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The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1898-01-07
Partnership Dissolved.

The partnership heretofore existing
between the undersigned in foundry
and blacksmith business IN Yale, is dis
solved by mutual consent, X. Fl. Men,
cry continuing in the business at the
old stand, TO whom all debts will be
paid, and in order to wind up the old
business, it is absolutely necessary that
prompt payment be made of all out
standing accounts. X. II. MENEREY,
JOHN MENEREY.
In reference to the above the under
signed will be pleased to have con-
tinuance of the patronage heretofore
extended to the old firm, and also
solicits share of business from all his
friends in town and country.
Yale, Jan. /, 1898. X. II. MENEREY.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-01-29

MIN onssres Disorese wsfs waats A.
raony. Although Marrzea AxaAa.
The most extraordinary ease in d.
vorce records was heard by Judge DHn-
bar in the divorce court 1t Boston Inc
other day. when Florence C. Trea6weI.
the divorced wife Of Millionaire Horz-
ito w. 6outhworth, Of Springfield. ties
titled, on a question Of alimcny, that
she wanted TO compel her former hns-
band TO support both herself and her
youthful second husband Though
claiming to be only AZ. Nrg- Trezdwssl
testified that she married Eouthwor-h
in 1861, and secured divorce, with
$50 month alimony, I'm 1890 Fcs.r
years later she took Samuel s. Tread
well as boarder in her New York fat
and soon learned he was a detective
in her husbands employ, but Tread
wells reports were unsatisfactory, she
said. and her husband sent another de-
tectiye 10 watch both herself and
TreadweIL
In 1895. on Southworth's petition,
supported by the detectives evidence.
the alfmony was cut down to / cent a
month. Then. in January, 1856. she
married Treadwell, who the next week
lost his $40 a week situation, and she
had since supported him and paid his
expenses at Toronto college She
wanted the $50 a month alimony once
more, because her second husband
could not support her, and she had
tired Of working as nurse Tread
well, who is rs. corroborated her, and
the court took the matter under advice
ment, after remarking on the extraor-
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-01-29
Ez'A

five summers and winters, Mrs. Mary
Y. Henderson.
The wedding OF closing December
and October was unique in more than
one sense. There were no gallant
ushers, no simpering bridesmaids, no
flowers, no orange blossoms, not even
ehrysanthemums-only the rustling OF
the yellow leaves in the yard outside.
The timid young people. II is believed,
made a valiant effort 10 spring sur
prise on their numerous friends. These
two old people, at best lettering on the
verge of the grave, looked as though
life still held before them all its glow
ing possibilities. To them evidently
there was none Of the mournful So
lemnity Of a funeral in the wedding,
and while large crowd stood about
cycling them as they left the court
house in st. Joseph, where the mar
rage took place, they quietly strolled
down the street, took car and rode
TO their home in South st. Joseph,
where they will reside. John J. Over
ton was one hundred years old on the
5th Of last October. He is now and
always has been in the most perfect
health. He says that he WAS never
sick enough in his life TO have doc
tor, and that he feels as spry today as
he did twenty-five years ago. A strange
feature OF his experience has been
that he has never chewed or smoked
tobacco, never drank a drop of liquor
and never took dose Of medicine in
his life. He was born In the oil
fields of Pennsylvania, has lived in al
most every state in the Union east OF
the Rocky Mountains. spent twenty-six
years of his life in Arkansas, and has
been a resident of ST. Joseph only two
years. He is erect and walks without
the aid of a cane. Although man OF
slight build, he is strong; and. il oc-
lcasion demands it, is capable OF doing
"a good days work. Until four months
ago Mr.. Oyerton never wore spectacles.
and be says he does not now use them.
seldom even when reading. Mr. Over
ton cid not marry the first time until
The was thirty-fiye. His second wife
died in st. Joseph last January. at the
age OF seyenty-six. He is the father
of ten children, seven of whom are liy-
ling. His oldest child, a son, is fifty
six. Mr.. overton is hero of three
wars-BIack Hawk Indian war, War
with Mexico and the Civil war. For his
services in the latter he draws pen.
sion of $40 a month. Another peculiar
feature of the record Of this nimble
icentenarian is the fact that he has
never seen George Washington, MOI
any OF the great men of the century
When he SO declares one feels dis
posed to give him credit for being a
firm disciple of the illustrious Father
iof His country, for it is evident that
lin his 100 years of experience John j
IOyerton has learned TO tell the truth
mr.. Overton cast his first vote for a
president in 1924. He has voted FOL
levery Democratic candidate since thai
time, excepting Cleveland and Buch,
anan. In 1860 he voted for Lincoln
The candidate was Andrew Jackson
the grizzled old hero Of New Orleans
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-01-29

The water existing In the earth forms
mutually adhering mass OF it's par
ticies. which. In a surface which may
be desiccated by a system OF drains.
commonly stands ON level. with, per-
haps, slight differences determined by
local conditions OF the soil. The func-
ton OF drains is to remove that part
OF this mass OF water which lies SO
near the surface as TO be injurious TO
the cultivated crop. Now. II two drains
OF like depth are placed parallel In the
earth to intercept portion of the
water contained. the following eondi-
tons relatively arise: The water below
the drains. which cannot be with
drawn by them, forms a resisting SUBJ
stratum which prevents the further
sinking OF the water above them. But
TO this the drains afford conduits In
which II is compelled to find its way
between the particles OF the soil The
specific gravity OF the water, which i'm
pels IL to sink toward the center of the
earth, determines the sinking of the
whole mass into the conduits, until a
level is reached. but this cannot take
place with the water above the pipes.
The stratum OF water beneath the
pipes is at the same time of great i'm
portance. because ii forms in the drain
ed surface the foundation, SO to say,
upon which the water to be drained
rests. and. gravity being exerted. causes
the flow in the lateral direction. hav-
ing no other impeachment to overcome
than friction among the earth particles.
The original angle Of the water line
with regard to the pipes is matter
OF less importance. Accordingly, tine
known hydrogtatic law, every con-
nected mass OF water stands at a uni
form level" could not exist were IL no,
for the friction which the water mus,
overcome in its passage to the drains
1 Again. as the greater or less friction IL
| dependent upon the greater or less
| proximity OF the particles of the soil
this alone Is measure OF the proper
distance OF the drains from each other
that is. they must be placed at such
distances from each other that the fric
ton cannot neutralize the motive pow.
er lin this case. specific gravity. W.
base this assertion upon the doctrine
OF physics that adhesion exerts its in
iluence as soon as II is stronger thar
the gravity which carries the adherin;
body downward.-Klippar
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-01-29

tne marshes ans plants can BE- com-
pietsiy covered with water, IL viii be
impossible for the cranberry insect 10
become very numerous and destructive.
unless adjoining marshes are made
nurseries for Its propagation. and the
miiiers ny from one to the other. The
insect deposits its eggs as freely ON
sage plants as on the cranberry. and
the young worms feed and grow as fast
on one as ON the other, hence all NAT.
ursi marshes are quite sure to be stock
cd with them TO some extent.
The question of how the grower can
secure an abundance OF water. then. Ia
q very important one. since with Il he
can protect his vines In the winter
tsnow is nearly as good IL we have IL.
out Is NOT as reliabIe), and Is also a
protection against the rayages OF the
insect, and a preventive OF blight OF
the bloom or sunscald, which Ia occas-
icned by excessive evaporation from
the plants during the hottest hours OF
the DAY. Hence. when the water Is
drawn on the last OF May. II should
mol all De drawn from the surface, but
little should be left to supply the
plants with moisture and TO tone down
the air al the surface OF the marsh by
evaporation, until after the fruit Is set,
then II may gradually be drawn to the
bottom OF the bitches by picking time.
Ditfhing has two objects in view; to
drain the marsh when too wet, and 10
supply IL with water. The drainage
bitches should run at right angles with
the descent in the marsh. except the
main ones. The excavations OF the
former should be thrown into slight
dams 10 bold water ON the higher por-
lions OF the marsh In the earlier part
OF the season. then by damming the
main bitches at proper points, we can
hold the water. II We have a supply. al
any desired heighih. The oyerseer OF
bearing marshes should have accurate
knowledge Of the stage OF water after
u ~ drawn nearly 10 the surface OF the
marsh until after the crop OF fruit Ii
set. since very heavy and severe Losses
have occurred. ana will occur. II this
y neglected: alRo after this time. ia
case OF freshets. care should be taken
70 prevent an overflow.
1 A word TO growers and cnltiyators IN
regard TO the varieties. On examlna,
ton OF most any marsh which Is stock
] ed with vines. We ind a number 81 dis
tinct varieties Of fruit. differing in size
shape. season and In kolidlty. The bes
berry Is one that has good form, Ii
early In It's season OF ripening. solit
and mcaty. and prolific bearer. Tn,
Young grower especially may deriy,
benefit by starting plants OF vines. from
selections Of the best varieties that b,
/ can find.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-01-29
The seyen.een-y~ar Locust.

Bulletin No. 81 OF the Ohio expert
ment station deals with the so-callet
seyenteen-year locust in Ohio. and es
pecially with its occurrence the pres
ent season In the eastern part Of ths
state. as well as giving the years dur
ing which each of the four broods vii
next make their appearance, and the
section of country which each will b.
likely 10 occupy. This insect is reail,
one of the Bugs. and comes out OF thu
ground once In seventeen years to lay
its eggs In the twigs of trees. and espe
cially the oak. These eggs hatch with
in few weeks and drop TO the GROUND
and dig their way to the roots. upor
which they feed. largely at least, foi
within few weeks Of seventeen years
coming to the surface again only a;
the end of this time. In extreme
Southern Ohio a brood will appear IL
the year 1906. but north of this ant
west of the middle Of the state another
brood win appear in the year 1902
while in the extreme northeastern
counties. third brood will make fl
appearance in the year 1900. These
different broods all belong TO the sams
species, and the reason why they oc.
cur at such different periods OF timt
and in different localities is not yet
known. The young locusts do not dc
any material damage to the roots o:
the trees and the adults do not feed
upon the leaves. as they have suck
ing and not a biting mouth. Hence
the only injury that Cicada is cap
able OF doing is to puncture the twigt
Of young trees and plants. and either
weaken them so that they break of. oil
else cause them to die. The Cicadaf
were eaten In myriads by the English
sparrow. and 1t is not unlikely that this
bird will, In time. exterminate this In.
sect over considerable tracts, but IL
questionable IL, after all. the sparrows
10 not do far more injury than the ca.
cada-
Quality is especially necessary M
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-01-29
HE WOULDN'T WORK.
A New JERSEY Prisoner Who Prefsrrs<
Death TO Labor.

n new JSfEEF EftsonGE VINO frGfEfF&4
Death Co Labor.
OF the 1,245 prisoners in the New
Jersey state penitentiaary at Trenton
there is one who viii not work, nor
can he be compelled to work, says this
Philadelphia Inquirer. He is mar
of intelligence, and has been put te
different kinds Of work, but he viii
not raise hand, so the officials and
keepers have given up the idea Of max
ing him toll He has the run of the
prison and can do pretty much as he
chooses. He was sent up from one o;
the lower counties of New Jersey fol
forgery. On his arrival at the pris-
on he was put to work at keeping
books, but he simply laid down." as
the saying goes. He was told he
must work, but he wouldn't, SO he was
placed in the dungeon. At the enc
of three days he was brought out and
put back to his desk There he sat
Again he went back to the dungeon.
and was fed on bread and water for
four days. This time it was thought
he had been cured. But he wasn't
He was brought out once more and
put into the shoe department. He
still refused TO toll. The keepers now
began to get angry, and resorted u
the last method applied to stubborn
prisoners. In one section of the PEN
itentiary Is big tank about seven feet
deep. A prisoner who persists in VIC.
laring the rules OF the penitentiary il
placed in the center OF the tank and
his feet are strapped to the bottom
The water is then turned on gradually
and to prevent it from getting over the
prisoners head. he is expected to
pump and keep on pumping or run the
risk of finding himself over his head.
But the prisoner wasn't in the pump
ing business. He was strapped in the
tank and the water turned on. Grad.
ually 1t began to get higher. Several
prisonkeepers looked on, one laugh
ingly remarking that IL he never work
ed before he would now. The water
got up TO the prisoners chin, but he
wouldn't grasp the pump handle. He
simply went to the bottom and the
keepers had TO rescue him to prevent
drowning. Since then the case hs1
been given up as a bad job. The priss
oner does not work.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-01-29

mon newspapers and wrapping twane.
was cleaning out fence row last
week along brush pasture. The field
had been rented for several years and
the fence sadly neglected, although 1t
was the renters place to look after the
fences. will be more particular In
the future. Ny way of renting is as
follows: ] receive two-fifths OF every
thing raised, save the meadows, for
which ! get two dollars per acre In
money. He lives In good house; has
good barn and charge nothing for
garden and truck patches. His wood
costs him nothing but cutting and pill
Ing and burning the brush. He has the
meadow pasture without charge and
haif the fruit in a good orchard ]
think 1t is but right for the renter tc
look after the fences when / furnish
posts and wire and staples. / have
had one man seven years without a
scratch OF pen between us. He is q
better farmer than | am. The men
VINO neglected the fences are gone.
such renters damage the chances OF
better men. The owner after being de.
ceiyed naturally becomes suspicious
and makes harder terms. Ny renter
! now takes the entire farm.
/ have done my share of hard work
and shall now confne my efforts &c
not more than ten acres devoted tc
fruit and sufficient meadow to keeI
my team.
/ don't believe In leaving the farm
The men who go TO town to live gen.
orally die early. l purpose, the Lord
willing. TO stay in home on farm
Ny head is not yet gray, and never
was much at loafing. What the ole
farmers who have gone TO town tc
spend their last days find to talk about
day after day, can't imagine. / have
an idea they make little go lonf
ways. Abide by the farm. men. There
IL our eyes are open, are new things
revealing themselves with every re
turning sun.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-01-29

cycle in plan, surmounted by ctrcu-
lar niche, and is central in the south
facade. Smaller doors pierce the sty,-
obate at intervals along the whsle
front. The ends have triple doors,
with loggias above. A single dignified
order of architecture surmounts the
stylobate, and is crowned with an en-
tablature that is elaborate even for
the Corinthian style. The roofs are
low, showing only balustrades above
the cornice, except where broken by
central and corner pavilions. The mo-
notony of the skyline is relieved by
groups OF statuary, appropriately rep
resenting the seasons, with Prosperity,
supported by Labor and Integrity,
dominating the whole. Over the nam
entrance there will be statue OF
Abundance, fianked by lesser figures,
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-01-29
Dead I'm schooihouse,

Jacob Elston, well known resident
OF Kewanee, ILL.,, was last seen alive
Thanksgiving evening at Geneseo. I'm
til week later no one knew Of his
whereabouts and 1t was feared he had
been murdered. He had no intimate
relatives there, however. SO no vigor-
GUS search was made for him. as 1t
was thought he might have gone TO
Moline to visit his sisters. The fol-
lowing Thursday morning his body
was found by children in a schoolhouse
two miles east Of Cambridge. No school
has been held there since Wednesday
and there is no means of telling when
nor how his death occurred.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-01-29

very successfully replaces the anthe-
mion in one of the most important
friezes. The fitness which marks the
choice OF motives throughout viii ex-
tend to color decoration. The mass
win conform to the general old ivory
tint of ali the buildings, while IN the
ornament the coiors OF nature Will be
adhered 20. The yellow OF corn. pur-
ple of grapes, red OF apples and green
OF foliage will predominant. The eff
feet will be enhanced by focusing.
Thus the central niche will blaze with
color, and here on either side of the
doorway will be paintings. the Sow
err and Reaper Of Millet. The
structure is something over four hum
dred feet long by about one hundred
and ATTY wide, and averages fifty feet
high. The main entrance is hemi-
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-01-29

A Scotchman took the seed OF their
national flower, the thistle. TO Austria
liza. Now large tracts OF land are near
~ rendered worthless by IT,
Some Engilshman took pair OF rab-
bits TO the same land. They increased
80 that the government there has ex-
pended more than million OF dollars
In efforts TO be rid Of them. And they
seem as numerous as ever.
Rats infested the island of Jamaica,
so that they interfered badly with cul-
tiyation. The government brought a
start OF mongooses from the East In
dies. small animal said to be death
on rats. Not long ago Froude, the
historian, wrote of the mongoose in
Jamaica. having been introduced TO
exterminate the vermin. has become a
yermin himself"
Some fool of an American brought
over some sparrows to kill the lice
and other insects on the shade trees
of an eastern city. To-day they are
a nuisance In nearly all the states OF
the republic.
plantane and dog fennel and the
Canada thistle are importations with
more than one other weed pest. A
good botanist should inspect every
package of seed which crosses the
ocean this way.
The little trees and shrubs should
now be wrapped up against the rab
bits. These pesky things commence
their labors In this direction earlier
than many suppose. My plan is TO
begin early, wrapping up two or three
trees daily as catch time. / use com
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-01-29
Girls on n Lark.

Boarding-school girls near Topeka,
Kas.. out for lark one day. used
haystack for a shooting-the-chute
performance. and succeeded in bring
ing down the top of the stack on them
selves. and with 1t the farmers wrath.
He took legal advice. and ttgM.ens
prosecution for trespass and suii for
damages.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-01-29
ARchlTEcT

and the arms of state and nation. The
sculptured subjects include groups
representing the signs of the Zodiac,
the Favorable Winds and the Seasons;
and everywhere panels and friezes will
bear the names OF patrons of agricul-
ture. Its celebrated inventors and APP
propriate inscriptions. It is doubtful
IL any exposition has vet given it's ag-
ricultural show as beautiful and elab-
crate setting as this win be. When
one realizes that, seen from across the
lagoon, Agriculture and Mines with
the Administration Arch and connect
ing colonades will present an unbrok-
en- front one thousand feet long. and
that the effect will be doubled by re-
Election in the water at his feet. very
good idea may be had of the scale OF
the coming display.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-01-29

In his younger days Mr.. overton was
portrait painter. He says his pro-
auctions sold for as much as s25 and
$50. In those days. too. when painters
were scarce. In appearance the old
gentleman is vigorous. He has shaggy
chin whiskers that are of white,
sprinkled with gray. He is not even
bald. With his pension and the COM
petence saved through long years OF
toll, he believes that he can support
his bride in comfort, II not in luxury
the remainder of her days. The pres
ent Mrs. 0verton is entering upon her
second matrimonial venture. Her first
husband. whom she married in ea-sy
youth, died only few years ago.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-01-29

.s ~ 'his page we illustrate one OF the
|n., ass being erected for the trans
sslasippi Exposition to be held at
aana' On either side of the Admin
aa,ion building stand "Mines" and
s,s''culttre," twins in size and xener-
"rln' and the largest OF the expo
'a main buildings. The Agricul-
:, building is located Just west Of
twentieth street axis of the
Esn']e tract, and faces south on the
a ssOh. Its architecture Is free Re-
'.oance with details conventional
.,, moportion and arrangement. but
y, IN subject and all indicative
I'm purpose of the building. There
49, : capitals of corn and wheat,
I'M ons and cornucopias Of yegc-
H. fruits and flowers. The strut
Atkey-cock with spreading tail