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The Holly chieftain., 1898-01-21
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An incendiary fire early the other
morning destroyed six of the best
brick business buildings and their con-
the buildings was estimated at $50, 900;
insurance, about $4,000.
THREE men were seriously and two
fatally burned as the result of n boiler
explosion in the Ferncliffe distillery
at Louisville, Ky. The explosion was
caused by big fiue collapsing, allow
ing the water to get to the fires be-
meath.
WHILE attempting to extinguish a
fire in the johnson canyon tunnel on
the Santa Fe road near Ash Fork,
Ariz. Charles Mathews, superintend.
cnt of bridges, and Pat Lyons, road.
master, were fatally injured by falling
rock and two labor ers dangerously
hurt The tunnel was destroyed.
THE bodies of John Matthews, his
wife and two children were found dead
in their home at New York the other
morning. 1t was supposed tina,
Matthews had murdered his wife and
children and then committed suicide
by shooting.
EDWARD A. KNIGHT, confidentia
clerk for DIR. j, +. Canning banker
and broker at Boston, was reported Il
the police as missing and with hin
were supposed to have gone diamonds
jewelry and cash amounting to some
where between s25, 900 to $4,000.
CLYDE MATTox, who was convicted
by the federal authorities of murder
ing a negro in Oklahoma City, Ok, ant
sentenced to life imprisonment, wa
pardoned by President Mckinley oil
the 18th. The pardon was due to thu
efforts of his mother, Mrs. Hatch.
The Southern Express company q
Atlanta, Ca. was sent n mysteriou
package containing s3,7OO, which wa
supposed to be conscience money. l
refused to receive it and put its detect
ives on the case to find the thief VIII
now wants to make restitution.
KID Mccoy has challenged boil
Fitzsimmons and Corbett to finisl
boxing contest for the heavyweight
championship Of the world, as the.
both declined to contest the middle
weight championship with him.
In a bloody fight at blind tiger
IN Sandy Hook, near Barboursville
Ky, four negroes were killed Th
whisky was the cause
The Holly chieftain., 1898-01-21
BEET SUGAR MAKING.
Process by Which Farmers Ma. Pro-
duce the Article

In reply to an appeal from the Epit-
omist Publishing company of Indianap-
oils asking for some process by which
farmers may produce beet sugar at
home in a small way for their own use
DR.. II. y. Wiley. chief chemis, of the
United States department of agricul-
ture at Washington, expresses his views
as follows: The production OF crude
beet sugar in n small way is an extreme
ly simple process. Any farmer who Is
equipped with cider mill for rasp-
ing the beets. cider press for express
ing the juice and'an evaporator suitable
for making sorghum molasscs can pro-
duce crude beet sugar. As rule this
sugar will not be very palatnble. because
ii is not refined and contains the salts
and bitter principles which make raw
beet sugar and beet molnsses as rule
unfit for table use. II will be. however,
an interesting object lesson to our
farmers to demonstrate the fact that
the sugar beet itself contains sugar. and
that the latter can be mnde in the crude
way / have mentioned above.
In this way the making of sugar in
. small way by farmers may prove
stimulus 10 the industry and do great
good. Farmers. however. should not
be deceived by the expectation OF being
able TO make their sugar in successful
way commercially. The successful and
profitable manufacture of sugar can
only be accomplished in expensive fac
tories. equipped with all the appliances
necessary to make pure refined sugar.
Only the pure refined beet sugar can
ever become an article of commerce. In
this the beet differs from the sugar
cane, because the latter will give Il
sugar which. even in the crude state. il
palatabl and marketable; in fact
many people prefer crude cane sugar
TO the refined article on account of its
containing the aromatic principles ci
the cane, which give II an odor and fla
vor very acceptable TO most palates.
trust that any Of your readers who ma,
undertake the manufacture Of bee
sugar In the crude way have men
toned above may do so only from th'
point Of view indicated, and not will
the expectation Of making It a CONNER
cial success. lisftfH
The Holly chieftain., 1898-01-21
FaTIEh,nG SHEEP.
Dry, Comfortable Quarters Certainly
Is the Hrst Requisite.


Is the Hrst Requisite.
To make sheei most profitable on the
ordinary farm qpne should be kept but
what can be sheltered comfortably and
fed so as to keb them in thrifty con-
dition. All abote this number should
be fai:encd and marketed in good sea-
son. The flock KEEP; for profit should
consist largely df young, thrifty ewes
that can be depended upon to bring a
good lamb. as " ell as to grow good
fleece of wool. In preparing for mar
ket it will pay to take considerable
pains to fatten we'll, as the increase in
price with the heavier weight will re-
turn a good profit for the feed and la
Dor.
The time required to fatten sheep de-
pends considerably upon their age and
condition at The time of commencing to
feed. Old ewes that have passed their
prime require q longer period of feed
ing than yourg. vigorous sheep that
are in thrifty condition.
In fattening old sheep it is nearly
always best to- iced ground grain. as
"1tH4'N puoi
Glover hay that has been cut in good
season, properly cured and stored away
is the best forage. Next to this is millet.
hut good cornfodder and unthreshed
oats can be used to good advantage in
making up variety.
Three parts corn. or cornmeal. and
one part wheat bran. to which little
oil ,u..,i b,e h.ap ,JJaJ ,p,Iae ono ~
the best rations thaTcan be given TO fat
tening sneep. Corn or cornmeal should
be made the principal raticn. yet some
thing of variety should be given in
order 10 maintain good appetite.
Gradually increase the ration until
they are given all that they vii! ca,
up clean. taking care at all times not TO
oyerfeed.
OF all stock usually kept on the farm.
sheep are most easily and most serious
ly injured by ovcrfeeding: often they
will require four or five days to over-
come the effect Of one overfeed. with
care in feeding. keeping them on full
feed. with good fa,tening ration,
sheep can be fa;tcd in six weeks.
But to faiten most rapidly they must
have dry. comfortable quarters and be
kept quiet. They should be fed regular
!y. have all the water they can drink
and have access to salt. Have fiat-bot-
toned. shallow troughs in which to feed
grain; these are better than the "
shaped. for the reason that the grain
cannot be punched so easily. and each
sheep has better opportunity of sccur-
ing share. Racks or managers should
also be provided in order to avoid waste.
With sheep. as with all other stock. il
is quite an item to lessen the cost as
much as possible. Market as soon as
fully ready. 1t is no advantage TO feed
after the sheep are ready.-St Louis
Republic.
The Holly chieftain., 1898-01-21
AMONG THE POULTRY.

The turkey must have plenty OF
range.
Whatever else you do. don't over
crowd.
Dirty eggs should never be sent to
market.
Sailed eggs are not fresh eggs and
cannot be.
The Plymouth Rock holds its own in
popular favor. !
White turkeys are gentler and more
docile than the bronze.
In charring corn for poultry the old
er and dryer the corn the better.
The hen and her product amounts Il
S200.0o0,00o year in this country.
The guinea, in consequence Of II.
rowing habits, is great bug destroyer
II is claimed that flock of 20 will keel
in pretty good control the insects on
1O0-acre farm.
Soak scabby legs in warm water 70
five minutes. then break the scale
with stiff brush and apply an DIN,
ment made OF lard, ten parts; sulphu,
three parts, and crystallized carboli
acid. one part.-Western Plowman.
The Holly chieftain., 1898-01-21
AGRICULTURAL HINTS
WHITE PEkrNG DUCKS.
fhe standard Breed for Farm and
Practical Purposes.

hhe hHu
Practical Purposes.
OF all ducks for farm and practical
purposes none stands higher in popular
esteem than the White Peking, II is
valuable for raising on a large scale,
and is the most easily raised of any
II is very timid bird and mus, be
handled quite carefully.
The Peking duck has distinct type
of its own, and differs from all others
in the shape and carriage of its body.
By some it is credited with having a
shape much like an Indian canoe, ow-
ing to the full growth of feathers un-
der the rump and the singular turned
up carriage of the tail. The legs are
set far back, which causes the bird to
walk in an uprigh, position. In size
these ducks are very large, some reach
ing as high as 20 pounds TO the pair.
Their flesh is very delicate and free
from grosspess, and they are consid-
cred among the best of table fowls.
The Holly chieftain., 1898-01-21

THE New York Times says: The
publication of the entire list of 976, 900
pensioners name in newspaper would
be impracticable. Neigh borhood pub
lication is the only effective method
If in every post office there were posted
the names of all pensioners receiving
their mail at that Office with the
amount of their pensions, all the
neighbors of the pensioner would be
informed that his name was on the
list and that he drew n certain mon th-
ly sum. If it was discovered that a
robust fellow was on the list at the
total disability rate the fraud would
be instantly apparent
The Holly chieftain., 1898-01-21
PROFIT SHARING.
j. Pierpont Morgan Combine to Tak'
100000 Miners as Partners.
NO TOBACCO ON SUNDAYS
An Old Law Resurrs ed at Milton. Pal
Raise More sugar Beets-..A Decade
of Kansas agriculture"
Sent East

NEW YORK, Jan. l9.-Rapid strides
tails on the great coal mining, carry
ing and selling combination, of which
j. Pierpont Morgan is the presiding
genius. The capitalists will so ar.
range that they VIII be in the closes,
touch with the working miners of the
states affected, Pennsylvania, Yves,
Virginia, Indiana Ohio and Illinois.
The most interesting feature of tine
new com oination IS the profit sharing
plan for the miners The Importance
of this plan will he seen. when it is
1t is in the power of these men, by
good or bad conduct, to save or lose
millions of dollar annually to the
companies. The companies now pro-
pose to enlist the miners. so that they
will see it is TO their personal interest
to cooperate in the new arrangements.
No Tobacco on SUNDAYS.
MuToS, Pa, Jan. 10. There was a
dearth of cigars and cigarettes SUNDAY
and all persons using the weed in any
form unless they laid in a supply Sat.
urday night did without it. This was
because Burgess CALDWELL resurrected
an old state law forb dding the sale OF
tobacco of any kind IN Sunday. The
notices were served in the evening
upon all the tobacco hops, drug stores
and hotels and in fact everywh here to-
bacco is sold. 1t was the first time an
attempt was made to enforce the law
here. Dealers generally observed it,
but may fight the MEASURE.
To Raise More sugar Beets.
OMAHA, Neb., Jan. l9,-Between 3s
and 40 cars of sugar beet seed will be
received at the office Cf surveyor of Gus
toms here this winter This aggregates
1000, 900 pounds, (which 80, 600 pounds
is for Nebraska and tle remainder for
California, Utah, Oregon and New
Mexico. Ninety per .ent. comes from
Germanyiand ten per cent. from France
and Russia. The seei is sold to the
farmers at Is cents per pound and
practically all that is used is import
ed. The sugar beet business in this
country has increased from 25 to SO
per cent this year.
"a Decade of K.nsa, Agriculture"
TOPEKA, Kan. Jar. ia large
number of copies of the table which
was compiled last week by the state
board of agriculture. showing wha,
Secretary Coburn calls "a Decade of
Kansas Agriculture, have been print
ed, and the secretary is sending copies
to 1000 leading newspapers of the east,
together with critical analysis of the
table. 1t makes q great showing for
the state and will be a revelation to
many people east Of the Mississippi
The Holly chieftain., 1898-01-21

low the windlass (d) is a four by four
inch piece with arms bolted on the end
TO turn the windluss and draw up the
carcass, which should be turned length
wise Of the holster until it passes be-
tween c. The gamble should be long
enough to catch on each side when
turned .crosswise, thus relieving the
windlnss so that second carcass may
be hoisted. The peg (e) is TO place in a
hole Of upright (a) to hold the windiass.
Brace the frame in proportion to the
load that is to be placed on it. The
longer il is made the more hogs can be
hung at the same time.-C. +. Brattnin,
in Farm and Home.
The Holly chieftain., 1898-01-21
IMPLEMENT DEALERS.
Over 800 Delegates from Kansas and Mis-.
sour VIII Attend the Kansas City Meet


KANSAS CITY. Mo /Jan. l9.-when
the annual eonfentiof of the Western
Implement and Vehicle Dealers asso-
citation is called to ordcr in Music hall
Wednesday mofninE about 800 bust
ness men from hll parts of Kansas and
Missouri and many cities in Iowa, Ne
braska and Illinoi, will be in attend.
ance II wi be a representative gath
ering of the implement and vehicle
dealers of the cettral west The con-
vention will be CD led to order by C. W.
Bowling, OF Colrfnbia, No, president
of the assoc atom With II. j. Hodge of
Abilene, kal., as secretary. In addi-
tion to the !ever4 hundred members
of the assodatiot who have already
arrived, rep'esen btves of every large
implement nd v4hicle manufacturing
house in this country are here with
exhibits from thdr factories. One ex-
tenslve carrhRe ftanufactory has rent
ed the Casino andit is filed with ear
riages and ,uggles of the most ap.
proved desigl.
The Holly chieftain., 1898-01-21
puck. 81 nc rern.

Ducks nsiy be kept in larger numbers
without danger of loss by disease thnn
nny other kind Of poultry, perhaps, but
they are not the most desirable to have
around unless business is made Of
duck raising. as II Is now carried on by
a few In this country. There are two
or three duck farms in the east CON
Quoted on a large scale, where thou.
sands are kept and disposed Of yearly
Carried on to this extent. the business
b said to be very profitable.
The Holly chieftain., 1898-01-21

THE markets in Omaha. Neb., were
recently everstocked with fine rabbits,
which were selling as low as % and 30
cents q dozen. Strange rs it may
SEEM" says the Bee, of that city, "the
rabbit is not the poor mans game All
attempts to induce the poor of the
cities in this country and England to
buy rabbits, on the ground that they
are cheap and wholesome, have faiied
Australia could supply the poor Of all
London and then have plenty Of rab-
bits 10 spare, but the poor despise the
rabbit At the same time. he is well
coined to the table Of the wealthy and
y esteemed Is toothsome morsel"
The Holly chieftain., 1898-01-21

The Grand Army of the Republic
has become interested in project to
found colony on the gulf coast The
undertaking has taken definite shape
in the purchase of %, 900 acres of land
on Matagorda bay in Matagorda coun-
ty, Tex. The organizers have adopted
as n title the Gulf Coast Colony
which they claim to be IAN association
of soldiers and citizens" Three ex-
commanders of the Grand Army of the
Republic are championing the enter
prise. They are Gen. A. G. Weissert,
who has been made president OF the
colony; Gen. Paul Van Dervoort, and
Gen. Adams
The Holly chieftain., 1898-01-21

AT Lincoln enter, Kan, Herman
Murphy, who obbed store there
several months.go and escaped, vol.
unfairly surrer cred, saying he was
tired of eludinRhe officers.
Gov. Stephen has appointed L. B.
Harris, Of oreen county, delegate
to represent Mi ouri at the National
Stock Growers ,nvention, to be held
at Denver. ColJanuary 20, 90 and 81.
Rev. W. 9. It'd, who was formerly
superintendcntf the Kansas blind
asylum. wss apbinted assistant state
librarian OF Ks,as under Mira Annie
DiRga Todd y Uniontown preacher.
The Holly chieftain., 1898-01-21
orind,n. Grain for stock.

A vigorous animal, either horse, steer,
sheep or hog, will grind corn cheaper
than farmers can have it done for them
in many localities. There has been q
vast amount of misplaced labor in husk.
ing. Smelling. grinding and mixing corn
with corn stalks, where It first was, Al
food for beet cattle. Soaking hard corn
frequently rcpays its cost. Young ami
mails usually masticate their food bet
ter than older ones. would go to littls
cost in grinding corn or oats for calves
colts or lambs. Whent, unless possibly
fed unthreshed to hogs il usually mn
wisely fed whole. Prof. g. z. Morrow
in Farm and Home
The Holly chieftain., 1898-01-21

ASSISTANT GREELEY, of the patent of
flee, has prepared the draft of bill gov
erning the recognition of attorneys or
other persons representing applicants
for patents before the patent Office,
1t gives authority to the commissioner
of patents to require persons desiring
to practice to show that they are OF
good reputation and possessed of the
requisite qualifications to enable them
to render applicants valuable service.
The commissioner is given authority
to disbar any attorney shown TO be in
competent, disreputable or who mis-
leads any applicant for a patent in
any manner.
The Holly chieftain., 1898-01-21

THE customs of the ancient Egyp-
tians of mummifying their dead bids
fair to be revived in New York A
scheme has been proposed looking to
the building of handsome structures
on the apartment house plan in the
outlying districts around New York.
which will be nothing more nor less
than mammoth mausoieums Private
rooms will be sold just as lots are now
In cemeteries and here the purchasing
family can lay their dead to rest The
bodies are to be mummitied by sim
pie process The natural expression
of the face will be retained and the
body will appear as in life.
The Holly chieftain., 1898-01-21

Two dozen monkeys, equipped with
all the paraphernalia of good miners,
are on their way to the treasure fields
on the Yukon under the care of Capt.
Edward Moss, who is one of the most
important operators of South Africa.
This corps of "a monkeys is intended
to be but the vanguard of an army OF
these animals. AS soon as the first in.
stallment is put to work successfully
on the claims Capt. Moss syndicate
controls he promises to have more
monkeys ready to do manual labor.
He says that he has had them working
right along on his claims in the Trans
vaal for the last four years.
The Holly chieftain., 1898-01-21

GEN. MILES wants a national device
placed over the chevron of every non
commissioned officer of the army and
on the collar or other convenient place
on the uniform of every officer. He be
Geves the national coat of arms, with
the motto on a scroll underneath, "E
Pluribus unum, would be the appro-
pirate device. While in Europe he OBJ
served that the soldiers and sailors of
all the great nations wore the insignia
of a crown or some other imperial mark
upon their uniforms, and he believes
that the American uniform should dis.
play the emblem of the republic.
The Holly chieftain., 1898-01-21
Pa,r,,tkm In tn. creed.

CHICAGO, JAM 4 THE great tend
ency in the Col fgational church is
toward the unbn Of religion and the
state. The CHI rth has before it a
splendid opportunity to assert love for
country and to II itself with patriotic
spirit The tip is coming when we
shall put oblihtions OF citizenship
into our creed ind teach them in the
churches Thy spoke Rev. Charles
Lamson, presidnt of the American
board of foseiA missions, before q
Congregational ub here last night.
The Holly chieftain., 1898-01-21

REroRTs have been received at Wash
ington from the Annapolis naval acad-
emy which show that the cadet bat
TALON may soon be composed of spec
tacled youths, If the afil.ction of the
eyes which has overtakcn so many con-
tinues to increase. Fully 20 per cent
of the whole mum Der of cadets are now
wearing eyeglasses. The cadets are
required to study by the dismal light
of one burner to each room.
The Holly chieftain., 1898-01-21
To Redre Bonds In slIvee.

WAsHISGToN,Jau. 19.-The senate
committee on tance voted to report
the Teller reso.tion declaring for the
payment of theational bonds in sill
yer as we'll as gid. The vote stood 8
to 3. The reso,tion is practically the
same as the Stlley Matthews resolu-
ton adopted soc years ago.
The Holly chieftain., 1898-01-21
A Fortud il 81. MONTH.

ST. JOSEPH, NJ Jan. l9.-Mort II.
Craig. OF this cit has returned from
the klondike, bdhring with him, it is
claimed, about ST., 100. the result Of six
months work id he mines He left
his camp in the * pndike early in De-
cember, and will saurn in the spring,
taking his wife ii ii him. Craig says
the journey is hbt extra hazardous,
and can be mad with little difficulty
II enough none is taken along 70 hir
help on the tras,
The Holly chieftain., 1898-01-21

A PARROT, named Jacob, was recent
ly exhibited by Mr.. Grant Ridley in
London which has perfect command of
over 4, 600 words and never puts SEN
tence together incorrectly; he can also
talk three languages and ten dialects.
In whatever language or dialect per-
son addresses him he will reply to in
the same tongue. Mr.. Ridley has re.
fused 81, 500 FOR the wonderful bird
The Holly chieftain., 1898-01-21

MEDICAL circles are in upbeaval over
the discovery by San Francisco ply
sician of an oxy-tubcrculine, which is
said to be a more successful cure for
consumption than any of the lymphs
of the cele brated Koch.
The Holly chieftain., 1898-01-21

BY order of u Kansas state military
board, the couhnies of the national
guard locatedlt Burlingame, Wells
vil.e and Junctn City will be mus
tered out of sevice. The reason as
signed is inefiiency.
The Holly chieftain., 1898-01-21

EFFoErs are being made at Washing
ton to get a bill passed to provide the
death penalty for wrecking train
with intent to rob. In eight years
there have been 2ls hold-ups, IS people
killed and G7 others wounded by train
robhers
The Holly chieftain., 1898-01-21
HOLSTER FOR HOGS.
A Very Easy Method of Hanging Any
Sort of Cnrcass

In the cut below, the holster repre-
sents n homemade apparatus that has
been in use many years and il has been
grand success. The frames n n, a n.
are OF two by four scnntling eight feet
in length; b are two by six inches and
Two feet long with a round notch in the
center of the upper surface for u wind
lass tD to turn in; are two by four
eight feet long or as long as desired,
and are bolted to a. Ten inches be.
The Holly chieftain., 1898-01-21
Dc.truc,lvet.rthou.ke In Italy

LONDON, jamie A specia. dispatch
from Rome s,s there was severe
earthquake sick yesterday at Ar
genta, is mile southeast OF Ferrara-
a church and,everal buildings were
wrecked and s'eral persons were in
jured.
The Holly chieftain., 1898-01-21

THE losses by fire in the United
States in 1897 aggregated s!lO,OOO,0O0
which is $4,000 600 less than in 1896,
and SO, 900. 900 less than in 1926.
The Holly chieftain., 1898-01-21
Rheumatism
Is permanently cured
By Hoods Sarsaparilla
Which neutralizes the
Lactic acid in the blood.
Thousands who were
Sufferers write that they
Have felt no symptoms
Of Rheumatism since
Taking Hoods Sarsaparilla
A Gencrou. Merchant.

Mrs. Broke-sc9e money must have
dropped out of this letter.
Friend-Why;
MY CARPET dealer writes that if I will par
my bill promptly he will give me 20 per cent,
and don't see the money."-N. Y. World.
The Holly chieftain., 1898-01-21

It is hard to convince a schoolboy that
summer vacation days are longer than win
ter school days.-Chicago Daily News.
The Holly chieftain., 1898-01-21

GREAT BRITAIN bought produce in
the United States last year to the eX.
tent OF s573, 600, 900.
The Holly chieftain., 1898-01-21

THE National Baseball league has
adopted a rule eXpelling for life any
player using indecent language on the
ti.lI
The Holly chieftain., 1898-01-21
CURRENT COMMENT,

BosToS, it is said, has over 1000
music teachers
The Holly chieftain., 1898-01-21

JACOB RosESBERGER, Soudertou,
Pa, farmer, sheltered Las tramps in
his barn during the year 1897.
The Holly chieftain., 1898-01-21
How to work II.

.sCholly-What do you do when your
father won't let you have any more new
clothes?
,ChaPpie-I get new tailor.-N. Y.
World.
The Holly chieftain., 1898-01-21

When a man is drunk, and should talk
least, he talks most.-Atchison Globe
The Holly chieftain., 1898-01-21
nest ofAlI

10 cleanse the system in gentle and truly
beneficial manner. when the Springtime
comes, use the true and perfect remedy,
Syrup Of Figs. Buy the genuine: Manu-.
only. and for sale by all druggists, at 90
cents per bottle.