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Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-03-14

The Chicago Timss-Heraid says: An a,.,vr,.2 ~
the government rsport on farm stocks Of com -
OUT some features that u II biscuit To undssseanl Nj
twelse months tie e~onsunetoa % corn hos ~
UPON Q large scals. and - the narkseins q ~
the marketing q the Dssesdins ysar. this s.sunDejsS
OF an tnersaasd farm seems TO b Nh
warranted. In sdditioa Il IL reeoenixed thss ~
long continued and ssvsrs cold Of the pase vipsss
called Tor = large use Of corn ~ fuel for saiaal
nsat In addition % the regular requirsnsats tnP
aesh and muscle forming. II the recent No. *
iarm reserves be accepted a. even reasonably eesFut
Instead OF the liberal country consamption which ~
corn bulls have counted upon Confidently, Il vim r.
seen that the past twelve moaths have aetuaIiy -
corded . very material decline ffom the =
Of previous year,.
The following shovins Of the suppty al asssss,a
distfibution Z. corn during the year ended Nasrh n
lsSs. - based entirely upon government ngursaL On.
eept that the visible In the Bradssrsss aaisnsns:
SUPPLY
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-03-14
Lead and Zinc.

NEW YORK. March l3.-LEAD-strong: brokers'
price. "a. 20. SPELTER-Quiet; 81. 2sdS.25.
ST. LOUIS, March 1~3.-LEAD-Fi1m H.25. Spell
&c $3.50 bid.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-03-14
1SS3.M

Change In ths visible supply Of grain In the United
ststes and Canada, a. reported BY the Chicago board
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-03-14
The very Finest Trains

CHICAGO and ST. LOUIS
via
CHICAGO & ALTON RAILROAD.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-03-14
state and Railroad Bonds.

NEW YORK. March ls.-closing quotations on the
New York Stock exchange were:
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-03-14

bCpFL1.
Farm reserve March !. 1881. ia - -
Visible supply March !. lss7...-... 3I0CM
Crop of IS1 sas, SG00
DISTRIBUTION.
Exports March ]. 1887. to March I. 1885,. Ia ~ a.
Yarn reserves March !. 1895. ..... "a, a. -
Visible supply March l. 1885. .--... sa.oO0. -
Leaving AZ disappeared in domestic u.s.. III - -
A similar statement Of the supply and distrfbasioa
for tbs year sndsd March !. 1888. males this shovt1ax
sCPPLY.
Farm reserves March 4. 1885. ......... IA 90 e. 4
Visible supply March L. sss--------- A.osvN y
Crop OF 1855 "a .ee.a
Total -.
DISTRIBUTION.
EIpoetn March I, lsss. to March ]. lo99... 10 80. v
Farm reserves March J.. issS..-.--.-. 90, ~.
Visible supply March !. lS99. .......... 6.oe.0N "
Leaving o. disappeared In domestic use. 4. III. 01o.eoS
Apparsntly the ohacial figures indicate . doDsstO
dispaaal Of +G3. 800. 90 busheis l<N during ths -
twelve months than during tbs same psrtoA a TIE !
preceding year. In the year ended March I. ~.
the deduction from Q similar cou~s Of rsAaoalnG I'll
that there disappeared Ia domestic ehAn1sas luTan0
that twelve mosths $50. 90. 900 bushels.
In domestic channels during the pest twelve 0aDfH
vas really ~. 90. 600 bushels less than In IL ~
ee4inE twelve months and ga. go. 90 buaAeb ~
than In tie year ended March !. 19s. the ooro tRn&
true. then IL follows that the gossnnsse sses0sS
Of the farm reserves OF March I. 1OA or d IL er
OF 1868 vss radically too low. or else IL DeoE
reserve reported In too large. Tbs Hofuton Il q 4
problem will afford the corn specialists smSee, -
tnniJ sor arTunsat -
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-10-19
Modern o,,y. OH.

Improvement In processes does not
always spell progress. 1t appears. as
the Introduction OF machinery Into the
olive districts OF Italy has caused an
Increase OF the quantity OF oil produced.
but reduction Of quality. as far as the
best grades are concerned A typical
province is laramie, where machinery
has effected very considerable changes
In the olive oil. Under the old sys-
tenn three or more distinct qualities OF
oil were produced. the olives being
passed and repassed several times
through hand-worked presses, each
time producing an oil OF poorer quail
ity. When no more oil could be ex-
tracted in this way the "sansa" or
grounds" was treated with sulphurlc
acid to produce an Inferior oil, which
is used in the manufacture Of soap.
The Introduction OF the hydraulic
press, however. has done away with
these distinctive grades; larger guam
tity OF oil is produced. but the quality.
taken as a whole. deteriorates. and the
higher class OF eating oil can only be
obtained by repeated filtration. Though
the oil produced in this way is excellent
in color and appearance. after con-
tinual straining II loses much of its fla
vor and lacks the fruity taste which
distinguishes the best oil produced by
the old method OF extraction--The
Merchants Review.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-10-19
w akgaEaa
Ua 'IzAM.
6laIWIyL0kEHS

my presence at Forest Lea mich, h.
: senuy needed. Such testimony as
could give as to Miss Branscombe..
movements might be of the utmost
consequence II she was to be saved
rom some unknown villainy Of Char
ne branscombe's. l shuddered at the
.nought OF her possible danger in nc
nands. and urged my cabby to swifter
speed over the rattling London streets
James Rowton received me vim
open arms.
Awfuiiy glad you've come back old
man the chief is still laid up. and
nnd myself up to my ears in work .
me junior was not fond of work
iheres that case of Rose yersus En-.
ery-you know all about II. I supnos.
and old Mrs EntwistIe's estate and
or Everard Brimbone's settlements
tney are all on me like mack n,
wolves. Morton, from Morton ana
whites. has been in three times to-
DAY. Sir Everard wants the thing
pushed on-marriage comes on at tbe
ehd OF the month. Wish people
wouldn't get married, FaRred To
death-ughi"-rising and stretching
himself We'll. what's your news!
Old man dead?"
Yes l said laconically, for his
tone Jared upon me. Colonel Brans
combe's will is here'-pointing to my
Gladstone bag. Wed better take a
copy. l suppose"
Yes. suppose so. What has the
OLD fellow done-left everything to
that rip of a nephew7"
No." / answered unwilllngly. Nora's
name had become a sacred word to
me. and hesitated to pronounce It
in such a presence.
No? Then what has he done with
the estate? thought he had no other
relations"
He had niece" | replied. fumbling
for the key OF my bag. "Oh, here II
isl'-taking the key from my pocket.
Jennings must stay and make the
copy. and send It down"
"A niece?" interrupted Rowton.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-10-19
adA
whisky and Conn.

Capt. slocum. who is telling In the
Century OF his voyage around the
world alone In little sloop. the Spray.
was familiar with most OF the ports
in which he found himself on his Jour
ney OF $4,000 miles. One Of these was
Buenos Aires. There he looked In vain
for the man who once sold whisky
and cofiins In Buenos Aires; the march
OF civilization had crushed him-mem-
ory only cIung to his name. Enter
prising man that he was. I fain would
have looked him up. remember the
tiers of whisky barrels. ranged on end.
one one side OF the store. while on the
other side, and divided by thin par
tition, were the cofiins In the same
order, Of all sizes and in great num-
bers. The unique arrangement seemed
In order. for as cask was empued.
conn might be filled. Besides cheap
whisky and many other liquors. he
sold cider, which he manufactured
from damaged Malaga raisins. Within
the scope of his enterprise was also
the sale Of mineral waters. not entire
Iy blameless of the germs OF disease.
This man surely catered TO all the
tastes. wants. and conditions Of bis
customers"
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-10-19
cTo be contlnued.)
cARD-PLAYiNo STORIES.
They Must Have Bsen .rcrfec. Ladies'
In Those Days.

10y aust nave been Perfect Ladies'
In Those Days.
One OF the most notorious female
gamblers OF the eighteenth century wne
Miss Pelham. the daughter OF the
prime minister, says Temple Bar. She
not only ruined herself at cards. but
would have beggared her sister Mary
as well had not their friends inter
vened and insisted en- the sisters sep
arating. Horace walpole gives a pitt
ful account Of poor Miss Pelham silt
ting up all night at the club without a
woman. losing hundreds a night and
her temper and beating her head. :
Another writer says that the unhappy
woman often played with the tears
streaming down her cheeks. Lady
Mary Compton. an old maiden lady. a
contemporary OF Miss Pelham and. like
her. addicted to gambling, had the
same propensity to tears. When she
lost. we are told. she wept bitterly
mot for the loss ITSELF" she was care
full to explain. but for the unkindness
OF the cards" Both ladies, when luck
went against them, lost their tempers,
as did many others. and among them
Mrs. Give. The actress. after her re-
tirement from the stage. lived at
Twickenham. in a cottage lent her by
Horace walpole. The place had then a
reputation for quiet card parties. In
Montpelier row lived four aged danes,
known in the neighborhood as Manille,
Spadille. Basto and Pinto: terms
drawn for the game OF quadrillc. They
were accustomed to assemble every
night at each others houses to play
cards. On the first OF the month each
in turn gave grand party. A relative
Of one of the ladies has left an ac-
count OF one OF these functions at
which he was present. Mrs. Give was
one of the guests and happened to have
for her opponent an old lady with very
white hair. who in the course OF the
game displayed two black aces. There
upon Mrs. Give flew In a rage and
screamed: Two black acesi Herel
take your money. though l wish In
stead 1 could give you two black eyes.
you old white cati"
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-10-19
ne,h.shna Among king.

Among the anecdotes related by the
Hon. John Bigelow In the October Csn-
tury. in series Of extracts from his
conversations with Won Bunsen. is
this about the famous banker Roths-
child: During the famous Congress Of
Vienna. already referred to. each OF
the several monarchs present was the
guest Of some nobleman. On one fes-
tive occasion Baron Rothschiid was
invited par exception He modestiy
went to take bis place. not among the
more exalted guests When they dis
covered Rothschild. however. they all
rose. one after the other. and saluted
him. except the King Of Prussia. Some
one asked the king why he did not
salute the great European banker.
.'Did I not7" he replied. well. sup
pose It was because was the only one
who did not owe him anything" This
reminds one OF line in one OF Pope's
satires:
] never answered: was not In debt
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-10-19
HENS AND rne.R ooop raIIr.


@nsg Ars ~ i.psrta.s Factor In The
cs..srelsl Safs Of the ceuntry.
FROM the Richmond Dispatch: The
nen OF the present day Is 4 most i'm
po1tant factor In the commercial world
not only on account OF her vcrnnl on
spring. but because civilized reoplc
are daily growing fonder OF her ezra
steusticians say It is practically i'm
possible to gain an idea as to the exact
number Of eggs consumed. though the
export and import figures give a par
uai conception OF It's enormousncss.
lnoeed. the statistics Indicate that our
tcatnered friend has all abe can at
tend TO and barely can spare the time
70 assume the responsibilities OF rear
ing family. During the year ending
Juiy 80. 1899. the United States ex-
ported a,ss3.slf dozen eggs. valued at
.eti'sss. During this period they i'm
ported z2s.lso dozen. valued at s21,-
500. the increased duty on this food
supply having checked their importa-
uon. OF course. these figures are but
fragments OF the almost inconceivnblc
large total which indicates the actual
consumption Of eggs In America. In
1888 Chicago alone handled 2.l47.s
cases OF thirty dozen each, Of which
only l,223,s56 were shipped out The
commission houses are generally the
distributing points for eggs In the
large cities. but In the country almost
every local store deals In them. Many
merchants accept them In exchange for
goods, while a few receive orders from
the towns and dispose OF the eggs to
hotels or other large concerns. Tho
egg enters Into our domestic life not
only as a substantial food staple, but
as an Ingredient OF almost every con-
esiyable article OF diet There Is prac-
tically no limit to It's usefulness in
this line and when one reflects II
seems almost impossible that the land
could hold enough hens TO meet the
public demand. The secret, perhaps.
lies In the fact that poultry can be
found In every rural barnyard and on
the premises OF scores OF urban and
suburban habitations. Every hen
knows her duty and does 1t. While
some OF them apparently rejoice In
their labors accomplished. as whole
they are modest and never let on"
that they realize the world could not
comfortably move without them. Tho
probabilities are that as civilization
increases and the facilities for trans
portaticn become faster and better.
our feathered friend with the crimson
trimmings will have more and moro
to do. Her output In decades to come
will be the grandest statistical puzzle
OF the age. and no mathematician Will
be able to make calculations as to the
exact amount OF her fruit" When
our neighbors hens get In our flower
beds we should recall these facts and
permit only our wives and daughters
to throw stones at them.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-10-19


Don't let tho chief hear OF IT, 1
stopped to request as left the once.
me fatal bag In my hand-"it would
upset him
All right" nodded the chiefs
nephew 1T was an awfully nat thing
70 do. you know. Fort-to lot a wom-
an run on with the old Coloners
VIII. And a steady going fellow like
you. tool Now. II 1t had been l."
stayed to hear no more. My han
som was waiting. and my Jarvie
eeived his instructions to hurry back
TO Euston with the equanimity of his
order What did 1t matter II all the
world had gone mad so long as his
iare was good oneY
MY message was soon dispatched.
and whilst waited for the answer 7
made my way to the refreshment room.
But. notwithstanding my long fast. /
was too fevered and excited to cat.
and could only swallow glass Of
wine and break a biscuit. Then /
hovered impatiently about the door OF
the telegraph Office. musing on the
complication which this uniueky accl-
dent had brought into the whole al
fair.
(To be contiuuedN
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-10-19
FARM BEATS rHs MoaToAoE.
Aaetasr of 1hsss interesting x.s<-ss.

&no<oer oI lno4e Interesting N9E<1a1A
There Is story from Buffalo coun.
~ going the rounds that illustrates the
resources OF n Nebraska farm. A
farmer up there from Missouri got
pretty much discouraged during the
dry seasons OF "a and 'Ni, and as there
was mortgage or x7oO on his farm.
was nbout ready to Jump the whole
business. but determined TO make one
moro effort and sowetl eighty acres In
wheat The stand WAS poor. and con
ciuding that II wasn't worth harvest
Ing he pulled up his stakes and
moscyed back to Missouri. leaving the
Farm to fight the mortgage nli by Il.
self, The farm was equal to the occn-
sion.
The wheat rIpcncd. fell down and de-
posted the seed In the soil again. Next
spring the wheat began to grow lusti-
". some OF the nelghbors We're hon
est enough TO write about II down to
the fugitive In Missouri. and he got
Interested enough to come back aud
take look. Then he stopped and har.
vested his voluntary crop lie sold II
FOR enough to pay of the mortgage and
the rest Of his debts and had tidy
little surplus over with which he
moved his family back and renewed
his oath OF allegiance to Nebraska
Lincoln fNcbl Journal.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-10-19
Nc FRESHMEN PLEASED.

ms'ssntinsntal Trip was q Sur
prise to Them.
y nllowlng telegram has been re-
y By kr. D. McNicoll. assistant
q manager of the Canadian Pa
hllEay, from Mr.. w. S. Dingman,
''ns Of the Canadian Press Asso-
1n.
Vancouver. Aug. 81. 1899.
W hundred members of the Cana
hsn Association are deeply
q 10 the Canadian Pacific Rail-
~upany for the unremitting cour-
nd hospitality which has made
UP ACROSS the continent the most
uuns and pleasant of all their
Though conscious OF the
work accomplished In the
ing Of continent. for large
nnote from settlement, and In
ruins up of territory as vast as
@pres' the actual view unfolded
"uiney has impressed the ex-
au more forcibly than words
present The development all
@s route. In cities as well as In
mural and grazing sections! has
~ and is most encouraging
ua OF solid progress and hopeful
Hity. The ease and comso-, w,,,,
~ w. UP from ocean to ocean Is
Y. !. "a the cars and in the G. p. II.
'nfoush a service unexcelled
s' is triumph for Canadian
~, =, Enterprise second only to the
~ !. And % engineering victories at
~ =. = 'se building OF the greatest
'Au oeVeloping line in America.
No.. w. 8. DINGMAN,
|ras canadian Press Associa-
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-10-19
saes... Of .ylrslr.. rrl.xr.rnr.

During the yacht races Sig. Mar
coal. the Inventor OF wireless telegra-
ply. enjoyed triumph without mar
He demonstrated with abundant sue
cess the utility OF his discovery for the
reporting Of yacht races. From the
great steamer Ponce he sent wireless
messages TO Atlantic Highlands. sew
crni miles away, aud to the cable
steamer Mackay-Beunett anchored Mt
the starting line. The bulletins were
received without error or delay and all
Were ms promptly read ms the ordin.
nry Morse message from the wire The
messages were sent in continental
code. but were recorded by the Mar
coni instruments aud as readily trans
lated as the ordinary cable messages.
II Is declared the tests mean the en-
tire success OF Marconi's plan for com
municniing with vessels Mt sea
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-10-19
1T WAS NO MA HERSELF"

who is she? Never heard OF her.
What's she like? Young or old7 Does
she come in for the land and allY Why
don't you speak out. mani"
II will In a moment" rejoIncd
What on earth Is the matter with
this key ?"-holding 1t up to the light
Something in the barrel-dust,
dare say" suggested Rowton careless
ly. But about the niece-I'm inter-
ested. Fort. Is she young and beau
tiful. and an heiress?"
"It's the lock-" exclaimed: "the
keys right enough, and yet the bag
has scarcely been out OF my sight
What the" stared at my partner.
leaving my cheeks. This bag isn't
mine; it's-it's-look at thIs"-point-
ing to half-effaced label OF foreign
hotel adhering to the bottom OF the
Gladstone II have never been at
Venice, and"-examining 1t more
closely-"this is not my bag; the key
doesn't fit"
"Whew-w," whistled my partner.
"A case of exchange no robbery
You've bagged somebody else's, and
he's bagged yours'-laughing at his
own pun. "Awfully disgusted he'll be
when he sees the documents"
TITS an impossibility." / calculated.
.'The bag was put into the carriage
and taken out again by my own hands.
and It never left my sight throughout
the Journey. 1t was on the opposite
seat. can swear there's been no mis-
take. It's a robbery. Send for the
police"
The words died on my lips. A ter
rible suspicion darted into my mind.
Mona Branscombe had carried black
bap-a Gladstone, the facsimile OF
mine-and / had deposited 1t beside
nv own on the vacant seat In her
precipltate flight she had taken the
bag. leaving cloak and book behind
ber and. as | remembered now. ef-
fectually covering up the Gladstone
she had left. In her agitation she had
evidently exchanged the bags by mis-
take.
robbery? Nonsense-it's a case OF
excbaneei" persisted James Rowton.
"cant Won remember who had the
other? Did he come all the way!'
yes" said confusedly. putting my
hand to my head. rememDer' she
got out at Motion"
"She," echoed my partner. was II
a woman? And with Gladstone'
YES | answered. heartily vexed
with myself for the Involuntary admis-
sion at was a woman. I'll go back 10
Euston and wire TO Motion al once.
The mistake may have been discovered
srd NV bag left there: and VIII fol-
low the message by the nrst tram.
"off again." exclaimed Rowton rue
fu,,v "There's a weeks fag here
nointing to a pile OF documents which
filled the table. .r,.
,,,sraI takes place the day after To-
morrow. / must be present 10 reA'
,ha will take executors instrucuons'
sna so on: and there is other pusi-
.ass ..as which must be attended to-"
Cant run down." proposed ROW,
,on lis the heiress there? shouia
like to see her"
% must find the WILL" I replied
..rs.ra.s no time to be lost. The COL
oneI gave me special Instructions,
ann bound to be present--o'hef '"'ns'
must walt"
~you.re of them" said Rowton: re.
,.aot,v "welI. ta-ta. old fellow
Wire when you've got the bag ~
an az awful joke. though-such a sell lot
tho lady"
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-10-19
CHAPTER yI.-fco,,,n,,,

@<<> fA.-t1OQtlnueQ.l
MY heart sank as remembered the
incident OF last evening. the evidently
ciandestine meeting in the shrubbery
at Forest Lea. Could this Journey be
Connected with that meeting. and could
the dmid. modest girl had known al
Forest Lea be capable of planning and
carrying out secret arrangements, sur
rounded by SO many difficulties in her
circumstances? What did 1t mean,
The endless green panorama stIu
lifted by; not sound, save the occa-
sional rustling OF a newspaper. broke
the silence OF the railway carriage.
the passengers were either sleepy or
unsociabie. An irrepressible desire to
speak TO Miss Branscombe possessed
mel could bear the situation no
longer. l turned toward her with the
paper l had been reading In my hand
intending to offer 1t to her. She was
already occupied with book-one of
those thin paper-covered volumes
oougnt at book-stalls-and she did not
raise her eyes from 1t or otherwise
appear to have noticed my movement
ihere was no doubt of her wish to
ignore our previous acquaintance. And
conclusive further proof of her iden-
tty was given me in her dress which
now had the opportunity of seeing
more distinctly. 1t was of brown,sh
shade. and the pattern a little check
simple girlish costume which re-
membered she had worn in the morn
ing OF the day Col. Branscombe died
Could forget the least detail con-
nected with her?
A sudden Inspiration flashed through
my mind. Miss Branscombe had sought
this method of communicating with me
privately. away from her family circlo
and the reserve she maintained was
necessary for the moment in the pres-
ence OF our fellow-passengers some of
whom might be known to her by sight
at least. When the proper moment ar
rived she would explain herself. I
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-10-19
eEEcHER.s METHOD.
How He Learned Great Deal In uis
Spare Moments.


Mr.. Beecher told me once his method
OF preparing scientific illustrations.
writes wayland Hoyt in the Homiletic
Review. He said he would hear OF or
become interested In some fresh scien-
tifc fact. He would take that fact
and go into his library with 1t. would
read about and study 1t In all Its ascer-
tainabie relations: would as thorough
ly as possible acquaint himself with IT,
and think out Its religious aptitudes.
you make notes of your results?" ]
asked. mo-" he said. II acquaint
myself with It SO thoroughly that !
am perfectly certain that II, in discuss
ing any subject Il come within ten miles
OF what I have thus acquainted myself
with. the laws OF association VIII bdng
IL all and Immediately up to me-.
do not give all his exact words. bit
do give some OF them and the gen"rAl
trend OF all. Mr.. Beecher told me once
that he had read the whole twelve vol
umes of Mr.. Froude's "History OF Eng
land" in the moments OF waiting while
his family were gathering at the daily
meals. and you may be sure that
though these volumes were read thu1
fragmentarily. they were read thor
oughiy. Out OF such wide. deep general
nreparation Mr.. Beechers particular
sermons sprang.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-10-19
CHAPTER VII.

give minutes past four ! said 70
myself as l sprang out on to tne p,as ,,,s,
form at Euston Station. Il shall Just
have time to report myself at the OF,
fice before Rowton leaves. get ,e.a ~
somewhere. and catch the $3.50 PACK y, 70
Forest Lea. Here, hansom-as ias' "'
YOU can drive to chancery Lanel
My plans had been rapidly lo,,nsn aen
in the time which elapsed oe. :,
Miss Branscombe's disappearsnv, a,
Enston II Miss Branscombe intenaeo
10 return to Forest Lea that night,
reference to Bradshaw had shown me
that II must be by the $50 train rom
,own-there tow was no other stopping a.
westford; " and II she did not return return
from that mysterious errand-wnlen
/ could no longer hatter mysen wa was
In any way connected with me-tnen