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Iron County register., 1899-08-10
AN UNJUST CHARGE REFurED
NO EHtraEagance InduIged by 0cx
Omcers i'm Cuga-Great Contrast
with Former Spanish Rule.

Havana, Aug. 5.-Considerable conn
nent was caused here yesterday af-
ternocn by the publication of a dis
patch from the United States embody-
ing the charge made by a leading
New York newspaper that Gov.-Gen.
Brooke, Brig.-Gen. Ludlow, military
governor of Havana; Collector Tasker
Bliss and Maj. Davis, sanitary officer
at Havana, have been receiving extra
allowances out of the Cuban revenues
to maintain themselves in luxury. The
feeling among Americans in Havana is
that this charge is based upon a Sc
rious misaPprehension of the facts of
the case.
The suggestion of luxurious living
perplexes the Cubans, who are in a
position to contrast the democratic
way in which men holding the high
rank held by Generals Brooke andLud-
low conduct their establishments with
the prodigal habits of the old Spanish
regimes
AS to the charge that Gen. Brooke
has expended money in repairing the
palace, the Americans reply that this
old and historic structure had either
to be repaired and renovated or pulled
down, and consequently about $780,
OC0 has been expended on it. But, it
is pointed out, instead of being. as
heretofore, the private residepce of the
governor general, the palace is now
veritable network of public offices,
including one large wing devoted to
the mayor and municipal officials.
Gen. Brooke's private quarters are
unequal to what would be allowed
him at any station in the United
States. Aside from the official recep-
ton room, his apartments are only
modestIy furnished.
As to the governor generals car
riage and horses, the fact is, that the
necessary expenditure in this direc-
ton does not come out of the insular
funds, but is met by the United
States. Gen. Brooke's coachman Is
paid in the same way. AS the mem
bers of his staff, it is hardly to be ex-
pected that an official of Gen. Brooke's
military and administrative status
would pay his transportation ex-
peEses.
The same answer to the charge can
be made in the case of Gen. Ludlow,
who has only a few rooms, and is lit
orally surrouned with offices. He has
very few servants. Not many men of
equal rank and means in the United
States would be content with what
satisfies Gen. Ludlow
BTig.-Gen. Lee lives in a house
which he rents, and Gen. Leonard H.
Wood, the military governor of Ma
taDzas-Santa Clara and Santiago lives
most democratically.
As for Col Bliss and Maj. Davis,
army officers of their rank who hold
high administrative Office are put to
many expenses, specially in this most
expensive country, and the opinion is
generally expressed that it is only fair
to make them a reasonable allowance
to cover what is imposed upon them.
Iron County register., 1899-08-10
SELECTION OF SEED.
How Improved Varieties of Wheat
Are Being Bred by the Kansas
Agricultural College.

1t is common among corn raisers to
maintain or improve given variety by
selection of the seed. Ears showing de-
sirable characters are set aside ane
furnish seed for the succeeding crop.
Though not so convenient, this method
can be applied with equal success to the
selection of seed wheat. The expert
ment station of the Kansas state agri-
cultural college is endeavoring to breed
up improved varieties of wheat. There
is no reason why the simple method of
selection should not be applied by the
individual wheat raiser. We would ad-
wise the following procedure: Before
harvesting, the grower should go into
the wheat field and select number of
the most desirable heads. The basis of
selection depends upon the wishes of
the individual, but is carried on as in the
case of corn. Usually it will be upon
the basis of yield and quality. In this
case the heads selected should be large,
well-formed and with plump uniform
grains. The grain derived from these
heads should be grown upon a plot of
ground under the most favorable condi-
tions. The grain gathered from this
plat furnishes the seed for the third
year. But before harvesting a selection
of suitable heads should be made from
this for the next seed plot. In this way
the seed is each year imprived or at
least maintained atits present standard.
The size of the seed plot depends upon
the total area of wheat to be grown.
Furthermore the seed plot may be given
much more careful treatment than is
applicable to the field. 1t is best to have
the seed plot within the main field so as
to be entirely surrounded by wheat
This lessons the loss from grasshoppers
and other insects, and gives the plants
better rotection.-Farmers' Review.
Iron County register., 1899-08-10

wELLPLANNEp GRANARY.

feet of siding, flooring, etc. \ fraction
less than four squares of roof is re-
quired. If anyone may desire it, can
give exact bills of lumber and method OF
construction, etc. 1t viii cost about s6O
to SIS, and can be constructed by any
one of ordinary ability, as 1 built my
own. Size, 12xe4, height, eight feet to
square The foundation is building
blockpillars eight in number, with floor
of granary about on level with ordinary
height wagon bed bottom, making it
easy to load and unload. All siding,
flooring, ETC., is good quality southern
pine, which is said to be mouse and rat
proof. Roof, galvanized steele. z
Wagner, in Ohio Farmer
Iron County register., 1899-08-10
me R.ft1e rfera Rnnfe.

The Veterans of sixty-one and five and
their friends, who are going to attend the
S3rd G. A. r. Annual Encampment at Phila-
delphia In September, could not select bet
ter nor more historic route than the Big
-Four, Chesapeake & Ohio, with splendid
service from Chicago, Peoria and st. Louis
on the Big Four, all connecting at Indian
apolis or Cincinnati and thence over the
Picturesque Chesapeake & Ohio along the
Ohio river to Huntington, West Va, thence
through the foothills of the Alleghanies,
over the Mountains, through the famous
Springs Region of Virginia to Staunton,
Va. between which point and Washington
are many of the most prominent Battle
fields: Waynesboro, Gordonsville, Cedar
Mountain, Rappahannoek, Kettle Run,
Manassas, Bull Run, Fairfax, and a score OF
others nearly as prominent. Washington in
next, and thence via the Pennsylvania Line
direct to Philadelphia. There win be three
rates In effect for this business: lst. Contin-
uous passage. with no stop-over privilege;
2nd- Going and coming same route with one
stop-over in each direction; Sd. Circuitous
route, going one way and back another with
one stop-oyer In each direction. For full
information as to Routes, Rates, ETC., ad-
dress J. c. Tucker, G. n. A., 224 Clark ST.,
Chicago.
Iron County register., 1899-08-10
IN DEBT.

An Indiana editor publishes the
names of delinquent subscribers and
appends brief biographies.
Russian photographers have a
strange way of Furnishing those who,
having received their photo, do not pay
their bills They hang the pictures of
the delinquents upside down at the
entrances of their studios.
A mortgage of 100000 on tiny
town lot is rarely recorded in real es-
tate annals. The city of San Jose, Cal.
has within its limits little patch Of
ground which has actually borne an in
cumbrance of these stupendous pro-
portions.
Iron County register., 1899-08-10
CORN FOR FODDER.
If Really Profitable Results Are
to Be Secured.

When corn is at its best. the glazing
stage, it has value of say 100 per cent.
IS per cent. of this will be in the ear
and 55 per cent. will be in the stock and
leaves. OF the 55 per cent. in the stalk
and leaves. 60 per cent Will be in the
stalk below the ear, which will be SO per
cent. of the whole value. The feeding
value of the ear is mostly in starch, in
the stalk it is in the form of sugar.
From the glazing stage to full curing
the changes in the stalk are all against
the feeder, for while the sugar is all di-
gestible. in the ripening and curing
process it gradually changes TO starch
and woody fiber, and becomes less and
less digestible. and thus loses much OF
its feeding value. While the stalk al
its best was filed with sweet juice, that
fully cured, found in the rick or shock.
has not a trace of sweetness left. but
has changed to wood or been washed
out; hence we see how important it is
that corn fodder be cut at the proper
time and handled in the proper way &c
secure the very best returns. Upon this
point experiments conducted at the
Oklahoma station showed that corn fod-
der left in the fields until required for
feeding purposes loses much of its feed
ing value, but how large a proportion is
not often considered by large number
of farmers. The results of these tests
showed a considerable reduction in the
feeding value Of the corn stover, equal
in the opinion of those who conducted
the tests to fully one-fourth of its orig
inal worth, with a corresponding in
crease in the crude fiber which is the
least valuable part of the corn.-Prai-
rio
Iron County register., 1899-08-10
All Extra Work Countn.

1t is always the extra work required
to produce the best that pays on the
farm. In this. however, it is only the
rule which holds good everywhere else.
The world is full of slipshod, lazy work
ers-men who really do not want to
do any work, but who under compul-
sion do just as little as they can and
still pass. Thousands of farmers OBJ
ject to certain crops, because to work
on them is very disagreeable. What
they want is the crop that is most easily
grown. Such crops are always low in
price, precisely because of this habit
of human nature to seek the easiest
jobs, forgetting that precisely because
they are easy jobs they are always over
crowded with applicants. - American
Cultivator.
Iron County register., 1899-08-10
JUAN IsIDRo JIMINEZ TALKS.
Denies Participation in the killing
of Heureaux-Seeks Friendship
with the United States.

Havana, Aug. 5.-Gen. Juan Isidro
JimineZ, when his attention was called
yesterday to a cable summary of an
alleged declaration made by him here
recently and published in the United
States to the effect that he was about
to proceed to the United States to or
ganize an expedition against the ex-
listing government of San Domingo,
replied that he had not made the
statement attributed to him. He went
on to say that it was quite un-
necessary for him to proclaim himself
hostile TO the present government, as
it could not possibly last beyond the
18th of this month.
II did hear" he continued, that
HeureauN was sending men to Cuba
to kill me. but knew nothing what
ever regarding the plot to kill him.
/ had no connection with Ramon
CaceTas, who did the shooting.
II do not believe that the United
States viii interfere with my govern
ment in San Domingo. which will lie
a government peaceful and helpful to
all, for the United States did not in
terfere with the government of Heu-
TS1GA. WIZ IObOCu lOT
ii years"
Gen. Jiminez admits that he has
often been to the United States in
cognitio, but says he has not had in
terviews with official persons. He con-
siders that there is no need of
promoting expeditions to land in San
Domingo, as there already are thou
sand men waiting for him, force
which he knew was quite sufficient for
his purpose.
Referring to the future relations of
San Domingo with the United States,
he expressed a desire to be on friendly
terms with Washington, and said he
could count upon American sympathy.
Gomez he referred to as esteemed by
all classes of Dominicans, but not
sought for as president"
The people of San Domingo, he de-
clared, are impetuous, and are urging
him to come to them at once, but for
a time he prefers delay, as leach day
is worth battle won.'
Iron County register., 1899-08-10
Why the Bees swarm

Bees swarm because they lack room
in the hive The old queen and the
workers leave and give up the hive to
the younger bees. TO prevent swarm
ing add more space at the top. so that
the workers can be provided with stor-
age rocm- 1t is better to have one
strong colony than two weak ones, as
the bees can then more easily protect
themselves against enemies when they
are numerous. At this season the bees
can find plenty of honey plants, but
later on they are compelled to travel to
greater distances. and many are thus
destroyed, for which reason the colony
should be strong.
Iron County register., 1899-08-10
PoorIy-Fattened Poultry.

1t is impossible to walk through the
markets az any time without seeing
large quantities of extremely poor tur-
KEYS. fowl and chickens. Ii is seldom
that one sees poorly fattened hog in
the market. Ii 1T pays TO stuff with
corn hog that won't net his feeder five
cents pound dressed, why isn't it good
business sense to use some of that corn
to fattea bird that win bring twice as
much per pound? Win the same corn
axe tvice 2s many pounds of pork as
poultry? If rot. il would seem wiser to
~. he eo-n where il VIII do the most
c2oo--EE.Cral NeT Yorker.
Iron County register., 1899-08-10
Golf an Old Game.

The new fashionable game of golf
was put down by an ac1 of parliament
in Scotland in 14s1 as a nuisance. Then
fines were inflicted on people who were
round guilty of playing the game, for
1t interfered with the practice of arch
cry, as men preferred welding the
club to pulling the bow
Iron County register., 1899-08-10
G-o.ns Rome for LAYERS.

The use of ground bone in the poul-
uy yard should be encouraged. With
ground bone in reach of the poultry.
there is no danger of the egg-eating
habit assuming large proportions. and
il is doubtful If the habit will be prac-
ticed at all, where ground bone is ac-
cessible. We have noticed that when
the fowls are thus supplied they even
lose their liking for broken egg shells.
which is certainly an indication that
ground bone IS effectiTe.-F&rmers' Re
view.
Iron County register., 1899-08-10
WHEN DRESSING FOWLS.
How to Pick the Feathers and Keep
Them Perfectly Clean in the
Laborious Operation.

Theaccompanying illustration shows
one of the cleanest and most conven-
lent ways to pick the feathers from a
fowl and keep them clean in the opera
tion. \ barrel has a hole made in one
side, as shown, and below it is tackled
leather lip or spout The dotted line
shows the position inside of two sup
Iron County register., 1899-08-10
HANDY FARM GRANARY.
1t VIII Cost Not More Than S75. and
Can BE Constructed by Any
Intelligent Farmer.

send you brief sketch and descrip-
ton of a granary l recently construct
ed. While it is not original with me,
yet it may be new in some localities.
The frame requires about 1.50O feet of
rough lumber and about 1900 to 1,400
Iron County register., 1899-08-10
Granted a Concession.

Berlin, Aug. 5.-A dispatch to the
National Zeitung from Corea SAYS the
government of that country has grant
ed a concession to a German syndicate
10 build railroad from Seoul, the cap
ital, to Gensan, in Broughton bay, ON
the west coast of Corea.
Iron County register., 1899-08-10
Out.

Caller-I have here several bills which
are long overdue and
Harduppe (desperately)-I am sorry to
say that our cashier is out to-day.
''Oh, well, II doesn't make much differ
ence; I'll call and pay them at some fu-
ture date Good day, sir. ir."-Philadelphia
Record.
Iron County register., 1899-08-10
A SLOPPY announcement.

a Kansas printer In making up the forms
one day in hurry got marriage and gro
GERS notice mixed up so they read as fol-
lows: John Smith and Ida Quay were
united in the bonds of holy sauerkraut which
will be sold by the quart or barrel. Mr..
Smith is an esteemed Goldfish at ten cents;
while the bride has nice pigs feet to dis
play."-Miehigan Lyre.
Iron County register., 1899-08-10
Taken at Her Word.

'fMrs F. J. ellington Gigs is awfully
mad at the newspapers; she says they treat
ed her so shabbily."
did they? Such a prominent society
woman, too."
Yes; she told them they must not say
anything about her reception, and they
didn't t.;-Philadelphia Bulletin.
Iron County register., 1899-08-10

New York, Aug. 5.-Vice-President
Hobart aft Long Branch yesterday
at $3.50 for Lake Champlain. for ten
days' visit to President Mckinley. The
vice-president appeared to be in good
health when he left
Iron County register., 1899-08-10
rh.Former Ch,ef Justice OF Samoa.

Colorado Springs, Col, Aug. .5.-Chiet
Justice W. L Chambers of the Sa-
moan islands and family arrived at the
Springs yesterday. They will remain
here as the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. j.
C. Connor until Sunday nighs, when
they will leave for Washington, ID. C.
Iron County register., 1899-08-10
Porous Plaster.

"What are the holes for?'' asked little
Edna, looking at the porous plaster that
her mother was preparing TO adjust on
Nilie's back. Its funny you don't know
that, SIS" interposed Willie. They're to
let the pain out, of course. Boston Trav-
eler.
Iron County register., 1899-08-10

Thousands of men are making good wages
in the harvest fields of Minnesota, North
and South Dakota. There is room for thou
sands more. Half rates via the Great North
ern Railway from St. Paul. Write Max
Bass, 90 South Clark Street, Chicago, Ill.
Iron County register., 1899-08-10
Ladies Can Wear shoe.

One size smaller after using Aliens Foot
Ease, powder for the feet. 1t makes tight
or new shoes easy. Cures swollen, hot,
sweating, aching feet, ingrowing nails, corns
and bunions. At all druggists and shoe
stores. 25c- Trial package FREE by mail.
Address Allen S. Olmsted, LIE Roy, n. Y.
Iron County register., 1899-08-10
where Were the Authorities.

Pana, Ill.,, Aug. 5.-Three negroes
who arrived here yesterday were SET
upon by sympathizers of union miners,
Melted with stones and driven out ot
the town. One of the negroes VIZ
badly injured.
Iron County register., 1899-08-10
Lanes Family Medicine.

Moves the bowels each day. In order to
be healthy this is necessary. Acts gently on
the liver and kidneys. Cures sick head
ache. Price 25 and Soc.
Iron County register., 1899-08-10

"How:" Harry-''To show her how little
he cared for it, be spent every cent she
had"-Answers.
Iron County register., 1899-08-10

eve gave your Teethina (Teething Pow
ders) to our little grandchiid with the hap
piest results. The effects were almost
magical and certainly more satisfactory than
anything we ever used
Iron County register., 1899-08-10

williams-tT understand you moved
your family last week" Jackson-."Ye
our servant girl didn't ike the location We
| were columbus Journal.
Iron County register., 1899-08-10

The Best Prescription for ChilIs
and Fever is a bottle of GROVES TAsTELEss
CHILL Tonic. tits simply iron and quinine in
atasteless form. No cure-no pay. Price, soc.
Iron County register., 1899-08-10

We have often wondered that women do
not have their kitchen dresses made as low
necked as their party dresses. 1t would GER
tainly be cooler in working over hot stove
-Atchison Globe
Iron County register., 1899-08-10
The Common Fate.

Like everybody else the sea waves arrive
at the shore in great style, but they go away
broke.-Philadelph Record.
Iron County register., 1899-08-10

High ideals are perhaps responsible for as
much pessimism as are torpid livers, on the
whole.-Detroit Journal.
Iron County register., 1899-08-10

Piso's Cure for Consumption relieves the
most obstinate coughs.--Rev. d. Buch'
Iron County register., 1899-08-10

To Cure q Cold In One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. An
druggists refund money if e fails to cure. 25c.
Iron County register., 1899-08-10
Halls Catarrh Cure
stitutiopal C,,re Price 75c

a quarrelsome man is always q petty
man.-Atchison Globe.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-01-28
A. s. TRUDE FOR GOVERNOR.

The eloquent. the chivalrous and the
popular Alfred =. Trudc has an excel.
lent chance of becoming the next Gov
ernor Of Illinois.
He can rally to his support the united
Democracy of Chicago, and his thick
and thin loyalty to his party gives him
a claim which Is joyfully admitted Ivy
all of the leaders and workers.
Mayor Harrison. 1t Is believed. would
rather he Mayor than Governor, and
he is known to be personally friendly
to Mr.. Trudc's already rising boom for
the Illinois chief cXecutiveslip.
In the course of lifetime devoted
to ardous pursuit of the duties attend.
ant upon u great law practice. Mr..
Trudc has amassed an immense for.
tune.
Lettercd and learned and placed be-
yond the reach or suspicion of any
temptation. he would indeed make u
model Governor.
His election. which would undoubt.
edly follow his nomination. would
round off Ia a fitting manner a career
full of honor and of devotion to the in.
terests of others.
With Alfred =. Trude as its candi.
date for Governor. the Democracy of
Illinois would face the world in 1000
united and confident.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-01-28
GAS TRUST FIGURES.

To show the way that the people of
Chicago are robbed by the Gas Trust a
few figures may be given. showing the
value of the plant. its enormous capital
izatiou and the amount the people have
to make up to help the robbers out.
The Trust owns t,3OO miles of mains.
which. with the service pipes from the
street to the house and the meters.
average Il cost. at present prices, of
$1,000 per mile of main, or total of
Slo.4OO.OOO.
Able real estate experts have valued
the various pieces of land of the Trust
AT SASKATOON.
The sum of si.jOO.OoO. according to
experts. may he allowed for the manu-
featuring plant. or a total value of SIT.
I5o.Op invested in Trust property
This figure would entirely duplicate
the whole system and plant owned by
the Trust whereas. two-thirds Of the
street mains of the Trust are over ten
years old and are corrcspondingly de-
prcciatcd.
Now. as to the capital" of the octo-
| pus. The most experienced engineers
| in the country consider that to- build u
big gas plant there ought to he So of
capital for every 1000 feet sold. Even
an allowance of 50 capital per thousand
feet would mean only sl6.oOO.OOU total
| capital. But this Chicago Trust has
ont S2i.3i6.00O of bonds. paying on the
average ~, per cent. and S2j.00O.OOn
| of Trust certificates. whose dividends
are such rs to make the crtiiica,es usu.
ally worth S,j.OOO.OOO.
Thirty million dollars. which Is the
| difference between Slj.OOO,OOO. the
uuD. the market value of the securities.
| represents the water" in these com.
| panicS.
In other words. all of the stock and
| onc-half of the bonds represent no
| cash investment oyer and above de.
| probation. hut merely the capiializa.
| ton of 30 cents or more of overchargc
| which the consumers consent to pay.
and which the city allows the Gas
| Trust to retain.
| That Is to say. the capitalization. In
excess of the cost of duplication. rep.
rescnts the monopoly value. which In.
heres In the franchise.
This value is entirely due to the pres.
ence of the community and increases
as the community grows in wealth and
population.
by this process of flnanciering the
public Is compelled to pay to u private
corporation not merely u profit on the
necessary capital invested. but also n
dividend on the value of right of way.
In public streets. which belongs. not Ia
the corporation. but to the people them.
selves.
How long will the people tolerate
this unpatriotic. damnable and mex.
cusable robberyg
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-01-28
THE FACTS ARE COMING OUT.

Little by lltcic the facts attending
the passage of the gas consolidation
and frontage bills by bribery are be-
coming known.
Some moths ago, a well-knOwn men,
Der of the Senatorial syndicate which
handled part of the gas Cuisines got
glOriOusly drunk In a downtown re-
sort.
Whlle drunk the party with whom he
was carousing was Joined by man
who lives IN the Senator's district. To
him the Senator addressed himself,
asking him why he was against the
Senators denomination. The man said
he was against the Senator'S renomna.
ton because the Senator was not
straight; that his vote for the Gas
Trust measure proved II. ThereupOn
the senator became lachrymosc. As
the globules Of crystallZed boOze
rolled down his cheeks he gave many
things away. He was an innocent
chump he said on the gas deal. He had
been gotten into the matter by well.
known corporation attorney. who spent
some time al Springfield directing the
fight for the gas measure, ana another
man who had gotten him into 1t was a
well-known political leader. He had
handled some ''coln'' himself. but 1t
was 10 give 10 some poor members who
needed II, and he was performing an
act Of charity In handing them the
dough" etc.
In n maudlin manner the Senator con-
tlnued, mentioning names with the