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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-01-27
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
Live Stock.

Live SUOCks
KANSAS CITY, Jan. -Cattle-ReceiptS
l0,284 calves, 3l6; market steady to lower; ship.
ping and dressed beef steers, a3s0GD5OO west
ern steers, s350l4l0; cows and heifers S2250
400; stockers and feeders, s3 750400 Hogs
Receipts, l4,57s; market to nc higher az
f30O51aS71s. Sheep-Receipts, 3.2i5; market 100
higher; sheep, So 75044 40; lambs 4s5Da4O
ST. LOUIS, Jan. -Cattle-Receipts, 30O0l
market strong for natives and Texans steady;
native shipping steers, s435@aSO; light and
butcher steers, S3 1904 80; stockers and feeders
S3OOa435 cows and hefers S2ON04O5 Texas
and Indian steers 49, 7Ol14 IS; cows and heifers
~ 6O0a25 Hogs-Receipts, 5000; market active
and strong; light, S3.6o0a75; mixed, 80 6Oi13 70;
heavy, So 7O@3s0 Sheep-Receipts, 1900 mar
ket strong; native muttons "a OOG46O; lambs
g. 006l5 rs; Texas muttons, H25Q450
CHICAGO, Jan. 26-Cattle- Receipts $500;
market steady to strong; beeves, s39006S0;
COWS and heifers, e. 1Oa45O Texas steers, $3.50
143O; stoekers and feeders, IS 3O04S Hogs
Receipts, $4,000; market fairly active but bare
ly steady; light, s38O0as5; mixed. S3 6502S5;
heavy, $255939O; rough, s355Na6a Sheep
Receipts. $4,000; best steady others weak; ma
tive, a3OO946O; western s35Og4 80; lambs, AS
Qh70
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-01-27

OrruMwA, Ia, Jan. 26.-The oldest
citizen in the state of Iowa, William
McCarty by name, is dead in this city,
aged 1o4 years He was a native Of
Ireland, but had resided in America for
70 years. lie was hale and hearty to
within . few weeks Of his death.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-01-27
TO SUCCEED GORMAN.
Ex-C0ngressman McCOmas Elected to the
Senate BY the Maryland Legislature.

Senate by the Maryland Legislature.
ANNAPOLIS, Nd, Jan. 26.--The sena-
torial deadlock in the legislature was
ended when on the tenth ballot in
joint session all but five Of the boiling
republican legislators voted for ex-
Congressman Louis E. McComas, the
republican caucus nominee, and he Sc
cured so votes to Al for Senator Cor
man and for Mr.. Shaw Mr. McComas
was then declared elected senator to
succeed A. P. German, who will retire
March 3, 1899.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-01-27

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, Jan. 26. Federal
authorities are Investigating the COM
plant of Mary Thompson, spinster
at Savannah, Mo-, who charges the
bride of former loverwith sending
obscene matter through the mails, in
the form of valentine, mailed Febru.
arv IA last
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-01-27

LONDON, Jan. 20. Mime. Patti is still
overcome by the death of her husband,
Nicolini. She has cancelled engage
ments as far ahead as June IS. Her
conversation is gloomy, and she says
she NAV enter a convent.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-01-27

JEFFERSON Cry, Mo-, Jan. s6-Shep-
herd Barclay, chief justice of the su-
preme court, announced in an inter-
view to-day that he would positively
retire from the bench within two
weeks
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-01-27

New YORK, Jan. 49, Owing to the
practical cutting off of certain branches
of its American silk trade by the Ding
ley tariff the French firm of Duplan
& Co. has decided to start a factory in
this country. Duplan & Co. are among
the oldest and best known manufac-
turers at Lyons.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-01-27

ATLANTA, Ca, Jan. %. Thomas E.
Watson will be the populist candidate
for governor Of Georgia. The state
convention will meet March 8 and
majority of delegates already elected
are said to be in his favor.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-01-27

CHICAGO, Jan. s6.-Mrs. Minnie Wal
lace Walkup Ketcham, widow of the
late well-known clubman, John B.
Ketcham, has been sued by her former
attorney, D. G. Hansen, for $4,000,
which he alleges is due him for serv.
ices
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-01-27
AGAINST ALIEN LABOR.
Blll In ohio Legislature Opposing Employ
,,,ar,f ak Eosoinu Rnaidanfa

Bill In Ohio Legislature Opposing Employ.
ment Of Foreign Residents.
COLUMBUS, O., Jan. ga stringent
bill against the employment of un-
naturalized foreign labor was intro
duced in the legislature by Represent
alive N. R. Piper. 1t provides that
the employer of such labor must report
the number and names of such persons
to the county commissioners and pay
into the county treasury the SUM of
ten cents per day for each person SO
employed.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-01-27

At the meeting Of the Baptist board
Of missions, held at Mexico, Mo-, the
treasurers report showed that about
$4,000 was to be expended in mission.
cry work within the state this year.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-01-27

TOPEKA, Kan, Jan. 90, = Ex-Gov.
John p. St. John has started move
ment for the erection of monument
over the grave ofex-Gov. John A. Mar
tin. He has issued a strong appeal to
the people Of Kansas for cash sub
scriptions.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-01-27
DECREASE OF CHILD LABOR.
New York State Factory Inspectors Report
Shows Marked Falling on.

ALBANY, N. Y, Jan. 26.-State Fac
tory Inspector Leary submitted the
18th annual report Of his department
to the legislature. The most interest
ing feature Of the paper is that dealing
with the improvement that has been
made during the last II years in the
education and protection of children
in the state. The number of children
employed in the state has decreased
from 25 per cent. of the total number
of workers in 1895 to LIS per cent in
tpO7
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-01-27

The Kansas insurance department
has issued a warning to the public that
the American Mutual Live Stock asso-
citation, of Wathena, Kan, has NO
right to write insurance in Kansas
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-01-27
Grain and Provisions.

KANSAS CITY Jan. 26,-Receipts OF wheat
20 cars; year ago, 8 cars. Sales by car lots:
No. / hard. $50; No. hard, s5h@SS1.c; No 8
hard, Sl@s5c; No. hard, 1s1S45lc; No, 2 soft
p5a96c; No. soft, S9992c; No 4 soft, S71S9c
Receipts Of corn, 80 cars; q year ago, 50 cars
No 2mixed 24ls92l4c;No. Smixed, 24s0241ac;
No3 white, 25G25llc No 4white, Aac Receipts
Of oats, cars; year ago, IL cars No. mixed,
224@23c; Nc. 3 mixed, 2l1s@221c; Mo- mixed
2l022c; No. 2 white, 234c; No 3white, 23QS231ic;
No white, 22hc Receipts Of hay, 80 cars; TIM
othy, choice, IS 5Od900 No. /, a7509a rs; choice
prairie S00015O Eggs, lac per doz Poul-
try hens &c per lb.; broilers, Sc per lb;
ROSTERS lsM0l5c each; turkeys, s0shc; ducks
6dc; geese, 5000; pigeons, 6Oc per doz Butter,
extra fancy lie; dairy fancy, lac; choice,
i2c; store packed. 99iOc. Game-Prairie
chickens, SA00Qh50 per doz; ducks, NAL.
lard, 400 per doz red head, sS50G400 per
doz: squirrels, 75c per doz; wild turkeys 100
per lb; rabbits, SOC per doz opossums, $50
aOc each. Potatoes, GOOSE per bu Sweet
potatoes, 50G60c per bu. Apples, Jonathan,
s,OOa6OO; Bellefleur, "a 5O6s %; fancy Missouri
Pippin, g. 75a4 90; fancy Ben Davis. 81 75a5a25;
Winesaps, sS750425; Willow Twigs, sS75G40O:
Huntsmans Favorite s4OO in a small way
fall varieties are selling at 40665c per half bu
Hickory nuts, SOC per bu Walnuts 25c per
half bu Hazel nuts. lh025sc per ID Pecans,
2hd5c per ID Cabbage 75cGsl00 per 100 lbs
Onions, 5Oc@si00 per bu. Hand picked navy
beans 81 l2ls0ll5 per bu Squash, s1OO per
cwt
CHICAGO. Jan &-Wheat-January 9i%cn
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-01-27

Joseph W. Powers, Chicago
plumber, who lost his wife and prop
erty through drink, reformed as re-
suit of his experience, has since made
small fortune, and is soon to re-
marry the woman who secured a di-
vorce after vainly trying to reform
him.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-01-27
Gold Men Elect Their Ticket.

CHICAGO, Jan. 26.-The fight between
the gold and silver factions of the
lroquois club, the leading democratic
organization of Chicago, resulted in
victory for the gold men, Their
ticket headed by Arthur J. Eddy for
president, was elected from top to bot
tom
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-11-25
oLoRles IN HIS WIPES LOSS.
Male Brut. rstsnds Than to the Mas
who stole . watch.

In a recent Issue Of New York pa
per appears the following letter TO tho
editor. Sir take pleasure In report
Ing through your columns the fact that
my wife yesterday los, the chatelaino
watch that she has. or had. the bad
habit OF wearing dangling 10 pon-
dant on the bosom OF her gown when
she has occasion TO deck herself TO
10 downtown or elsewhere on tho
streets. ! have long insisted that
women who wore their watches In such
manner did but tempt thieves 10
steal. yet my words have no effect up
on her. and day after day I have seen
her 20 out only TO ace her come homo
again with the watch there and a
smile Of acorn on her face for me.
Yesterday when she returned there
was neither smile nor watch. 1 also
desire to extend my sincere thanks TO
the gcntlemanly and urbane plckpock-
OF for pinchlng tho bauble. He has
taught her In one or two seconds what
have been years trying to teach her.
and am 10 grateful that ! am almost
tempted to offer him 80 as a token OF
my esteem. 1 save the watch TO my
wife dozen years ago and nobody
knowa how much ! have regretted ny
thoughucan Kindness. shall mak'
no offort 90 recover the trinkot. and 4
any other men situated ns have beef
want 10 combine with mo 70 orsanin
a society for the prevention OF womer
wearing their watches on the outald,
OF their clothes In public places. shall
be glad TO do all ! can 10 get them to-
gother ana solldify them as one man.
With these few remarks I shall close
by again extending to the plckpocket
In question the continued assurances
OF my distinguished conslderatlon.-P.
X. X"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-11-25

grows best on a rich loan with
porous clay subsoil where water IL not
over twenty feet from the surface. but
We have found Il growing on high up
lands In both the eastern and western
parts OF the state where water was
from 1876 to i75 feet from the surface.
and II Is probable that II can be grown
on some spot on almost every section
Of land In the state
Alfalfa needs fine seed-bed In
ground free from weeds. Seeding
should be done early In April and the
ground handled so that ut seeding time
II will be moist for at least fifteen TO
twenty Inches. This condition can be
secured on many soils by fall blowing.
pulyerlzlng the soil to a depth OF Ave
or six inches with a disc harrow be-
fore plowiug. making the whole depth
plowed mellow Soil inclined 10 blow
can be lightly rldgcd or sub-surface
packed after blowing, In western
Kansas a successful alfalfa grower
runs furrowa through the prairie sur
rounding his alfalfa TO conduct the sur
plus water from each rain to the field.
This may be done to get moisture into
the soil during the winter before seed
Ing. Alfalfa roots deeply and must
have a subsoii which II can penetrate.
Where the subsoil Is imperyious. a sub
soiler can be used. or whore there Ia
no danger from washing. the ground
can be thrown up into high. sharp
ridges Just before freezing. The frost
will thoroughly pulyerlzo the ridges.
putting them In good condition for o
sced-bed when leveled In the spring.
and will pulyerlEe the subsoll In the
burrows deeper. better and cheaper
than a subHoll pillow. Preparation
should DO made this fall. II will pay.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-11-25
FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO
AoHlcULTURlsTs.
some uP''o'Dais Hint, About cat.
uVa''"" OF the soil suc Yields
There"'-iIorticui,ure yitieuiturs and
Tloriouiturs


"h iuf the FOND.
A year ago my boy caught. in a
little rivera mile away. Ave little cat
FISH with a hook. Being too small for
the frylng'pan he put them In the
pond. They began at once to rcplen-
ish and multiply This season the
family has caught several messes OF
catfish some Of which weighed fully a
pound. So we see how rapidly catfish
grow. They will reach pound In
weight IN one year For my part l
would much rather have my pond
stocked with catfish than with carp.
Carp are hard to catch with a hook
and are much more bony than catfish.
and then DO not regard them as any
thing near 10 hardy. II makes no dif-
ference with a catfish whether there Is
current or not They are at home
with either. I found sucker In the
pond also. II was as healthy as ever
I saw one. / take II that II reached
the pond through the wasteway. II ~
a strong-svlmmlng FISH. II
IL plain 10 me that to make a success
full pond. trees are necessary. They
can be planted aud little forest viii
soon be grown. had much rather
have narrow and long pond than a
short and broad pond. have planted
calamus, cat-tails whlte-hellebore,
skunK-cabbage. and lilies. The more
weeds and the like along the margin.
the. better They prevent the wash
from flling up the basin. Then, they
are pleasant to look at. adding diver
sity and beauty Then they AFFORD
spawning places for the hah, and
homes for all sorts OF aquatic insects,
These become numerous and anord
II In the midst Of plowed land. II Il
also bad for Il to have cattle and hogs
run TO II At their pleasure. The pond
fence can be 10 built that they can
90 to the water and drink. but not
tramp lts margin when a pond ID
built and II IL we'll stocked with nsh,
Il pays by what Il furnishes the table.
II 10 very pleasant to sit down TO a Ia
bio furnished with fresh hsh. Here IN
your pond you have them without
money and without price, with tho
sport OF fishing thrown In. These are
briefly my views. There are other
reasons In favor Of home POND.
think. however. that every farm Of
eighty acres should have a pond like
mine. which I have tried to describe
I believe that were they thus nume-'
"A
climatic conditions There would mol
be such violent changes. Edward d
Heaton In Farmers Review.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-11-25

The manufacturers Of dried fruits In
the United States have found good
market for their products In Aome OF
~. I,u.sopean countries. notably Ger
maify. This trade should be fuatcrcd
and built up till II IL able 10 take ali
OF our surplus In heavy fruit years M
well aa In years when we have linn
tied supply. But an obstacle appears
In the custom OF many OF our shippers
using sulphurous acid for the improve
ment Of the appearance OF their fruits.
Already the German authorities have
taken the matter up and are doing
what they can to stop the further Inn
portation OF fruit so treated.
Some OF the California papers are
saying that the sulphurlng Ia a good
thing, at least q thing that does not
make the fruit detrimental TO the
health. and they claim that some ply
aiclana have said NO. We are In very
grave doubt on that point. We have
many kinds OF preseryatiyes In use.
and II Ia probable that all OF them are
more or less harmful. Yet we know
that II Is possible TO get medical
opinion In favor OF anything that
brings a good price on the market. Lot
US cite the case OF Preseryaline, Med
teal investigations have decided that
II Ia harmful 10 the health. especially
TO the health OF little children and
inyalids. Nevertheless the makers aud
defenders OF Preseryaline declare that
they have medical opinions TO the ef-
feet that II does not act iniurioualy.
We cannot help feeling that II ia not
right TO put any powerful chemical
Into foods that are to be consumed
by all classes OF people. the weak as
well az the strong We have great
deal OF sympathy with the foreign ma
lions that have very strict anti-adul-
teration laws. and we can but wish
that our own laws against adultera-
tion were stronger.
We desire the foreign market for our
dried fruits, and we should therefore
see TO II that only pure articles are
sent across the water. The United
States government should take up the
matter. but II Is doubtful II II will do
30 without an initial move being made
by the shippers OF fruit or other par
ties directly interested.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-11-25

Land for Strawberries must be prop.
erly prepared. We saw a case this
year where Strawberries were set out
on virgin soll-soli that had never had
the pillow In II. and where the ground
was 30 compact that even the natural
verdure on Il was thin and weak. This
land, although MANFRED. did not so
well and should not be expected to do
well. In helping 10 make good straw
berry bed. Though the growing sea-
son has been a good one. most OF the
plants In question are now small and
atunted In appearance. Had tho year
been a dry one they must OF necessity
have withercd and died. Land like the
ABOVE lacks both the mechanical atruc-
ture aud the plant food to permit the
strawberry plant to do It's best.
Nurserymon are often blamed for
sending out strawberries that do not
come up to the expectations OF tho
buyers. In very many cases the poor
results are directly traceable to the
manner In which the plants were han
died by the purchasers or to The very
unprepared condition OF the ground Ia
which they were placed. The land for
strawberries must be land that has
been growing some thrifty crop and
that has received proper manuring and
attention. Virgin soils are not suit
able for the development OF crop that
must feed 40 grossly rs does the straw
berry Land well-worked and we'll
| manured. and Of proper mechanical
structure viii givo good results wher
the plants are properly handled AM
taken care Of. II Is our experience
that the nuraeryman a seldom /
blame. but tho buyer often. This )
especially the case when the buyers ar,
people sctting out strawberry he'd "a
the irst time.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-11-25
CLAIM OWNERS RIGHTS.
Information PROM the Land once ron
cerning Assessments

c~rninE Assessments.
An Arizona miner. who recently
wrote for Information tn the General
Land Office AT Washington. -. O.. re-
ceivcd the following answer:
You state that you own the posses
sorry title To u group Of five contiguous
mining claims In Arizona. relatively
situated ns shown 10y the diagram YOU
inclosc. You also state that during the
present year you have expended one
thousand dollars In u shaft and drift
ON one Of the claims. and you inquire
In eject whether the amount eXpend.
ed II sufficient To maintain your posses.
sorry right
In the first lnsancc. II should he
stated that, FOR obvious reasons. II IL
contrary To the policy Of this office 20
undertake 10 render u binding decision
upon nm Important question arising un-
der the land laws, except In an actual
case. regularly submitted for ndjudlca.
tion upon the proven facts.
In order to legally hold the posses.
sorry right 60 u mining location not less
than one hundred dollars worth OF Ia
hor must bc performed or improve
ments made thereon annually until en-
try shall have been made
"In the case OF Chambers ct nj vs.
Harrington a.. =. 800 the United
States supreme Court held. syllabus:
when several adjoining claims to
mineral lands are held In common,
work for the benefit Of all done upon
one Of them In given year to an
amount equal 10 that required TO be
done upon all In that year meets the
requirements Of Section 1924. U. :.
Rev. Stats
I'm the ease ~ Mcneil IT nj vs.. Pace
ct nj. 90 l.. D.. 2GU, II was held:
When the parties owned two adIoln-
Ing claims and drift In one Of them
was run In the direction OF the other.
under the advice Of mining experts,
with a view 10 the Improvement OF
both. II Is available FOR holding them
both
TN the decision In the case Of Dollcs
W. llnmberg Consolidated Mining Co.
90 l.. H., 2iEl, the honorable secretary
used the following language:
1t IL a well settled rule that where
parties hold adjoining claims the an.
nual work mny hc done on one of
them. " such work II designed for the
Improvement or development of the
group. But the burden NJ proof II on
the owner To show that the work done
or improvements made does, rs a mat
ter Of fact. tend To the development Of
the property ~ whole. and that Nch
work IL a part ~ the general scheme
Of improvements
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-11-25
WRECKED ny nAlR DYE.


Even tho enthusiastic women who
devote their lives to salvation Army
work are not above the vanitles char
acterislic OF their sex as a whole
that Is. n one may judge by the de-
plorable outcome Of scandal In corps
No 2. which for years conducted It's
peculiar work In Elsey chapel on Jew
EFT avenue. Jersey City. fractional
bitterness. caused by woman's gossip.
has resulted In the disarmament OF
the corps. All Salvationlsts when they
Join the army. % course. are supposed
TO renounce the vanitics Of the world.
and corps No. was very strict IN
such matters. One Of the sisters one
day. however. observed that the child
OF another sister purchased bottle
OF hair dye. The mother OF the child
had beautiful black hair. and the OBJ
serving sister began to talk tho re-
suit Of her observation over with other
sisters. until II came to be the quiet
gossip Of the corps. Finally the
stories reached the ears OF the sister
with the black hair. and then there
was q time She went to the ofilcer
In charge Of the corps and demanded
that the originator OF the halr-dyo
story be tried by court-martial This
was granted. There were interesting
scenes at the trial. and the accused
sister was acquitted. The accusor left
the corps. taking many OF her friends
with her. The accused remained. but
there were enough friends Of her OPP
ponent left to make life unpleasant for
her. Then she resigned from the corps.
taking many OF her friends. The corps
after that could not pay expenses.
members lost interest In their work.
and finally disbandment put an end to
the trouble.