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The Holly chieftain., 1899-01-20
THE WEAKER VESSEL.
Adroit Tactics of . silver Polish
Agent Who Anticipated .
Chilly Reception.

That's another agent" said Mrs. NAPLES
As she heard the bell ring. Now, I'm going
to open the door myself and give him .
freeze-out he'll remember"
She went to the door with a stony look
OF determination On her face, and confront
ed man carrying a satchel, and before be
had time to speak she snapped out: w ell,
what do you want;'
For the first time in his experience that
agent lost his cue. He had intended to ask
her il her eldest sister was at home, and
was ready to address her as my dear young
lady," that being his formula for any woman
under 50, but one look into that frozen coun-
tena1ce made him forget his own name; He
cast his eyes on the doormat, and they took.
in a gray and black tabby reposing there.
He was saved. "a n.
.'Beautiful -cat!" he murmured, STOPPING
to caress it. Marked like tiger. Never
saw one Just like it,"
You did not call to see the cat, did you:"
asked Mrs. W. in a petrifed voice.
MY dear lady, / did not know that you.
bad cat, much less such magnificent
feline specimen as that! May ask its age?"
Mrs W gave the first sign OF thaw.
81 think Marc is three years old now; he
was kitten when he came to u.s.
''Oh, have you his pedigree?'.
No, indeed, he is only an ordinary cat.
We love him for his gentleness and because
we raised him."
Noble creature! Beautiful cat! Excuse
me- but you have treasure there. and he
should have a historic pedigree" and he
smoothed down the old doorstep loafer and
said he reminded him Of his home far away
in Maine.
Then he sold Mrs. NAPLES four bottles of
new kind Of silver polish, and asked her per-
mission to call some day with kodak to
take picture of the beautiful cat, and she
has been heard to say that the freezing -out
process was dead failure.-Chicago Times.
Herald
The Holly chieftain., 1899-01-20
SELECTING SEED CORN.
Every single Ear should he Chosen
Solely on Account of Its Being
Near a standard.

NV father practiced selecting his seed
corn at husEing time. His first rule
was TO choose the upper ear on stalk
having two or more good plump ears.
A few of the inner husks were left on
the ear TO mark it for saving, when put
ting the corn in the crib. When all the
seed was collected, the ears were braid
ed into large bundles and hung up 10
dry, out of the reach of mice or rats
The second rule of selection was more
useful than the first. He chose only
the ears set close to the stalks, having
short fooistalk and small or medium
sized shank at the end Of the cob. Such
ears husk easily, as the cob breaks close
to the corn and the husks cling to the
footstalk and not to the ear when husk
ing.
Following these directions we always
saved large supply of seed corn, and
the type of ears and corn and ear-set-
ting became noted and uniform. Many
hills of corn having two stalks would
yield three ears each, and where there
were three or four stalks in hill often
all but one of them had two ears each.
Prolific bearing was the rule And this
was clearly produced by constant, per-
sistent selection following one line.
At the same time the ears were set close
to the stalks so that the weight of grain
was balanced. Thus storms would not
so readily tangle and twist the crop.
or carryt down to the ground
I know of farmers to-day who have
been saving their seed on another line
for manyyears. They choose the long
est ears to be found, without any regard
to the stalks or footstalks. The result
has been to establish a type of corn
with one long ear growing on, long
footstalk, attached to the main stalk
low down, often close TO the ground, ;,
so that when cutting the corn the foot
stalk is cut and the ear is thus sepa-
rated from the stalk, and has to be
picked up and put in the stout And
when the ears are not thus Gu: off they
hang down and drop to the ground and
become watersoaked or rot by the time
OF husking. These long. dropping ears
often bear down so heavily that the
stalks are carried to the ground early
in the season and cannot fully mature
the crop.-Country Gentleman.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-01-20
MIsyELEASEOUs.

A PETITION to the Illinois Legislature
to do away with capital punishment
was being extensively signed Mt
Charleston and other towns in Illinois.
THE Indian nations will try to
collect the traders license tax
from non-citizen merchandise dealers
in the Indian territory. Before the
passage of the Curtis bill the nations
were not In position TO enforce these
collections
The first detachment OF the Seven
teenth United States infantry left
Columbus, o.. on the 18th for New
York. en- route to the Philippines.
In the mist and darkness OF the
night of the 18th south side elevated
train going at full speed crashed into
the rear end OF another train Mt Sixty
third street and Madison avenue, Chi.
cago A wreckage disastrous to the
ears resulted. but only two Of the
dozen passengers sustained material
injury.
AN epidemic Of meningitis was re.
ported raging In Albany, Ga So far
the disease has taken effect mainly
among the negroes. The officers Of
the Second Missouri regiment said
that the epidemic will cause the troops
70 be moved from there much sooner
than was u frst anticipated
The Holly chieftain., 1899-01-20
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Es5rsd5llRrIS
POULTRY FOR MARKET.
pends Largely on How the
Birds Are Prepared.

1t is not very pleasant to have your
clothes all spattered with blood and
filth, but you stand very good chance
Of this being done when you kill a
chicken for the family dinner unless
you arc quick enough to give the chick
en- an aerial twist of the wrist and run
tor all you are worth. The simple Illus
trations, Figs. and 2, show how easily
this can be avoided.
Ny intention is to show how to pre-
pare for the market, but ! shall com
mence with our own dinner table first.
In Fig. is shown a common piece of
cloth, with hem around the edges and
eight holes worked in the edges the
same as buttonholes, and hole in The
The Holly chieftain., 1899-01-20
Incre..ea Err produc,,on.

Doubtless the largest profits from
the farmers poultry yard will always
be those arising from the sale or use
of eggs. The egg is nearly always
cash. 1t comes nearer to circulating
medium than almost any other thing
the farm produces. The demand for
strictly fresh eggs seems never to b.
fully supplied, except in the immediate
locality where the eggs are produced.
The farmer that produces eggs know,
that he can always sell them for cash
and that usually there is far more
proht in the exchange than is the case
with any kind of flesh The produc.
tion OF eggs is increasing from year t,
year, but not more rapidly than the de,
mand.-Farmers' Review.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-01-20
OFF FOR MANILA.
rhs Fourth R-gpisI Infantry Go on Board
the TrAnspart Grant in New
York Harbor,

New York, Jan. Is.-The Fourth reg
iment, United States regular infantry,
from Fort Sheridan. ILL.,, arrived in the
Jersey City depot of the Pennsyivania
railroad early to-day. The regiment
consists of bout i. .4Oo men. commanded
by Gen. Roberts A. Hall. The men
were all in prime condition. They ate
their breakfast In the cars, cooking
their own coffee and food. BY seven
o'clock all the baggage was aboard
the ferry boat John s Darcy and short
ly afterward the soldiers marched
aboard. The Darcy took them to the
pier IN East river. where the transport
Grant, that is to take them to Manila,
lies. The troops will sail from here
tomorrow morning on the transport
Grant, which will also carry Maj Gen.
Lawton and his stan.
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bhould never have their heads cut off
but they should be blei by making an
incision acrcss the roof OF the mouth.
then the feathers plucked as soon as
possible, leaving few on The head and
lower part of the legs. and on capnns
the wing feathers left on In dry
picking care should be used not TO tear
the skin, and if in any case the skin
should be torn sew it up with a needle
and small white thread.
The large tail and wing feathers
should be pulled first, the operator sit
ting on low stool or box with large
oilcloth apron tied around him, as the
fowl will still be bleeding when the
picking is commenced. Pick the large
feathers off first. and as fast as posi-.
BILE; the piIfeathers can come Oft at
leisure, and be sure to get all the black
ones out, If you have to use a knife to
get under them.
II the fowls are to be scalded, bring
the water nearly up to the boiling point
end dip the fowl three times, holding
on to the head and drawing the fowl
backwards through the water by the
feet; 90 not scald the legs Of any fowl
II possible to avoid it. After the feath.
ers are all off dip them in boiling water
for few seconds and then immediate.
ly In ice water-this is what is called
Pumping. The next step is to cool oft
the fowl thoroughly; this can be hur.
ried by leaving them in the ice water
. little while. then hang up to dry. In
cold weather do not let them freeze.
Pack close in the packages, using clean.
dry straw between the layers. Big cot
Zee boxes make the best for dry pack.
Ing, and barrels where ice is used. Put
very little ice between, but plenty ON
The Holly chieftain., 1899-01-20
Georrie's Raise.

There are several children in the family,
and they were talking of their garden.
Il am going to plant the seeds Uncle
John gave me- said one, land raise the
most beautiful flowers"
II am going to raise pinks and violets,"
said another.
"And I'm going to raise tube roses" said
the third.
But the little boy said nothing.
He had no seeds to plant.
And presently his mother noticed that
he took no part in the chatter, and her
heart smote her.
"And what is George going to raise"
she asked 5EffNo
Perhaps Georges lip trembled, but his
voice didn't. 7 We
raise worm or two."-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
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chickens, and their struggles amount
TO very little. s
For home use the fowls head should
be cut off, then allowed to bleed thor
oughly, then scalded and the feathers
plucked. One mistake common among
our home cooks is to have the chicken
boiling in the pot before it is hardly
through kicking. The fowl should be
killed so that there will be plenty of
time for all of the animal heat to get
out Of the body; this improves the
flavor wonderfully and is more sani-
tary.
The above are all the directions nee
essary up to the cooking point, for
home purposes, but for market it is
quite different. For the home markets
the fowls may be scalded to pluck the
feathers, but for shipping always dry
pick, to get the best price. The fowls
The Holly chieftain., 1899-01-20
SAYS IT WAS ILLEGAL.
Attorney General 0od.rd Hoids That Every
Law Passed AZ the Extra ssssion
In kansas Ia Void

Topeka, Kan, Jan. 1s.-Attorney
General A. A. GODDARD has prepared a
decision holding that the special ses-
sion of the legislature called by Gov.
Leedy was illegal and all laws passed
at that session void. He holds that a
special session OF the legislature is
legal only when. necessitated by
some extraordinary state of af-
fairs and that there was no ex-
traordinary reason for Gov. Leedy
calling the legislature together. The
pay of many OF the members will thus
be tied up. Mandamus proceedings
will be instituted In the district court
by ex-Lieut Gov. Harvey and the
legality of the special session tested.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-01-20

ut Washington to revive interest in
currency legislation at this session or
at an extra session. Arguments were
made to President Mckinley a few
days ago to prove that some thing
ought to be done, but he did not COM
init himself further than to say he
would be very glad II proper currency
Legislation could be enacted at this
session. On the subject Of an extra
session he was silent Those near him
say he is as much interested in cur
rency reform as anybody, but he is
doubtful about accomplishing any.
thing In that line at present
The Holly chieftain., 1899-01-20
win coun. r.,,,..o. ann Porto R,s.n.

Washington, Jan. 1s.-In addition
to its new duties IL now seems prob
able that the war department will
have to supervise the next census TAX
ing in the recently acquired posses
sions of the United States 1t is con
templated that 10 the island OF Cuba
only the census of the principal cities
will be taken and the population of
the island estimated upon these re-
turns. With Porto Rico. Guam Ha-
wall and the Phil ppines. which are
considered American territory, an eff
fort will be made to get exact figures
ON the population, homesteads, mort
cages etc. ss5a
The Holly chieftain., 1899-01-20
Iohn Ru...,, Ynunx Dead.

Washington. Jan. 1s.-John Russell
Young. librarian of the congressional
library. died here to-day after an ILL
ness of several weeks Mr.. Young has
had notable career as q newspaper
man, diplomatist and public official.
1t is probable that John Addison Por'
ter. private secretary TO the president,
will succeed Mr.. Young as librarian.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-01-20

MARYLAND Will soon have ready for
occupancy the most scientifically ap-
pointed penitentiary in the United
States, If not in the entire world. When
finished it will have cost about 81. O00.-
600. In the basement is huge shower
bath, photograph room. barber shop
and examination room. The third
floor will be used as a library, reading
room and night school for the prison
ers. On the fourth floor will be the
prisoners chapel, with gallery for Wis.,
itors, reached by htairwsys and eleva-
tor. The prisoners dormitory cells
nre constructed Of burglar and TOOL
proof steel
The Holly chieftain., 1899-01-20
ALL AROUND THE FARM.

Plants, like animals, need food. and
like animals, do best on balanced ra-
tion.
Alcohol in large quantities is used
m making smokeiess powder. 1t is used
TO XIII. as it nearly always is.
We have raised Sc bushels of katir
corn to the acre, when alongside of it
in the same field we only raised 80
bushels Of corn. t
1t may be accepted as true that
where corn is grown for the grain
each plant should have an opportunity
for its fullest development. a}5
Experimental work thus far con-
Quoted indicates that it makes but little
difference, SO far as yield is concerned.
whether corn is grown in drills or in
hills.
A man is worth something TO him.
self, and the world, because he is great
er than the brutes-greater n aspira-
tions-and satisfaction with HIM means
more.
Beet pulp is the refuse of the sugar
beet after the sugar has been extracted
II is valuable food for cattle, sheep
and hogs, mixed with chopped hay.
corn chop or some other dry food.
The 42o.ooo,o0o people inhabiring the
United States, Canada, Europe and Aus
tralia annually consume the product of
2'2'ooo,ooo acres of rye and wheat, be-
ing at the rate of .06 of an acre per
capita.
We hear of soils wearing out. This
often means that the finest soil grains
have been dissolved in the process Of
feeding the plants leaving the soil mass
with coarser mechanical arrange
ment, which reduces its power to re.
tain moisture, plowman
The Holly chieftain., 1899-01-20

j. +. LISTER, of Cleveland, O., has
made experiments with "A machine of
his invention by which he asserts
Light heat and power can be manu-
factured without fuel, the apparatus
taking electricity from the earth.
Lister made his experiments in private,
claiming they were successful, but
says he will light, heat and operate
elevators in block in Cleveland with.
out any expense for fuel
The Holly chieftain., 1899-01-20

WALTER MosELEY, engineering ex-
pert of the London county council,
has informed that body that under
meath London is an immense lake of
pure cold water, in n chalk basin. :. 500
square miles in extent and 100 feet be-
low the surface of the ground. The
suggestion now before the council is
to sink artesian wells for the supply
of water instead of adopting the ex.
Pcnsive scheme of bringing It from
Wales, as has been proposed.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-01-20

THE report of the special commits
sion of the senate Mt Albany, N. Y, to
investigate the question of the spread
of consumption and the establis h me n I,
Of better sanitary conditions for con-
sumptives and the protection of the
public, has been presented. 1t finds
that consumption is contagious and
recommends that the state establish n
hospital for the treatment Of cases of
tuberculosis, the hospital to be located
somewhere in the forest preserve ir
the Adirondack mountains.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-01-20

top; cover with four or five thicknesses
of heavy burlap and nail the hoop on
over it tight. Be clean and neat with
your packages, so they will open up
nice and present good appearance:
this is one OF the principal Inducements
for good price.-E. L. Page, in ohio
FurmeE.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-01-20

c. p. ADAMS and w. W. Hall, tele-
graph company officers, have succeeded
in arranging appliances by which Il
single wire may do duty for telephone
and telegraph purposes at the same
time. While telegraph messages were
sent over wire between Crookst ston,
Mimi, and Laramie, Wyo, n conversa-
tion was at the same time carried on.
The two have invented apparatus for
this purpose which they propose tc
ndopt practically.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-01-20

Albany. N. r., Jan. ia--The senate
and assem- bl y in their rsspective cham
bers voted to-dHy for United States
senator. In tho assembly Chauocey
M Depew (rep) received q votes and
Edward Murphy. Jr. fdsm-l J. 90 votea:
In the senate Dcpew received ~ and
Murphy 23 voteA
The Holly chieftain., 1899-01-20

Gov. MOUNT. of Indiana, says that
his state contains large tracts of land
which have been exhausted and
abandoned in Clay county alone 10, 900
acres and Is square miles. His idea is
that farming can be made more at.
tractive by teaching some of the
science in the public schools, and says:
81 expect to see n law placed on the
statute books of the state this winter
which will provide for the teaching
of the primary principles of agricul
ture in the public schools"
The Holly chieftain., 1899-01-20
Burro~. E,.es-a in M,eh,s.n.

Lansing. Mich, Jan. is.-The formal
vote upon election Of United States
senator was taken in the house to-day.
Senator j. C. Burrows received 80 votes
Daniel K. Campsu was given the COM
plimentary vote of the eight demo-
cratic Representatives In the senate
Burrows got ~ votes and Campau Eve.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-01-20

A RECENT dispatch from Nashville.
Ill, stated that the inventor of the
national chinch bug exterminator had
perfected the new machine with which
he expects to completely exterminate
that most injurious of all agricultural
pests. The recently perfected machine
has the appearance of haud lawn
sprinkler 1t is pushed from row to
row in the corntield and the bugs are
killed in countless numbers.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-01-20

GEN. MAXIMo GOMEZ was enthusias-
tically feted in the towns he recently
visited in the vicinity of Remedies,
Cuba 1riumphal arches inscribed
"Nive libcrating army" and express
ing gratitude to the United States
were erected. At u breakfast at
Caibairen, given him by the Spanish
residents. Gen. Gomez toasted Presi-
dent Mckinley.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-01-20
A,,., R--.,v.1 seiI1 Fussea vote.

Lincoln, Nebl. Jan. 10 The vote on
Omitted States ssnator to-day WAS -
fol lows: Allen. fusioa. -; Hayward.
~; Webstcr, 10 Thompson. Z; Field. I
and a scattertee. All are Fepu oiican
votes except AilSa's. Who ressivsd the
aolid fueiou vo1a
The Holly chieftain., 1899-01-20

An iulcrrit oual beauty competition
Is to be On Of the features of the
Paris c&To- lion. Possession of gcnu-
inc brau'. 7 TO be the only passport
TO participation, the matter of costume
W. not bc AIKEN into consideration.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-01-20

ArT Nv CARNEGIE has offered to
-.r 1000 to erect building for a
9H.e library for Washington, pro-
.". congress would furnish site
'ra provide suitable maintenance.
~e1e will be taken at once to secure
Ihc needed legislation.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-01-20

THE statements by President Loren
20 Snow, of the Mormon church at
Salt Lake City, that polygamy in Utah
has ceased and that plural marriage
was neither sanctioned nor encouraged,
are emphaticallv denied by the min,
isis.T.' a.snri n ION Of SILT T.nlsa Citr
The Holly chieftain., 1899-01-20

ENrEROg NICHOLAS, according TO a
Trcent dispatch to the London Daily
news from Odessa, is planning to
meet Emperor Francis Joseph, EN-
Deror William and President Faure
carly in the spring, to impress upon
them his disarmament proposals.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-01-20

The New Gor dependent states
that the numuer ~ .Hurch mem bers in
the United stat ast year was 81, 7l4.-
b23, an increo-.. nr The year of s62, 300
The Holly chieftain., 1899-01-20

Deep as is the Sciatic nerve, st. Jacobs
Oil will penetrate and cure Sciatica.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-01-20
How II Happened.

The police magistrate eyed the priosner
sternly.
,aultng the player Of street piano. What
is your defense?''
"Well, your honor, / was just getting
home after having been out all night with q
sick friend. My wife was waiting. for me
in no friendly frame of mind. The dago
came along and started playing 'There'l Be
took it as personal matter and proceeded
to put dent in his features. The cops hur-
ried up and pinched the dago and his piano,
and l." s.s ,..s.s.s-.
j "Well, you?" urged his honor.
1 ~ Xas carried away with the music.W said
The Holly chieftain., 1899-01-20

TIE world. Q8pulation, according
to the --latest cula Dutation of German
reographcrs .z l 500, 600, 900, an add.
tion OF %, 90. 600 Ia the past seven years
The Holly chieftain., 1899-01-20

Go to work on Lumbago as if you intended
to cure it. Use st. Jacobs Oil.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-01-20

The more worthless the man, the better
bis health.-Atchison Globe.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-01-20

Bad, Worse, Worst Sprain. Good, Better,
Best Remedy-St Jacobs Oil
The Holly chieftain., 1899-01-20

The lead pencil is sometimes hard pushed
to make re-marks.-Chicago Daily News.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-01-20

i1 no" the general opinion in
.'- fra .1at the cars peace confer
"ue. D. neets, will be unable to do
n. Or &c give expressions to pious
nr l The belief is growing that
tfa "g of the czar of Russia have
e. .t.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-01-20

You can't preserve happiness in family
iars."-L. A. w. Bulletin. tff
The Holly chieftain., 1899-01-20
CURRENT COMMENT.

TIE Wells-Fargo .s' mate of gold
produced in the Tu.s-d States last
year is sec, ,io6, 2U2
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CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP co.

SAN FRANClsc0, Cal
LsuisviLLk y. NEW Y0RK. \. Z.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-20
FILIPINO SNAKE DANCE.
(From the New York Press.)

There are some things in which the
Filipinos resemble the American Indians
disagreed bly," says Colonel F. G. Todd OF
St. Louis. Mr.. Todd spent a number Of
years in the Philippine islands, returning
to this country just before the outbreak
of the war
It was exploring a portion of the Sulu
group in search of a purchaSable tract OF
teak, when my native guide invited me 10
see a snake dance at moOnr1Se. We made
our way through tangled jungle tn we
came suddenly upon group or forty ma
tiVes SQua tied on the ground, perfectly mo-
tionless, as though carved out of marble.
NY guide had previously warned me not
to speak or make noise, as 1t would
break the spell and incur the wrath of the
medicine men, with serious ana perhaps
fatal results.
For many minutes there was no sound,
then from behind a tree darted hideous
naked figure carrying in each hand
writhing serpent. 1t danced into the CEN
ter of the crowd, and others began to
were twenty nude savages, each with from
one to five twisting snakes of all sizes and
kinds, and they bent forward and back
ward in contortionS, snakes and men
seemed blended into a writhing mass.
The only sound was the angry hiss of the
snakes.
''The ceremony lasted for full half an
hour, then, though no word had been
spoken. but by some preconcerted signal,
each performer cast his snake to the
ground and allowed it to escape was
paralyzed with horror when I saw huge
reptile weighing toward me- but 1t passed
into the jungle. My guide afterWard told
me that the ceremony is performed twice
a year, and the snakes are always allow
ed to escape. In the recollection of the
tator had ever been bitten by the serpents
a the celebration