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The evening times., 1899-10-03
The Celery Centre.
tFrnm the Chicago Tribune. J


Kalamazoo, Mich. still gracefully maintains its
reputationsas the greatest celery producing centre
in the world. Another place like Kalamazoo,
having the manifest advantages which it possesses
for the proper culture of celery, will probably
never be discovered.
There is'a basin. OF which kalamazoo City forms
a part, in the shape of saucer On top is a
layer of mold at least six feet deep Beneath this
is clay ten to twelve inches in thickness which
is impervious to water, and beneath that is sand
which contains plenty of water. BY tapping this
clay stratum the water will ooze up from the
sand and water bearing stratum below and give
constant moisture to the mold above II there is
any summer when. there is a deficient supply of
water from the clouds the grower drives holes
through the clay and allows the water from below
to saturate the land
The value of the celery crop to Kalamazoo
growers this year is estimated at 81 900 O0O but on
computation OF varied averages in the various cit
les where it is marketed the estimated value is
increased to So, 100000.
This year, with one exception, will be the best
of any since the inception of the celery industry
in Kalamazoo. At least 5000 900 dozens Of celery
being raised on the 1920 acres of land devoted
to its culture. Fixing probable home consumption
at 1000 900 dozens. will be seen that least
100000 dozens will be shipped to outside con.
Suners.
The evening times., 1899-10-03
.Reed,s DiSfrict.v
lrro,n thn chioano Chronicln. J

lFrom the IhlcaPC ThronlcIe.J
s'Rced'S district tho First Maine district, is
brought into temporary prominence by the fact
that an election is 10 be held for Representa-
tive to fl! the vacancy caused by the former
Speakers resignation. The Republican candidate
is Amos l.. Allen, Nho has been Speaker Reeds
private secretary This is ali Office usually asso-
ciated with the idea Of young man. for whom
the office is sort of preparatory for the future,
yestibule to higher place OF activity and use
funess. In this The private secretary is as
old a man as the CHIEF whom he served-is
rather 4 barnaclc than otherwise. The captain
having abdicated, he aspircs to the command of
the ship on which he has hung parasite. The
Democrats will put up 2 good fight in The dis
trict, with remote and possible chances of sue
The evening times., 1899-10-03
A NATIONAL PARK.
A Site Near Cass Lake. Minnesota
Thought Available.

CASS LAKE, Mimi, Oct. 3.-The mem
bers of the party of Congressman and
others who have been looking over this
section in order TO decide upon the feast
bility of establishing national park here.
have about completed their inve legations
and it is plain that the sight of this forest
and lake region has created d strong feel
ing in its favor amcng the party. Some of
the excursion people have left for home
via Duluth. but larger number, including
most of the Congressional delegates re-
NAMED Those remaining will return TO
Minneapolis Tuesday. via Park Rapids. ar
irving about 1 p. m. This change cancels
the scheduled visit TO Duluth. but gives
the foresters good opportunity 20 see the
country from a train window.
The party will probably spend Wednes-
day in Minneapolis, returning 20 Chicago
that night.
The evening times., 1899-10-03
Turbines for Steamers.


One of the most interesting features of the
Mechanical Science Section of the British Associa-
ton for the Advancement of Science was paper
C. A. Parsons on fast crosschannel steamers driven
by steam turbines. He remarked that it might
bc. said, generally speaking. that the larger the
size Of the propclling machinery of the same tur-
bine c,ass the favorable were the conditions
for securing the highest degree OF economy in
steam VI J 4 minimum of weight, and the greater
the siripssity of the machinery. He maintained
that for FIST passenger vessels and especially for
crosschannel services the turbine system OF pro-
pulsion offered important advantages over the or
dinary sc4sw for prepe!ing engines In the first
place the steam consumption of the turbine en-
gints was no more, but perhaps somewhat less
than that of 1he best ordinary triple compound
engines. Another consideration was the increased
comfort to passengers, owing to the absence of
vibration and the remarkable smoohnesss of the
motion analogous to that of a sailing vessel
The evening times., 1899-10-03

remark of the Intelligent Malay leader, that
colonial control by England would be diff
ferent matter, and il would be well If this
expression should receive the careful atten-
tion of President Mckinley. Professor
Schurman in his address to the Cornell un-
dergraduates has clearly pointed out the fu-
tility of considering or treating colonies or
dependencies as IL they were the proper
prey of the sovereign state and its citizens.
and has cited the example Of the English
colonial system, to show how an equitable
and perfectly feasible system Of colonial
government and administration is at hand
for our adoption.
1t is true that the English plan would
make such men as Otis impossible in Ma
Mia, and if honestly applied would deprive
the friends of the National Administration
who are enriching themselves by SNUG
Cling and looting, of all opportunity to
carry on their various enterprises. 1t
would also insure local immunity from
control of colonial affairs by elements
dominating the Governor General of the
Philippines, for example, under a deal
having reference to votes in elections in
the States. But, as far as one can see,
unless resort is had to the English colon
ial system. and our own is taken entirely
out of politics. the result can be nothing
short Of hopeless failure and national
shame
The evening times., 1899-10-03

Our esteemed contemporary the New
York Herald" today presents Benjamin
Harrison. the great American refrigerator
as guilty of humor. If true. the story will
astonish friends of the former President
Speaking of the Venezuela award which
is likely to be promulgated soon. a Her
AID special from Paris says: Mr.. Wig
maud, Secretary Of the American Embassy
who called upon Mr.. Harrison, said that
the latter's argument was very much ap
preciated by the court To this Mr.. Har-
rison replied "A dinner accompanied by
Blanks royal champagne extra dry is COM
plete. See that you have it,
The evening times., 1899-10-03
An Unfair Reflection.

tFTom the han-as J1ty StaF.l
The theory that President Diaz reconsdered his
purpose to visit the United States not on account
of the illness Of his wife, but because he did not
desire to offend the Central American and South
American republics that are unfrinedly to this
country, i reflection on the intelligence OF Pres
ident Diaz which is scarcely justified. As ally
the United States would bc worth more to Mexico
than all of The rest OF the Western Hemisphere
combined.
The evening times., 1899-10-03
A Mean Trick,
fFrom the Boston TrayeIIerN

(From the Boston Trayeller)
Henry she said. disconso!atey. lou rlidnt
give a birthday gift
by jove, that's so,'' said Henry. But you
see, you always look young that ] can't realize
you ever had birthdays"
Then she was happy, and he smiled the mcan
subtle smile OF who has saved money
The evening times., 1899-10-03

We are informed that the British Gov
ernment is placing large orders for timed
meat in Chicago and at other Western
points. II may be accepted as certainly
true that it will never reach the mouth Of
Tommy Atkins without first passing q
most rigid inspection. The lion will not
feed his cubs on carrion. and Eagan is not
commissary general for Her Majesty S
forces. American packers will save them
selves trouble and loss by paying strict
attention to these considerations.
The evening times., 1899-10-03
Practical Politics.

kFIDfE JuGgC.l
Mrs. Flynn-Is Alderman Clancy i.ic.,d 81 your
famiy2
Mrs. Grogan--He Is not. Befoor election ne
promised To git boy Patsy government j1t
and after election he directed me boy 10 a re-
cruiting office.
The evening times., 1899-10-03
CURRENT HUMOR.
Eager for business.

(From the Chicago News.
care you ready to face the tnemy?' shouted the
corporal at Calulet-
''Yis an riddy to deface thin, too.'' responded
the Irish volunteer
The evening times., 1899-10-03
DEATH IN A FOOTBALL RUSH.
A Player on n College Team FATAL,
Injured.

Injured.
POUGHKEEPSIE, y. V. Oct. 3-E l.
Cowden. an Eastman College student from
Texas. boarding on Fall XIII Place. died
yesterday from peritonitis produced from
injuries received while playing football last
Wednesday. Cowden played on the East
man team in match with the High
Schools eleven. and got mixed up in a
rush which landed him on the ground
with other players on him. When he got
up he suffered from severe pains in the ab-
dOmen.
The evening times., 1899-10-03
Genuine Caution

(From the Cleveland Plain Dcaler)
'.tiave you any scruplos against entering sa-
loon?''
Only those OF i financial nature
The evening times., 1899-10-03
Worn Ont.

From the Detroit Free Press)
Il thought your guest invalid
1--WE thought so, too, but our climate gave her
so much energy that she kept US going from
morning till night
The evening times., 1899-10-03

In the summer of eighteen hundred and
ninety-eight, when the Spanish peace pro-
tocoI was constructed and before Ambas-
sador Cambon was introduced on the
scene, a certain deal was made Of which
Otis represents one of the leading fea
lures. II is a deal which Mr.. Mckinley
cannot carry out without serious conse-
quences. II will forever prevent any ac-
ceptance of our authority by the Tagal
rebels because il is designed to fasten
upon them system against which they
fought under Spain. off and on fer hun
dred years If the President does net re-
alize this now, he will after he has a talk
with Admiral Dewey. Then if Otis is not
removed and an able officer. Independent
of outside control or influence sent in his
place, there will be about as much trouble
in the country as the Administration will
care to tackle on the eve Of important eiec-
tions. II will not keep until they are safe
ly over,
The evening times., 1899-10-03
Eiiial Interest.

From the Ohio State Journalj
Mrs. Dcthetown- Poor. dear child. Are yuur
parents dead2
Terement Ta,nnie--I fink pap Is. Him an mar
WIZ ;,-fGhtin when left, an, gee, she wI7. /
doin' .'ing L him.
The evening times., 1899-10-03
A D;,npnoiptcd N.,

(Frorn the Chicago Record)
'.What sad look Twiggins always has -
'fes, for years he has wanted TO keep chickens
and his wife won't let him.
The evening times., 1899-10-03
OratoricaI Gep,u.

(From the Rochester Herald0
'tAnd is Rockford SO much Of an orator?"
'.Man, he could describe boarding house dried
beef supper in such language that your mouth
would water with DESIRE
The evening times., 1899-10-03

The amiabie Tsi An, Empress Dowager OF
China. has reached the conclusion that the
Emperor is reaching an age when it would
be inconvznient to have him longer around.
lest his friends might take it into thei,
heads to make trouble. She has, there
fore, decided TO dethrone him and put a
baby empsror in his place, as more COM
fortable arrangement for her regency.
The evening times., 1899-10-03

Brigadier General Fred. Grant at last has
had an opportunity TO smell Tagal powder
His brigade had Il brush with the rebels
yesterday, and be is reported as having di-
rected operations from the firing line. From
this we assume that the bad example OF
Otis has NOT injuriously affected the son OF
his great father.
The evening times., 1899-10-03
CIRCULATION STATEMENT.

THE TINES. in all its editions. Morning, Even
ing and Sunday viii be mailed to one address
ior FIFTY CENTS per month. Addresses changed
o. often as desired
The evening times., 1899-10-03

Communications intended for publication in
THE TINES must be tersely and plainly written,
and must in all cases be accompanied by the
name and address of the writer. Rejected COM
muncations viii not he preserved, and only man
uscripts OF obvious Importance will be returned
10 their authors.
The evening times., 1899-10-03

Readers OF THE TIMES who may at any time
be unable 10 procure copies of it at any news
stand % railroad station. or on railroad trains,
viii confer a favor upon the management by
Ecndiug 10 this Office information of the fact.
TUESDAY. OCTOBER 3. 1899.
The evening times., 1899-10-03

and the most reliable me fCiral opinion now held
Is that the gases absorbed by the blood under
such C nditions are quickly set free when nor
NAL pressure l. again restored, that they cannot
be Immediately got rid OF. but act emboh in
the blood vessels, especially of the brain and
sDinal cord.
A Philadelphia contractor who has recently
turned from the Sou,lan Tells of an interesting
fact connected with the building by the English
Of the new military railroad in that region says
the philadelphia Record" With every gang OF
forty or fifty men are assigned two harpers and i
flute player Music is furnished almost contnu-
ousIy and 30 long as the musicians PLAY the WORK
men-neariy all negrOes-do not seem To feel the
fatigue, and their movements conformd
nearly as possible TO the time 81 the music. As
general thing the player ge tIstd be e the Work
do To white man the melody produced
by these cheercrs Cf labor would not be inspiring,
for il . peculiarly p;aintive. The Africans how
ever. find the music great inspiration. and work
with ChesriUlnesS and despatch. The Philadel-
phian declares that the idea is ore well worth
considering. for il u we'll known :har cuIoFed Ii
borers ard stevedores along the river front will
work harder and faster if permitted 10 sing. As
i matter Of fact. singing among them i eucc.:r-
aged
The United states Department os AgricuIture
has recently called attention to the danger likely
70 arise from the indiscriminate Introduction OF
mammals and birds into countries where their
presence may be desired TO cxterminate other sD.-
cics. Thus very soon after the mongoose was in
troduced on the island ef jamaica to exterrniuate
The rats, it pveycd fcrcely upon birds as well.
with the result that the insect pests have rapidly
increased. Al present both Hawaii and Porto
Rico cverrun by the mengoose, and the de-
paFtmeBt realizes that there is great danger Of
its being brought to some OF Southern or
Western States, where il could 10 appalling
amount OF damage. While IL may seem an easy
matter 10 prevent the importation Of this partiea-
lar kind Of pest Ia legislative enactment. IL Is
very much difficult actually TO Keep IL out
sf the country, owing 10 the iSnorance iniffef-
renee OF the vast majority % the populayioH re-
,Jring the dangerous ard destructive results that
may follow the intiscriniuatc or -a.,v:scd aceli
ui& tizaiicn of the anima2
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-02-18
You talked with TirIe Rayf' he


asked
That WAS the name OF the servant who
had brought tine medicine from DIR Blank.
We told him we had questioned her
= | have Just received word that she
wants To make "A confession. Shu is out
side waiting To see me, the inspector said
&" Perhaps she was In the plot, l sug-
gested
Tho inspector dccided to have talk
with Or Blank. and he was brought into
the room As the doctor seated himself
facing Byrnes tho inspector turned to NE
and, glanoing at paper in his hand, said
George, tell this woman Tillie Ray that
sh.. may make oath 10 her confession In
case we should need her evidence
These words from the inspector acted
upon DIR. Blank Ike AN electric shock. He
suddenly sat bolt upright in his chair;
then the blood left his face. and he sank
back limp and belpless II was several
seconds before he could speak Under the
searching questioning of the inspector the
man. already thoroughly frightened,
broke down and confessed that he had put
strychnine in the CAPSULES of quinine and
Dovcr's powder that he had fixed up for
his grandmother He said that there was
enough poison in two Of them to kill, but
he had directed that she take three in
When the prisoner had finished his
story, the inspector ordered him locked
up, and then hRd the servant girl, Tillie
Ray brought into his office After much
weeping and Mysteries the girl said that
she was afruld she might bc blamed in
some way for thc death nf her iaio mistress
because she had lost DIR Blanks mctiicine
&" You lost its the Inspector asked
looking surprised and incrcduluus
- Yes, sir; iosr it in the strvt But
the doctor had tolu me- II Wh- only qui
nine and Do. or ) powders 81 | went IL
the drug store ON the corner, wh,r, Mrs
X had an account, ard bought some
more.
THE girl was questioned Mt length but
she did rot change he story aud { sisted
that the box taken away y thc coroner
would show whrrc tn capsule, wc-U pur
chased, and that MIR. --. the druggist
knew her and would confirm her state
ment that she had pury hnscd them at his
store between and 'clock i'm the Ht,cr
noon before the death of Mrs y IN
girl was frightened because it lml ,i
CURED To her that the medicine pre-
by DR. Blank might not have been gt..
nine and Dover's powder after all 81,
that failure to get the right mCtri
might have caused the death of hpr II.
trcss
IL went 10 see the druggist, ar '
membered the sale at once. He Ind Cd.
put up quinine and various slcepu.s
ders for Mrs X He knew Just thr
portions she was In the habit of I :.
and when her servant called for ca
of quinine and DoNer's powder b
fixed them up for her as he had dono
times before. The story of the girl
true, and the autopsy showed that
y. had died of natural causes
Louis Globe Democrat
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-02-18
Life In the Levant.

The oriental official chuckled gleefully
The iron boot had been placed on the
foot of the victim, and the royal minions
were scrcwing it tighter and tighter TO
'orce n confession from his lips.
"Aha'' merrily laughed the official
'Dost thou not feel almost persuaded to
.onfess that thou vert in a conspiracy to
poison the waters of the Golden Horn with
the contents of the vial which my faithful
officers found in thy pockets By the beard
of the prophet Screw tighter, men, for
he seems to be enjoying the whole affair"
why, you doddering old FOSSIL" cheer
fully replied the victim, that vial had
corn cure in it, and, as for your old fash
ionr,i iron boot here why, let me tell you
thai lived In England when the styles of
shoes changed from broad toes to pointed |
Screw away You bring to my memory u
hundred society dances in my native city
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-02-18
Just n Hint,

Father, asked Tommy the other day
why is it that the boy is said to be the
father of the MANI
Mr.. Tompkins had never given this
subject any thought and was hardly pre-
pared to answer offhand
''Why-why, he said stumblingly
Its so because it is, l suppose F."
We'll, said Tommy, since I'm your
father, IN going to give you ticket to u
theater and half crown besides. |
always said that II l was a father
wouldn't be SO stingy as the rest of them
are. Go in and have good time while
you're young l never had any chance
myself
MIR. Tompkins gazed in blank amaze
ment at Tommy. Slowly the signiticanc,
of the hint dawned upon him. Producing
the silver coin. he said;
Take it, Thomas, When You really 90
become n father, l hope it won't be y,
misfortune to have son who is smarter
than yourself '-Pearson's Weekly
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-02-18
PRESIDENT FAURE'S DEATH,

In the midst of riot, anarchy and
unrest it is perhaps unfortunate
that France should suffer the loss
of her chief executive. and yet the
dispatches from Paris indicate that
his demise may have the effect o.
bringing together the warning clc-
ments, or, at least, in the selection
of an executive who will add sta
bility to the government
President Faure represented the
last remnant of the Napoleonic
idea. He was a good man, but the
rabble did not respect him becnu G
his ideas, in their opinion, were
too exalted and savored toostroug-
ly of imperialism and mllllnrism.
The governments of the world al
ways respected him as an eXecu-
tive. AS man, perhaps his dying
words to his family will best tell
the story: II thank you all for
the affection you have shown me
as a husband and father, and pray
that you will forgive me for all |
may have ever said hastily
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-02-18

BEFORE he died the late Edward
Bellamy, author of Looking Back
ward. said to "A reporter: Here
in the east we consider Colorado
to be II place where nothing is pro
duced but mines. One industry,
of which we hear nothing lum
Der amounts TO great many hun
DIR d thousand dollars every year.
Then again we never hear much of
the agricultural Importance of the
sta e, About all we know of here
in the enst is that they raise some
big potatoes in Greeley .yet thore
is nothing in The line of food that
grows i'll the temperate zone that
Colorado can not produce in guam
titles sufficient for population
many times AS great as it is now
called upon to feed
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-02-18

The Sdli,lu Record is of the
opinion that Aguinaldo is n very
much abused young man; that the
newspapers in general are unfair
in their criticisms of this pretend
er. and that, as II matter of fact.
"Aggy' is ~ very clever diplo-
mat" Two editorials appear in
the last issue of the Record in de-
fense of the Filipino chief, and it
will no doubt be source of great
satisfaction to him to know that at
least one newspaper in the United
States recognizes his true charao-
ter and diplomatic ability.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-02-18


SOME weeks ago plans were be-
ing discussed for raising fund
sufficient to build a public fountain
for the town. The idea is entirely
commendable and should not be
passed up. Let such steps be tax
en- as will insure the completion of
the fountain by the time the water
works are accepted. The origina-
tors of the project will undoubte
ly have the cooperation of all pub
lie spirited citizens.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-02-18
Iunpproprinte.

Crimsonbeak-It doesn't seem exactly
right to call talk gas.
Ncast-Why notY
Because they say talk is
8 f,,p - Yonkers Statesman
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-02-18
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