowed TO criticize the actions
OF their superior officers, they have en-
tered their solemn protest against tha
appointment of officers not OF color. as
II was distinctly stated and understood
by all, before they left home, that they
should select their own officers. and
would be allowed to do so in accord :
ance with the Va. Regulations. This
has not been done and the only intima-
ton or Governor com nissiOn:ng white
onicers, was seen in the Richmond pa
pers.
The boys learn with deep appreeia-
tion OF the efforts that are being made
by their friends, the press, and the puI.
pit at home to have the Governor re-
scind his action, or have the War De-
partment TO muster this command ont
Of the service.
One of the newly appointed officers
Is here. and now at work in the Adm
tant's office. He is Let Lieut.. Healv.
until recently q Serg't Major in the
Richmond planet., 1898-11-05
CAMP POLAND NOTES
9Th Va. Vol. Int,
Damp Poland,
( Knoxville. Tenn,
November 2, 1898.

The greatest indignation has mani
tested itself in our Command, over the
appointment Of white officers to nll the
vacancies occasioned by the recent re-
signstions. A petition has Sbeen FORM
ulated and forw arded to the War De-
partmsnt, signed by27O7 of the enlisted
men asking that they be allowed their
own officers or be mustered out Of the
service. NJ examination or sugges-
tion ofone. has eVersbeen held here to
determine the competency or fitness of
any OF the non commissioned officers.
who are in the direct line of promo
tion. Had this been done, and had they
been given g. opportu nifty or test Of
their fitness, Hsany would have been
found who are fully capable OF hold .
ing any position in the Government
service The boys are still loyal to the
Stars and Stripes. but they feel that