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The silver star., 1898-02-03
DEMAND FOR ONIONS.
California; Loss WIN BE Coiorado's Gain
This Year.

This Year.
There is an onion famine in Califor-
mia. Such is the startling information
that has come to the local freight
agents of the various roads, and 1t Is
this that caused their recent action IN
reducing the freight rate on TINS
fruit from 90 cents to 20 cents per
100 pounds The rate applies between
Colorado common points and Califor-
MIA common points.
1t may seem strange that such n
thing as an onion famine is possible
in a state whose population is com
posed almost wholly of Americans, but
such is the case, and it is said that the
scarcity of the vegetable is being feli
from San Francisco to Los Angeles.
Just what caused the famine it Is I'M
possible to learn here. and even the
Californians cannot account FOR 1t Win
any degree of certainty. Other crops
Jared exceptionally well in the Golden
State last year. but for some unaccount-
able reason the onions did not mature.
Until this year the value of the Ill
smelling onion was never really appre-
ciated by the residents of California.
Neither did Colorado people realize
that this vegetable is as much of ne
ccssity in certain localities as Is
wheat. People who have never resid-
ed in California or in n country blessed
with a similar climate, semi-tropical Ill
most parts, cannot appreciate what de-
pendence is placed upon the onion rs
an article of diet The sunny climate
of California seems to require. Tor
those who live In its warmth. the s,iin-
uknt found in the onion. and since the
failure of last years crop the fact mas
been brought TO the notice of the pub
lie that the Calfornians consider that
vegetable as much of necessity as any
other food.
Onions are raised extensively in
Colorado. especially in the northern
part. and for that reason California is
sending here for the vegetable to sup
ply the want of II there. The northern
Colorado farmers who devoted much
attention TO onion culture last year are
renping n rich harvest.
One Greeley farmer named English.
the man whose name was brought To
the attention of the public during the
recent squabble between two railroads
over trainload Of potatoes, is said 70
have raised 1000 sacks of onions on
his farm last year Already he has
sold several hundred sacks. mt a high
price. to be shipped TO California. and
it is said that he expects to clear about
can he raised with very slight cxpen-
diture of either money or timc.-Denyer
Times.
The silver star., 1898-02-03
Redceminr AIk.,, Land.

Following oft-given advice in this pa
per man in Boulder county has sue
ceedcd in reclaiming n grenter portion
of his farm which had been ruined by
the gradual encroachment of alkali. He
dug a ditch seven feet deep at the
highest point and circled the whole
piece of bad ground taking care to
keep few rods above the wet places.
This ditch was dug at an average
depth of SIX feet and was run into n
lake at the side of his land. At the bot
tom Of The ditch he made a square box
of boards six inches wide. open at the
bottom. To keep the sides of the box
from being pressed in by the weight of
the soil cleat was nailed across occa-
sionally After the boxes were lowered
The bitches We're filed and smoothcd
over. Ground that could not be trav-
clcd over for fifteen years is now dry
and cracking. and the water has re-
ceded from the surface of the ground
for distance of from 100 to 80
yards. The total length of the drain
is 4G0H rods. The cost of digging ard
filling in was S239.65 The lumber bill.
II, ,75O feet. S1J0.S9. four kegs of nails.
S11. making II total of S4O1.5i. or an
average cost of STA cents rOd.-Field
and Farm.
The silver star., 1898-02-03
FADS IN FLOWERS.

Florists shops abroad are much DIFF
ferent from the ones In this
country. In London. for ex-
ample. funeral freaths and en-
blems are displayed in the windows.
with their prices attached. Some are
attractive. others very hideous. Lichen
Is fashionable there for crosses and
wreaths. and from this grisly-gray
background Gala lilies and white roses
peer.
Set pieces. the gates ajar," broken
columns and floral pillows. are always
painful. for. In the first place, the nat
ural grace and beauty OF the flowers Is
destroyed. and In the next there is no
excuse for the emblems. Flowers for
the dead should be scattered In care
less handfuls-then only are they COM
forters. with their graceful beauty uu-
Impaired. The modern custom Of add
Ing to u death notice the words.
Friends will please omit flowers, may
be traced to the reluctance Of the sur
vivors to be confronted with those
CHASTITY set pieces which have ragged 30
long.
The best artists have always recog-
nized that flowers should be allowed to
arrange themselves. Basketfuls, arm
fuls or great lunches Of loose flowers
are justihable. but crushing their beau
ty into any systematized outline is un-
forgivable. Florists abroad have u
frightful habit OF making up" bouton-
niers for mems coats. and these punches
OF threc or four violets u spray Of fern
and branch Of forget-me- -nots ara
seen on the lapels Of the men who do
not appreciate true fitness. A single
gardenia tuberose or knot Of mig
nonette is better than one Of these hor,
ribIs mixtures.
The silver star., 1898-02-03
PEDDLERS IN MEXICO.
Why an Old Woman Wouldn't Sell All
Her Honey at One Time.

why An Olu woman wouldn't Sell All
Her Honey at One Time.
While travelling in Mexico a few
years ago / had funny experience
with a Mexican vender which goes to
show what little business ability the
lower classes have said E. F. Guig-
non of st. Louis. Il was en- route to
look at some mines away up in the
mountains. At the station where we
left the train to take the stage | saw
an old woman selling some honey. She
did not have more than ten pounds Of
1t altogether and as 1t looked so good
wanted to buy 1t all to take along with
us. I asked our interpreter to buy It.
Much to my surprise the old woman
would sell him but two boxes. claim
ing that II she sold It all to him she
would have nothing to sell to other
people. neither would she have any
thing else to do during the remainder
OF the day"
The silver star., 1898-02-03
Farm Notes.

Il. II. Eaton Is feeding 1000 lambs
this winter on some of his farms in
Weld county, and the last dipping for
scab has just been completed.
The Bradshaw brothers who are
feeding 5000 sheep on beet pulp at the
Utah sugar factory. shipped 600 fat
lambs out of the lot TO Chicago last
week.
The Crowfoot outfit In Grant county.
New Mexico. is getting ready to do
business with a big spoon and In the
right way. II is the intention to place
a large number of additional cattle
upon the ranges of the company. and
to use the New Mexico ranches as n
breeding ground and ship two-year-oid
cattle and especially steers to the
farms of the company In Dakota for
feeding and finishing purposes.
The Alfalfa Land and Cattle Com
pany Is meeting with fine success In its
feeding operations In Otcro county this
winter and king alfalfa is doing won
lers there. The company has an eIe-
CANT bunch OF 1850 head OF ycarljpy
calves that are as fine as fiddle. Last
fall they vaccinnted these youngsters
with the Pastcur virus to prevent
black leg, and the loss will amount to
less than per cent. which Is scarcely
the Old-time natural death rate on the
range.
There is one point In favor OF sheen
to which the most OF our Colorado
ifockmnsiers have never paid the least
heed for the reason no doubt thnt n
was not of much concern to them. but
which stands out as potent fact
ma
valuable agents In cnriching land. They
scatter their droppings uniformly and
press them into the soil. by keeping
the grass or alfalfa close they thicken
II. ana they destroy weeds because they
have n fondness for certain kinds TINT
no other animal on the farm Will eat,
The county commissioners OF Sumner
county. Kansas. tried the experiment
this winter OF putting n Scent bounty
on rabbit scnlps. The bounty was only
to continue from November LIST To
March LIST. but so great was the drain
ON the county treasury that the bonrd
had to call II or six weeks before the
time was up. The thrifty farmers OF
sumner county. turned nm aggregate OF
1bs.b14 scnlps. nj II cost To the county
OF Si.155.42. In spite OF the war winged
against them. the number Of rabbits
shows no appreclnble decrease, and N
proposition IL made here to nax the
state 10 assume the work Of extcrmln.
nting the pest.
This IL saId to be the most severe
winter mt Milford, Utah, thnt has been
experienced In many years. A number
OF bands OF sheep are pcrishIng on the
desert for want Of feed and some or
the moneycd men nre sending tennis
out to senrch for fiocks nnd nre hauling
In all the sheep they can buy. In
nearly every instance the price paIsl IN
not more than 0nc-fOurth Of the vnlue
Of sheep. where there In feed. Those
who hnve u few toms Of nIfnlfn uutl
strnw arc rcnpInv the fruits Of the
shecpmen's necessities. lnnsmuch M
this suffering Inns come upon the fiocks
NO ehrly II In a mnttcr Of grave concern
ns to how II will hc possible to get the
sheep through another storm should II
come In the month NJ February or
March. AZ In usually the case where
the winters ARE inildef In the nrst part,
The silver star., 1898-02-03
ARE you TO LIVE IN ALAskA7
Some Requirement. That VIII he Found
indispeusable.

Indispensable.
The universal article of diet In that
country, depended upon and indispens-
able. is bread or biscuit. And to make
the bread and biscuit. either In the
camp or upon the trail, yeast cannot be
used-it must be baking powder; and
the powder manufactured by the pro-
cesses of the Royal Baking Powder
Company. miners and prospectors have
learned. Is the only one which will
stand in that peculiar climate Of cold
and dampness and raise the bread and
biscuit satisfactorily.
These facts are very important for
every one proposing to go to Alaska
and the Yukon country to know, for
should he be persuaded by some out
filter to take one of the cheap brands
OF baking powder, 1t will cost just as
much to transport it, and then when
he opens it for use. after all his labor
in packing it over the long and difficult
route, he will find solid caked mass
or lot Of spoiled powder. with no
strength and useless. Such mistake
might lead to the most serious results.
Alaska is no place in which to expert
ment in food, or try to economic with
your stomach. For use in such a
climate, and under the trying and
fatiguing conditions of life and labor
in that country, everything must be
the best and most useful. and above
all 1t is imperative that all food sup
plies shall have perfect keeping quail
ties. 1t is absurd to convey over such
difficult and expensive routes an arti-
Gle that will deteriorate in transit, or
that will be found when required for
use to have lost a great part OF its
value.
There is no better guide to follow in
these matters than the advice OF those
who have gone through similar expert
ence. Mr.. McQuesten. who is called
''the father of Alaska" after an expert
ence of years upon the trail. in the
camp, and in the use of every kind of
supply. says: I'VE find in Alaska that
the importance of proper kind of
baking powder cannot be overesti-
mated. A miner with a can OF bad
baking powder is almost helpless in
Alaska. We have tried all sorts, and
have been Obliged to settle down to use
nothing but the Royal. 1t is stronger
and carries further at first. but above
all things, it is the only powder that
will endure the severe climatic changes
OF the arctic region"
1t is for the same reasons that the
United States government in its relief
expeditions. and Peary, the famous
arctic traveller, have carried the Royal
Baking Powder exclusively.
The Royal Baking Powder will not
cake nor lose its strength either on
board ship or in damp climates, and is
the most highly concentrated and eff
cient OF leavening agents. Hence 1t is
indispensable to every Alaskan outfit.
1t can be had of any of the trading
companies in Alaska. but should the
miner procure his supplies before lsav-
ing. he should resist every attempt OF
the outfitter to palm off upon him any
of the other brands of baking pow
der for they will spoil and prove the
cause of great disappointment and
trouble.
The silver star., 1898-02-03

A man will be more grieved for the
loss of a desired object than he could
have been pleased with the enjoyment
OF 1t; for though the presence of an
imaginary good does not always make
us happy. the absence of it may make
US miserable; because in the enjoy
ment Of an object we only find that
share Of pleasure which it is capable
OF giving us, but in the absence of it
we do not proportion our grief to the
real value it bears, but to the value
our fancies and imaginations set upon
it.
The silver star., 1898-02-03

Here is a straight tip from news
paper called Brains. 1t says there ia
but one right way to advertise, and
that is to hammer your name, your
occupation. your business so constant
ly. SO persistently. so thoroughly into
the peoples heads that il they walk
in their sleep they will constantly turn
their steps toward your store. The
newspaper is your friend in spite OF
your criticism. 1t helps to build up
the community that supports you.
When the day comes that the news
papers are dead the people are on the
edge Of the grave with nobody to write
the epitaph.
The silver star., 1898-02-03

When the unemployed can become
not only self-supporting but wealth
producing. the hardest problem OF
civilization will be in a fair way TO be
solved. The colony OF Victoria, Aus
tralia. has brought about both results
by establishing village settlements
near swamp lands, and maintaining
the settlers while they reclaimed the
waste and raised first crop. Twenty.
five. hundred families that once were
homeless now live in comfort on these
formerly worthless lands-and the in
crease in the value of the reclaimed
tract has more than covered the gov
ernment's expenditure. Over such an
achievement, philanthropy and finance,
who should be better friends than they
are. are fully justified in shaking
hands.
The silver star., 1898-02-03

A few persons have done profit
able business In tree planting In this
country. but this occupation will prob.
ably not be followed by individuals. "a
the time required for trees TO maturo
= too long. Governments do not die
like individuals. and for this reason
certain economic industries are more
suitable for governments to control
tnaa ior individuals to undertake. Tree
planting 10 one Of comparatively few
pus'nssses which we believe the gov.
ernment can prosecute more success.
Iuiiy than can any private individual
o. corporation.
The silver star., 1898-02-03

Germans are adopting American ma
chinery for their manufactures and
American Ideas as we'll. The English
manufacturer proclaims boldly-prob-
ably for the effect 1t may have upon
his workmen-that II he cannot adopt
American machinery and methods In
Great Britain he will have to shu, up
shop. The Germans and English may
be able to compete with each other
with the aid OF American machinery
and they may be able to excel all the
world save this great country from
which they are drawing new insplra-
tions. But they cannot go the Ameri-
can pace. Having caught up with them
we will pass them-distance them. per-
haps-for In all the world there is nc
such combination Of excellence as In
these United States OF America.
The silver star., 1898-02-03

The girls of town in Illinois will
play football. They will practice in
short dresses and play in bloomers.
The society and the church of the
town are up in arms against this mas
culinity: but the girls will probably
have their own way until they have
murdered each other to the last girl.
For, of course, having decided to play
the manly game, they will play it only
as men do.
The silver star., 1898-02-03
Farm Department.

Generally they make no effort to Sc
cure the trade, and this indincrence
has diverted the agents at times to otn-
or horse-raislng countries. The secre-
tary believes that when our breeders
understand the foreign demand ana are
instructed how the markets can be best
reached and controlled the large pro-
fits will induce them to compete for the
trlle
The silver star., 1898-02-03

II stomach be not indispensable
may not the time come when the
scourge of dyspepsia shall be practi-
cally unknown? With the abolition
OF dyspepsia the heresy hunter would
find his occupation a thankless one;
the unfair critic would leave his
bludgeon and coo like dove; the po-
iiceman and the west side conductor
would cultivate a memory and the
motorman would stop at street cross
ings in wet weather; the preacher
would study st. John more than Jere-
miah; cab drivers would consider the
rights of pedestrians: even poets would
be tolerated as harmless; the anarchist
orator would have to earn his living;
the demagogue would be out OF job
The silver star., 1898-02-03

Unfortunate borrowers frequently
pay such debt two or three times
over. In the form OF interest. and then
falling once to yield their monthly
tribute. lose all the belongings OF the
home, from bed to cooking stove. II
is therefore distinctly In line with its
purposes that the Salvation Army
should propose to open loan Offices
where a poor man may obtain money
In an emergency. without enslavins
himself for life to "cutthroat mort.
gage" Some churches have already
taken the same step In practical Chris.
tiAnity. Since the business will, wher
honestly and considerably managed
yield q fair return on capital. there
seems no good reason why phIIan
thropists In everyl community shouIt
not unite TO keep It out Of the hand,
Of scoundrels.
The silver star., 1898-02-03
rho Penny olvsr 70 Church c,,,.s.:

Edward w. BOX makes an ~.
plea, in the February Ladies, rnesl rl
Journal, for a more liberal mona
church collections. 1t is an s,e sr.e y
God and to his church, he contsrSNt t.S.t g
surreptitlously drop penny in n. .
lection basket, when one can m ~ ~ s@ sot
AFFORD to give more. People. hs su'v sslv
take literally the teaching TINT r.,,siyIh
is free, when-in fact. 1t costs mnras ,.s'oa y
have free religion. He suggests s.!o =
That clergymen announce from ~ 49,
pulpits that no pennies are wanted ICY -.
he shows how the money for ch,,..ee ~
work could be greatly incres ~ \.
those who now give pennies wo.,,. |.
make nickel their minimum ccv.I
button. This, Of course, does not ,a
clude the very poor, whose penny i = =
deed the widows mite" ~
The silver star., 1898-02-03
Snake In the Cellar.

A fireman went into a cellar Ia CO.
lumbia. s. C., to make fire In the
furnace. He didn't make II. for he
nearly stepped upon n I9-foot boa con-
strictor. He yelled and help came and
the snake finally was chloroformed
and put In box. The snake escaped
from show early last summer. but
the event Ind been forgotten.
The silver star., 1898-02-03
0iri Has Electric sps. ma.

Ida Stahl. aged 13, Of winesburg.
Ohio. has daily commissions which the
doctor calls electric spasms. She was
shocked by lightning last summer. and
these spasms AFFECT her In Just the
same way as did the lightning,
The silver star., 1898-02-03
SILVER STAR.
Pubfbhed Weekly.)
Jo1 h. DH WITT, Editor and Prop.
ND: e20o Per Year.

II the pension list is increased our
Ing the next five years rs it has been
during the last thirty the government
Will go bankrupt through its debt OF
gratitude and wonder what else it wa
ever saved for.
The silver star., 1898-02-03

"Stebbins' wife is going to mako h,r
Tor geology" whats TINT forf ~ Estma y
can't make him keep himself tidy. and ehs shss
thinks II he is scientific 1t won't be nots..Sn %
The silver star., 1898-02-03

"Ycur .cxtemporaneous talk on art -.
grand. Miss Goggles ''Well. II ous. W.
be; put In three solid weeks gcttinr tkas \, - e
The silver star., 1898-02-03

Educate Your bowels with Casesr,,.
Candy Cathartic. cure constipation for.,..
t0c. 2Sc. nc. G. O. fail. druggists refund nopsv
The silver star., 1898-02-03

My doctor said would die, but pI,o,. c...
for Consumption cured me-Amos KsSsrssNN NV
Cherry Valley. Ills. Nov. % lS.0 Nunet,
The silver star., 1898-02-03

Don't yom love bright sunshiuy a, i.
wintcrT NO; 1t makes my wife talk sbouH, M
The record-union., 1898-06-07
FAR.OrF ALASKA.
letter From Ed H. Whyte, Now in
Skaguay.

Chief Of Police Dwyer has received
letter from Ed. H. Whyte Of this city,
now In Skaguay, Alaska, written on
the 18th Of last month. Among other
things, and after warmly congratulat-
ing Chief Dwyer on the latter's appoint
ment, the writer says:
This is as far as have reached 1
got good position here shortly after
arrived, and may stay here until fall,
out may be on the road to the interior
any day. person cannot figure ahead
In country like this
Skaguay may turn out to be quite a
place. We are to have a railroad to
the lakes. The first work was start
ed to-day. The ties and rails are on
the road now. If the interior proves as
rich as it is claimed to be, which no
doubt it is, this will be a great business
point.
Il have met a great many from the
gold fields here, and there is not one
that has been there but who returns.
That is good indication. l met a
great many people from Sacramento
here, and there are several here yet.
Rooney and J.. p. Cox of Folsom are
running the California pack train, and
are doing as we'll as the rest.
II heard that Charley McCarty OF
Sacramento who got shot here some
time ago, had his leg amputated to-
day. He is here in town.
''The ice on Lake Bennet is about
gone, and the same on Linderman, and
The record-union., 1898-06-07
PROBATE MATTERS.
Estates In Which Petitions, Etc.
Have Been Filed.

Ada Decker has petitioned the Su-
perior Court for letters Of administra-
ton on the estate Of Horace w. Decker
deceased, which consists of the west
half of the north half of lot /, X and
L, Nineteenth and Twentieth streets
valued at $500. Hiram w. Johnson
is her attorney.
Joseph Wise, A. T. j. Reynolds and
William Holtum have filed their in
ventory and appraisement OF the es-
tate of Sophia Sharp, deceased, which
consists of 1920 acres near Walnut
Grove. valued at $500, and personal
property valued at 1851 "a.
Alice f. Stevens has petitioned the
Superior Court for letters of admins
tratioh on the estate Of S. S. Nixon. A
few days ago II. II. Love, the husband
of the other daughter, filed similar
petition.
The matter of settling the final ac-
count of the administrator Of the estate
of Catherine Preiss. deceased. and Pc
tition for distribution, were heard by
Judge Johnson yesterday, submitted on
briefs and taken under advisement.
The record-union., 1898-06-07
A Vicious Monkey.

Eds. Record Union: An incident
occurred this morning which illustrates
the danger Of permitting certain ami
mails to be carried about unmuzzled or
uncaged. Someone hitched his buggy
horse to a convenient post on Third
street this morning, and Immediately
left the neighborhood. In the buggy
sat a monkey chained thereto, although
the occasion of the monkeys presence
can scarcely be accounted for. At any
rate, it was there, and as this species
OF animal, on account of it's laughable
maneuvers, naturally attracts the at
tention of children, the buggy was sur
rounded by an admiring group.
During the course Of it's perform
ance" the monkey suddenly extended
its paw, and catching the little four
year-old child of j. F. Fenton, fastened
it's teeth in the little ones forearm,
and but for the timely interference Of
a passer-by might have inflicted serious
injury. AS it was, one Of the animal s
teeth slightly tore the flesh, while the
compression Of its entire jaw caused
that portion Of the arm to swell con-
siderably.
The monkey, on being forced to re-
lease its grip. pulled a handkerchief
from the little fellows waist and tore
it into shreds, thus demonstrating its
vicious temperament.
Such animals should not be permitted
the freedom as in this case. Their
presence is little less than criminal, and
should not be tolerated. To believe it
the right of anyone to be given the
privilege of exhibiting a vicious animal.
and particularly unmuzzled or unat-
tended, is preposterous. To have choked
the monkey would have been the proper
caper, and the owner may feel thankful
that someone was not around to have
done so. CITIZEN.