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The Globe-republican., 1899-10-19

Stock Killed by Nitrate Of Soda.-It
should be remembered that nitrate OF
soda is not SO beneficial for stock as
it is for soil. Every little while some
farmer. either through ignorance Or
carelessness. leaves nitrate Of soda
around, or sacks which have contained
it accessible to cattle or other stock.
These. not recognizing its difference
from common salt, lick or eat 1t and
as a result either die or get very sick.
In case of poisoning from this chem
ical, the administration of infusions
of coffee and alcohol and irritant
oysters is recommended by govern
ment veterinarians.
The Globe-republican., 1899-10-19
Ono View Of Hog Choler,.

Nebraska Farmer says: Perhaps the
chief safety valve to the hog-raising
business. after all, is found in what is
popularity known as hog cholera, by
which We mean to include all hogs
that die from any disease whatever.
That men should have an ambition to
overcome and wipe out of existence all
diseases that hogs are heir to is surely
a good thing to contemplate; but that
We could wish them actually to sue
coed in SO doing, while all other con-
ditions remain substantially as now,
is not quite so certain. One thing is
perfectly obvious to all at this stage
of our progress with diseases in swine.
and that is. in no part Of the country
where hogs are raised in any numbers,
and fed on grass and grain rations.
are they free from raids of so-called
hog cholera. The loss Of a herd of
hogs is certainly q severe one to the
owner, but when these losses are legion
and are distributed over large area
Of country the effect can hardly be
other than salutary one upon pork
making in general. That we are grow
ing hogs in adequate numbers to meet
every demand of the day, and this.
too, in the face of and in spite Of the
continued prevalence Of the disease.
makes us wonder what would be the
result If we were deprived of q posi-
bility of its presence.
The Globe-republican., 1899-10-19

The Tripod of Agriculture-The
presence of nitrogen, potash and phos-
phoric acid is what gives commercial
value to fertilizer or manure. The
only manurial materials that farmer
can afford to buy at prices demanded
for fertilizers are these three most nee
essary, most precious and most easily
exhausted elements Of plant growth
the tripod OF agriculture. as DR.. Ked-
zie Of the Michigan Agricultural Col
lege says. In the absence of any one Of
these three materials no plant can
grow to perfection, and il the supply OF
them is below the needs of any given
plant, that deficiency limits the crop
proportionately. However abundant
all the other elements of plant life,
nothing will make up for the lack of
any one Of these three substances.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-07

RECEPTION TO DEWEY WILL Be
WITHOUT PARALLEL
The Wslcoas % BE Accorded the
Hero Of Manila Bay Will He the
Greatest Ever Extended to Any Man
By This Nation. t,fl' =

New York has been the scene OF many
notable demonstrations, but they will all
pale into insigniGcance when compared
with the coming celebration in honor Of
the return OF Admiral Dewey from his
victorious conquest In the far East. The
welcome to be accorded the hero of Ma
Mia bay will be the greatest ever extend
ed to any man In the history Of this
country. The great triumphal homecom-
ings Of the Roman conduerors will be as
nothing compared to the reception TO be
given this quiet American citizen, whose
name Is epshrined in the hearts of his fel-
low countrymen.
The decorations will be the most elab-
crate that New York has ever seen or will
probably see for generations to come. Ev-
cry decorating establishment In the city
IL overwhelmed with orders for work for
the occasion. 1t is estimated that no less
than $6,0OO,OO0 will be expended for dec
orations by day, Nominations by night
and festivities in general. Some firms
will expend as high as $4,000 for deco
rating, while about every dwelling in all
the boroughs will be draped in the nation
al colors or some other ornamentation.
The great demand for bunting has sent
the price up 20 per cent, and has kept
the mills down East unusually busy turn
ing out the cloth. The makers OF flags
are running night and day in order to
supply the demand.
Dewey day will be a veritable Fourth
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-07

mission to any person or freight from
that port.
Owing to one death by yellow fever In
New Orleans and two other cases declar-
ed there, Mobile city authorities proclaim
ed a quarantine against persons, baggage
and freight from New Orleans entering
Mobile County. Quarantine is also pro-
claimed against Key West. Owing to
the yellow fever at Key West, the Navy
Department has decided to withdraw the
force at the naval station there. The
army garrison will go to Fort McPher-
son, Ga.
The Indiana State Board Of Health re-
ceived a report of the death Of man in
Knox County from yellow fever. The
man had lately returned from Cuba. The
case is pronounced certainly yellow fever,
the patient having all the symptoms,
even to turning yellow and having the
black vomit. Doctors say there would be
no danger whatever of the spread of yell
how fever in this latitude If the disease
were introduced
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-07

Teanessss Mob Attacks useting r1aos
and Kills . roung woman,
Wednesday night six Mormon elders
were conducting q meeting in Z, school
house at Pine Bluff, Stewart County.
Tenn, when the building was stormed
by a mob Of over 100 men. Eggs and
rocks were thrown through the windows.
Those present lied In a panic to save
their lives, as bullets commenced to strike
the building thick and fast. Elders HI
ram Olson and III. G. Petty left the build
Ing to escape. Miss May Harden, pop
ular young woman Of the place.. walked
between the elders with view OF check
ing the work Of the mob While the
trio passed down the road shots were
fred from ambnsh. The woman was hit
and almost instantly killed. Her brothers
secured bloodhounds and placed them on
the trail Of the assassins. Barton Vinson,
a prominent young farmer and superin-
tendent Of Sunday school, was lying In
wait for the elders and the girls broth
ers became convinced he had fred the
shot which killed their sister,. Vinson
wrote out a confession, stating he had
killed the girl, but that It was an acct
dent. Shortly after the confession the
bloodhounds trAiled to his home and were
called of to prevent their tearing the man
to pieces. Vinson turned, picked up q
knife and cut his throat. His family and
the officers posse witnessed the suicide.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-07

to give onesto every man, woman and
child in New York. The building of the
arches, stands, ETC., is giving work to
thousands Of carpenters and laborers,
while the work of putting up the decora-
tions will give employment to thousands
more. The greatest crowd that New
York has ever entertained will be there
from all parts Of the country to enrich
the Golfers Of the hotel and business
men. Altogether Dewey day will he a
great boon for the metropolis.
AS Dewey makes his triumphal entry
into the city millions Of tiny pieces Of
red, white and blue paper, known as con-
fetti, will be showered. upon him. This
feature is new to Eastern cities, but the
custom Is followed at the Mardi Gras in
New Orleans and the Venice carnivals.
Millions of these pieces are being turned
out and Dewey's path bids fair to be car
peted with the beloved red, white and
hlua
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-07
State Items of Interest.

Jerry White Of Port Huron was killed
by thugs in Cleveland, Ohio.
More than three miles Of water mains
will be laid in jackson this summer,
Bees are said to be playing havoc with
the grape crop in central Michigan.
Robert Stoll was killed by the caving
In of a sewer trench at Grand Rapids.
South Haven's city treasurer has col
iected $4,000 Of the $4,000 Of the tax
roll of 1899.
Labor Commissioner Cox has ANNOUNCE
Governor next year.
VIM. Il. Erdman, laborer at Ann Ar
Dor, fell from the roof Of house and
was instantly killed.
The Ailegan County Agricultural So
ciety announces that the county fair win
be held from Oct. 3 to 6, inclusive. w.
]. Bryan will be invited to attend one
day.
Five members Of Gilbert Burdick's
family, at Berrien Springs, were poi
soned by drinking buttermilk. They will
recover.
VIM. NJ. Beverly of Jackson attempted
to board Lake Shore train when pulling
out of the depot at stiff speed, and was
quite badly injured.
@. b. Cooper, a contractor at Muske-
gon, was seriously injured by the break
ing OF a scaffold on which he was stand
ing. He fell fourteen feet
Hereafter all tramps arrested in the
copper country viii be put TO work on the
roads. 1t Is expected that this measure
viii rid that district Of hoboes
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-07
When You Ride in an Elevator.

The modern, Quick-moving elevator,
when 1t sinks suddenly. gives many
persons an unpleasant, qualmish feel
ing, says a writer in the Boston Jour
nal. ~ -
Into a well-filled elevator in big
shopping store the other day, two womr
en- stepped from one of the floors.
do YOU know" said one of them, to
the other, that If you hold your breath
going down in an elevator you don't
have that unpleasant feeling; you don't
feel II ut ALL"
OF course, no one in the elevator lis
tened Intentionally, but no one could
help hearing what she said. Converse
ton instantly ceased and every one
drew long breath. The elevator shot
downward in silence. Ground fioorw
said rhe elevator man, rs he drew back
the door, and the women streamed out
from the car upon the floor, talking
gayly; and there was one, at least,
who said the plan was really effective.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-07

of July, If fireworks can make it so. The
toy stores are clamoring for Dewey can
non, Dewey crackers and Dewey every
thing else. Young America intends to
celebrate as never before, for George
Dewey has no more ardent admirer than
the small boy. The wholesale dealers in
frecrackers now regret that they did not
foresee this big demand for their goods
and lay in a bigger supply, as they will
apparently run short Of the demand.
Another branch of industry that is
reaping a harvest through the celebration
are the photographers and others who
print and paint portraits of the admiral.
Thousands and thousands of likenesses
are being run off, enough, it would seem,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-07
Insunc Geniuses.

There Is some relation between ex-
traordinary activity of mind and in
sanity. Geniuses are apt to exhibit
symptoms Of mental alienation, and,
singular to relate, their children are
usually inferior to those Of average
men.
For instance. Cromwell was hypo-
chondriac, and had visions; Dean Swift
inherited insanity, and was himself
not little mad; Shelley was called by
his friends mad Shelley" Charles
Lamb went crazy; Johnson was anoth-
er hypOchondriac; Coleridge was a
morbid maniac; Milton was M a NOR
bid turn Of mind, nearly approaching
insanity-modern ideas asto hades are
largely formed on the description
evolved by his diseased Imagination,
and Byron said he was visited by
ghosts. R,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-07

The truce and treaty we're not concluded.
The drst blow was struck by the ipeurgenfo-
Our kindness was rectprocated With cruelty.
our mercy with haussr. The nag q tr 1s.s
soldiers were shot down when Numbering
to wounded Filiplnos. Our humanity was
Interpreted as weakness, our forbearance to
cowardice. They assailed our sovereignty
and there should be no parley, no pause unf
til the lnsurreetion 10 suppressed and Amer
lean authority acknowledged and estab-
lished.
The misguided followers In rebellion have
leaders who have needlessly sacrificed the
lives OF thousands OF their people ut the
cost Of some OF our best blood. for the graft
hcation OF their own ambitious designs, !
will, leave to others the ungracious task OF
euiogy.
Every one Of the noble men. regulars and
volunteers, soldiers or seamen, who thus
Agnaily served their country In It's extrem-
ity, deserves the special recognition OF Con-
gress, and II Will be to me an unfeigned
pleasure to recommend for each Of them
special medal of honor. While we give you
hail and greeting from overlooking hearts,
we do not forget the brave men who re-
main and those who have gone forward TO
take your pieces and those other brave men
who have so promptly volunteered, crowd
Ing each other to go. to the front, to carry
forward to successful completion the work
you so nobly begun.
and munitions, II required for the speedy
suppression OF the rebellion, the establish
ment of peace and tranquility. and gov
eminent under the undsputed sovereignty
OF the United States-a government which
will do justice to all and at once encourage
the best efforts and aspirations OF these
distant people and the highest development
Of their rich and fertile lands
The government to which you gave y0ur
loyalty welcomes you to your homes. With
no blot or stain upon your record. the story
Of your unselfsh services to country and to
civilization will be to the men who take
your places at the front and on the firing
line, and to future generations. an example
of patriotism and an inspiration TO duty.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-07
AmeIia,s Discontinue.

amelia says that Georges proposal
was the most provoking thing she ever
encountered"
How so?'
"Why, just as soon as he had asked
her to be his wife he went right on
and said, Il know this is so sudden"
"And what did Amelia sayT'
"Say! Why, she couldn't say thing.
He had just said himself the only thing
she was prepared to say"
well, what did she do?'
"She said, Why, it isn't so awfully
sudden and then fell on his neck
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-07
TwO's COmpany.

Unless the Chicago Tribune is guilty
of creating the Rev. DR.. Fourthly out
of whole cloth-not minlsterial-he Is
the only absent-minded gentleman who
has ever been able to suggest remedy
for his own ailment.
You are so preoccupied sometimes"
said Mrs. Fourthly, that l don't feel
safe in letting you go out alone"
THAT is to say, my dear" replied the
Rev. DR.. Fourthly, with benevolent
smile, when my mind wanders, as II
does occasionally, somebody ought to
go along with It."
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-07
EXPLOITING COUNTRIES.
Annual
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The cotton duck trust will soon be In
the swim.
1t may be some time before they are
known as the Yaquiet.
France can loose Patty dc Clam, but
relentless fate won't let her lose him.
In perfecting its organization, the win
dow glass trust will take all the panes
possible.
A Philadelphia man proposes to man
ufacture ice at 40 cents per ton. This
Is enough to make the trust SILVER.
Hetty Green's new suit cost more than
Russell Sage's, but then Hetty's was a
lawsuit.-Pittsburg Telegraph.
Manila's Fourth seems to have been
very creditable, considering that IL was
Manila's frst.-Kansas City Journal.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-07
GREEN GOODS MEN
Trying to Work Their Game on Cuban
and Porto Ricaus.

Green goods men have broken into Cuba
and Porto Rico. For the past week or
two these new possessions have been
flooded with the a!luring circulars of the
men who wish to sell bad money for good
to gulible citizens who hope to get rich
without working or saving. The officials
OF the secret service have pounced upon
several of the green goods circulars and
are now shadowing the men suspected Of
sending them out
Allentown, Pa, seems to be the work.
ing headquarters OF the gang who are
now invading the West Indies, or at any
rate that town is the place of delivery
mentioned in the circulars. The "come-
ons" are to fetch their good money to
Allentown and arc there to get their boz
gus bank notes in exchange.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-07
WORLD SHORT OF WHEAT.
Hungarian Ministry Says the De IN and
Will Exceed the supply.

The Hungarian ministry OF agriculture
has issued its annual estimates Of the
worlds harvest. This points to a con-
deficiency. While the stocks re-
naming from last year are much smaller
than was generally supposed, the wheat
yield is 110,000,0O0 hectoliters below last
years yield and about "a 100000 short Of
the entire worlds demand.
The estimated yield of rye is 100000
less than that Of last year, of barley 3d.
100000 less and of oats 35,000,000 less.
The total deficiency in all cereals is about
90 100000 hectolters.
Following are the estimates Of the
wheat harvest in millions of hectoliters:
IMPORTING COUNTRIES.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-07
Leaps Into Lake st. Clair.

Mary Ann Carr Port Huron young
woman, leaped from the rail Of the
steamer Darius Cole into Lake st. Clair
and was drowned before the steamer
could be put about and boats lowered.
The young woman was en- route to De
troit in charge of an officer, having been
arrested for theft of $50. She had acted
refractorily on the trip down.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-07
Edge" am lmpossibility.


One Of the difficult problems In prac-
teal mechanics is to make straight
edge" How difficult it is may be judg-
ed from an incident which occurred in
the shops Of ]. A. Brashear, the astron-
omical instrument maker. A customer
asked Mr.. Brashear what would he the
price Of "a perfect straight edge of
glass thirty-six inches long" 1T can't
he made absolutely perfect" said Mr..
Brashear, ''but 1t could probably be
made with limit Of error amounting
TO only fraction Of wave length of
light" ''How much would that cost?"
about $40,0OO!' 1t turned out that
the customer wanted the straight edge
for a scraper, and that an error of one
sixty-fourth Of an inch would have
been insensible for his purpose.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-07
Once the Home or Jen Davis.

At Fort Gibson, in the Indian Terri
tory. eighty miles south Of Cofteyville,
stands the house that was occupied by
Jeff Davis while he did garrison duty
there as a lieutenant before the Mex
lean war. He went to the old fort just
after marrying Gen. Taylor's daughter,
and was there several years. The old
house has been beaten by the storms
until the chimneys at the ends have
fallen
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-07

The military household Of the Gar
is composed of % officers Of various
ranks. S3 Of whom belong to the army
and Is to the navy. Nineteen mem
bers Of the royal family are included
in this list.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-07
Kalamazoo Celery Crop.

Rev. w. III. Osborne, special agent of
the State labor bureau, has completed his
investigation Of the celery industry of
Kalamazoo County, and estimates that
the crop this year will aggregate one
million dollars. The city does the Sec
ond largest express business Of the cities
of Michigan, being exceeded only by De-
troit.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-07
Charitable People.

The Spanish are among the most
charitable people on earth. Without
a poor tax Spanish communities of 5O,-
600 self-supporters feed pauper popu-
lation Of 5000 or more.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-07
Two Boys Drowned.

Charles Povey and Louis Partridge
were drowned in Hay lake. While at
tempting to catch a tow behind the
steamer Algonquin their boat was
swamped. They were both boys, one be-
ing the son Of Inspector David Povey of
the lock customs office.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-07
FEVER AT NEW ORLEANS.
Yellow Jack Causes Southern Cities 60
Establish a Quarantine.

The Texas State health department
Friday night received information Of one
death from yellow fever at New Orleans.
State Health Officer Blunt at once or
dered rigid quarantine against New
Orleans on passenger and freight BUSH
ness, to continue indefinitely, and all bor-
der stations were notified to refuse ad-
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-07
Moose Killer Takes an Appeal.

Instead Of paying the lines and costs
after being convicted in justice court
Of killing a COW moose at Brevort lake
some weeks ago, as reported, Prof. X. b.
Moore, by advice Of his attorney, James
j. Brown, has appealed the case TO the
Circuit Court and another trial will take
place at the January term. Moore says
he was a mile away when the Chicago
boy, Kultcher, killed the moose.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-07

In proportion to population the little
republic Of Switzerland can boast Of
having a larger army than any other
nation IN the world. :.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-07
MICHIGAN MATTERS.


Hurled on Train By Robbsrs-Two
Attsmpts at Inceadiariem : Moose
Case 10 Appssied-suicids ON Lake
%. Clair-kaiamazoo's Celery.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-07
Firebus Pursuing Clare Co. Farmer

A strange case of attempted arson Is
reported from the home Of Mathew kee-
bier, a prosperous German farmer living
eight miles north of Clare. While kee-
blen and his wife were in the city their
13-yearold son, who remained at home,
discovered the rear portion of the house
in flames and with difficulty extinguished
them. Upon examination 1t was found
that kerosene had been applied to the
building. A few days later the boy dis
covered an unknown man in the act of
setting fire to the barn, and at once fired
at him. The man with torch returned
the fire with revolver. but missed, and
at once ran into an adjacent corn field.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-07

Three tramps. armed with loaded re-
volvers, held up four Grand Rapids men
on freight train bound for Lansing and
robbed them Of watches and other vnlua-
bles. Joseph Popozinski said he had no
money and when the tramps' found a
small sum in his shoe they threw hin,
from the train for lying to them. Ian
sing officers arrested the robbers upon
the arrival of the train there aud recov-
cred the plumber. The prisoners gave the
names Of Joseph Wilson, Frank Reed
and Michael Donovan. One OF the vic
Tins was badly wounded by being struck
In the eye with the butt OF revolver.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-07

The world will never know the restraint
of our soldiers-their self-control under the
most exasperating conditions. For weeks
subiected to the insults and duplcity OF the
insurgent leaders, they preserved the status
quo remembering that they were under an
order from their government to sacredly OBJ
serve the terms OF the protocol In letter and
spirit and avoid all conflict except In de-
Tense pending the negotiations OF the treaty
Of peace. They were not the aggressors.
T'bev aid not begin bostIlities against the
Insurgents pending the ratification Of the
treaty of peace In the Senate. great as was
their justification, because their orders from
WaS,invton forbade It. take all the re-
sponsibiIty for that direction. Otis only
executed the orders OF the government, and
the soldiers, under great provocation to
strike back, obeyed.
Until the treaty was ratified we had no
authority beyond Manila city. bay and har-
Dor. We then had no other title TO defend,
was still in possession Of the remainder of
the archipelago. Spain had sued Tor peace.