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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-18

A washington widow changed her beard
Ing house some months go. mach to the
delight o. those rematnlng, - she not only
bas1o0 herself abOut ether peoples AZ
fairs. but had IN unp1easant habit Of en-
terine the rooms In the absence Of their
occupants. from which. II vas limited, she
carried o. snch books ana small articles
- struck her fancy. She frequently net
her former lAnd3ady Ia tha street and
stores. bat afw1ys ignored the presence Of
that meek ana self-deprecatfng woman.
who never failed to mention II upon her
return home. 4 few days ago. however.
the ex-ooarder met the landiady. and
announced that she had jass been COZ
flrmed.
You didn't know it.'' sid she. -Oh.
TO Be SURE. how could you. l wanted TO
wait until was perfect. but my dear pas
toy said. No: come In now and perfection
Will be reached later en- 30 I gave way.
I'm 70 happy. feel that each hour brings
me nearer that delightful state for which
I have 20 long been striving"
At luncheon the landiady reported the
meeting to the boardsrs. and added that
there certainly Was . great change in Mrs
". An elderly boarder, who occupied Two
rooms and had . little library. wrote i'm
mediAteiy to Mr.. W. ~ follows:
II have Just learned through Mrs- 8. OF
the marvellous reformation In you and or
your confirmation. and II Mrs SIS opinion
OF your changed condition is borne out by
the facts. am convinced thar the day OF
miracles has not departed from the face OF
the earth. congratulate both you and the
church-you especially. You viii remember
that there was one who said. Render unto
Caesar the things which are Caesar's-that
n. don't keep what does not belong TO you.
You Will confer q great favor by sending
by messenger. who Is Instructed not to re-
turn without them. sundry books OF mine
that you carted away with you when you
left-it was before your confirmation. Of
course-conaissing OF several volumes Of
Dickens, Scott. Thackeray. Lincoln In War
Times and others. which / cannot recall.
but which you can readily lay hands on"
The elderly boarder then summoned .
man with . push cart and babe him in-
sist on bringing back the books called for
in the note. within an hour the man re-
turned with all the books asked for and
eleven other volumes Of more or less value
which had never belonged to him The
extra volumes were at once returned, with
the suggestion that while the matter was
fresh In her mind she had better ask the
aid Of her dear pastor and make Ii the
subject Of special prayer, with the hope
that the names OF the legitimate owners
of the eleven volumes might BE- revealed
= hor.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-02-15

half ton to fifteen hundred pounds
per acre of the grade of fertilizer above
indicated is sure to give good results.
I wish to say something on the best
variety to grow. My preference after
nine years experience among all vari-
cites is for the dwarf champion. 1t is
almost as early as the earliest and it's
quality is unsurpassed. 1t will stand
close planting, thus increasing the
yield per acre and stands straight up
without any support whatever. To get
the most out Of any variety, however,
care must be taken not to let them
overbear, as is always their tendency
"a dozen perfect specimens are worth
three dozen imperfect ones.
No more fruit should be allowed to
form than the plant will easily mature
and ripen. If too many are allowed to
grow it weakens the plant and then 1t
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-02-15

toes removes from the soil 80 pounds
Of nitrogen, IA pounds of phosphoric
acid and AZ pounds of potash. Now
that is the key of the proper ratio of
these elements in the fertilizer to be
used on the crop. Right here is the
point where careIessness is a great
mistake in this matter. Too much of
any one of these elements in the fertil-
izcr applied is not only useless as far
as that crop is concerned, but may be
great detriment to a profitable crop.
There is very little danger Of fertilizing
the tomato crop too heavily, but there
is very great danger in fertilizing it
improperly. The proper grade of fertil-
izer should analyze as near as possible
as follows: Six per cent phosphoric
acid, 10 per cent potash and per cent
nitrogen. Organic fertilizer should new
er be used on tomato CROP but from
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-02-15
Success With Farm Poultry.

Mrs. C. H. Bennett in Western Ru-
raj says:
Poultry keeping on the ordinary
farm can be made quite profitable if
intelligently managed, and the farm-
er's wife may be abundantly rewarded
by an abundant supply of pin-money
for her many needs in the household,
instead of having to call upon per-
haps already overburdened husband
for everything.
There is also health and pleasure to
be found in the poultry yard, for it
takes one out into the fresh air, and
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-02-15

has tendency to disease. Attention to
a few of these details will insure a
satisfactory crop particularly where
the fertilization has been along the
nroner lines. G. X. M'Quarrie.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-02-15
Tomato Culture.

W Tie SCdUO Oh rIOElud GILL Uc ludSIll-
ed when we consider the fact that it's
sale brings into the State upwards of
one million dollars every year and this
does not include any cannery produc-
ton. Even this large income could be
made still larger ny improved meth
DDS in many WayS-mOre particularly
in the selection of seed, proper cuitiva-
ton and the proper grade of fertlllza-
ton. When we consider the lnnumer-
able number of enemies the tomato
plant has to contend with in the shape
of insects, blight and fungus diseases,
the wonder is that so large a crop OF 1T
is annually made, for it is certainly
within the mark to say that twenty
five per cent. of the plants set out new
er get the length of bearing any crop.
There are few, if any, crops that give
the grower such quick cash return
as the tomato. Therefore, every one
should use all the means in his power
to make as good a crop as possible.
The first step towards that end is to
get good seed, for upon the quality of
seed depends a crop or no crop. While
it is no doubt cheaper and less trouble
some to buy seed from a reputable
dealer yet if one wants a crop true to
name and acclimated to the country,
he had better save his own seed from
the best specimens he can find-in do
ing this you know what you have and
what to expect. Being acclmated it is
less liable to diseases of all kinds, as
the seeds which are bought from
northern or eastern dealers are sure to
be very liable to blight rot and the ills
the tomato plant is heir to, and all OBJ
out in this assertion. In making the
seed bed it should be in warm sunny
location and made so as to be readily
protected during a cold snap. The
ground should be mellowed thorough
ly and slightly fortified a week or ST.
before sowing the seed. 1t should be
each way In these squares a couple Of
seeds should be set and slightly cover
ed, and when the bed is all SOWn the
whole bed should be firmly tramped
After the plants put on their second
set Of leaves spraying with water in
which nitrate of soda has been dis
solved will help the plant to be thrifty
and stocky. The last Of January or
early in February is the best time 70
SOW the seed in this latitude. IL c'Jery
seed in an ounce of seeds would grow
it would give enough plants for three
acres but allowing for the half TO
grow an ounce Of seeds will give
enough plants for upwards of one acre.
A tomato crop should never follow it
self if at all; it does best to follow
some we'll hoed crop when the soil has
been kept clean and mellow by thor
ough cultivation. The land should be
we'll prepared by blowing and har-
rowing and the fertilizers to be used
added six or ten weeks ahead of set
ting out time. A good rule to go by in
this is to prepare your land when your
SeedShed says you have good stand
of plants. The most important thing
about the tomato crop is the quality of
the fertilizers used and in no other
crop are there so many mistakes made
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-02-15

all of our readers who have not al
ready done so to try the velvet bean
this coming season, planting just as
soon as danger from frost is past.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-02-16
KANSAS PIONEER DEAD.
v. p. Wilson, One Of the States Early
Editors, and q Former State Sen.
atOr, Passes Away.

atOr, Passes Away.
ABILENE, KAS., Feb. 15.-(Special) ".
P. Wilson, one of Kansas pioneer news
paper men and politicians died last night
at the home of his son in Colorado Springs.
where he was visiting. He had a paralytic
stroke on Saturday night and gradually
sank into rest. Mr.. Wilson was about 70
years of age, and was one of the Ohio
colony which came to Abilene in the cat
tie days of the latter COS, and helped build
up the city, In 1873 he helped found the
town of Enterprise, and was president Of
the town company. Later he returned to
Abilene and published the Abilene Gazette
for ten years. making 1t the leading Re-
publican organ of Central Kansas. He
published the first paper in Abilene in the
COS. and has since his removal to Colorado
published the Colorado Springs Gazette
which he sold recently. After leaving Abb
lene he was associated with 7. c. Henry
In the irrigation ditch properties at At
wood, Col.
Mr.. Wilson was state senator from Dick
nSon county and later regent Of the state
with public men Of the state, and always
considered Kansas his home. He was a
minister Of the Uniyersalist church, and a
man OF strict integrity. His wife is in
this city, and q son, H. w. Wilson, and
wife of Judge Moore and Mrs. L. q. Hum
bargar. also reside here. Five sons and a
daughter are in Colorado and a daughter
in Kansas City. The burial will be held
here tomorrow afternoon.
Few men exerted a wider influence on
the early political history of Central Kan
sas than Mr. Wilson, and every public man
Of those days will recall the force and
strength of his work for the Republican
party and for the upbuilding of Kansas,
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-02-16
WILL RENEW THE FIGHT.
Useless Clerks wfll Be7in Evil
dence Again To-day.

JEFFERSON CITY, Feb. 15.-tspeciaL)
After five days of--peace and quiet. hos
tilities Will be resumed in the house TO-
morrow over the question of clerical force
reduction. The nine Democrats who bolt
ed the caucus and voted last Friday for
the Bohart resolution viii renew the fight.
Six more Democrats have agreed to stand
with the original nine and, with the solid
Republican support, il is thought that the
resolution to reduce the force will carry.
troduce the resolution. 1t would lop off
forty-five clerks from the chief clerk
force, f1ve from the enrolling force five
from the engrossing force and five from
the doorkeepers force-sixty in all. This
would leave l62 employees of the house, ex-
80 II is understood that these Democrats
will vote for the resolution:
Bohart, Brooks. Brown, Chiffon, Chinn
Calvert. Davis, of Texas: DelZell, Farrar
McRoberts, Organ, Rutledge, Rubey, of
Macon: Weaver and Voolfolk.
other democrats are expected to join
the revolt against extravaganza. The mat
ter has been kept quiet among the few,
and VIII come as a surprise to the house
When IL IS sprung tomorrow. The boilers
nave been doing careful missionary work
for the past five days. Some Republicans
were approached with the proposition that
they introduce the resolution, but the Re-
publicans replied TO the Democratic re-
formers that the Democrats must work ont
their own salvation; that the enormous
force was created by the Democrats, and
that the Republicans would take no part
IN democratic quarrels, but would always
vote Tor reduction of house expenditures
The boilers then went ahead with their
scheme. Tomorrow will tell how we'll they,
planned. -, '''e'
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-02-16
cATTLEMEN TALKED.
Association Was . Success-
Election of Omcers.


WOODWARD, o. T., Feb. l5.-tSpecial)
The fifth annual convention OF the Okla
homa Live Stock Association adjourned
to-day. Ell Reno was selected on the sec
ond ballot as the next meeting place. The
convention was held in the opera house
and was largely attended by prominent
stockmen Of Oklahoma and Texas.
DR.. Lewis, OF Saltwater. was the frst
speaker to-day. His subject was Black
leg in Cattle"
Colonel albert Dean, secretary Of the bu-
reau of animal industry of the United
States located at Kansas City, made a
very learned speech on splenetic or South
ern fever.
Ponet Mitchell, of Ell Reno. editor of the
National Cattle Register, spoke on the con-
dition OF the range from Gulf to the lakes
and the prospects for spring trade.
Governor Barnes was the next speaker
and his subject was Live Stock Conditions
In Oklahoma"
NJ. B. Irwin. Of st. Joseph. gave lengthy
dissertation of Our Feeder Markets.
Colonel L. A Allen of Kansas City, made
a decided hit. His topic was, where Are
We At in the Cattle Business?"
Messrs. Eugene Rust and Zeb +. Crider
discussed the relations of commission men
to producers.
The convention passed several resolu-
tions, among them being one indorsing
Governor Barnes administration and an
other thanking the Kansas City commits
sion men for their good will and giving the
benefit of their experience.
The following officers were elected for
the ensuing year: President, A. I. Wilson,
Kowa; first vice president, NJ. F. Ward,
pay county; second vice president G. e.
Bolton, Woodward; treasurer, John ]. Ger
lach, Woodward.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-02-16
WORLDS RECORD WAS BROKEN
AGAIN YESTERDAY.
OFFER OF $50 A TON MADE
AVERAGE PRICE UNTIL RECENTLY
DID NOT EXCEED ols.
Mines Once Abandoned ~ Worked
Ont Now Pay for ReworkinK-
Galena II Booming ~ . Re-
suit of the Advance
In Ore.

GALENA. KAS., Feb. 15-6pecial) The
record throughout the world was broken
by the astonishingly high price offered for
zinc ore at this place to-day. Never before
has 1t been known to sell higher than 81
per ton. and that within the past ten days.
The average price until within year did
not exceed SIS. but to-day the Scott Min
ing and Smelling Company. on the Smuck
& Noble lease. were offered 80 q ton for
all zinc ore turned out within the next
ninety days. As yet this company has not
considered the proposition. but It Is thought
1t will accept tomorrow.
Galena's history. like the price of zinc
ore. will also be a record breaker this
spring. Scores OF large crushing plants
are under headway. No fewer than fifty
new plants are now ready awaiting the
moderation Of the weather sufficiently to
handle the dirt. The shutting down Of the
mills and plants during the severe cold
spell only made Q greater demand for
labor. and had q tendency toward the adj
vance Of zinc. as the Galena and Joplin
mining district now controls the market.
All ara enthused over the steady advance
Of zinc and 1t Is a common occurrence for
a company to secure few abandoned
mining lots and erect q 5000 or $4,000
plant on the old site. Dirt can be handled
to-day and an operator become independ-
entity rich where in former years the dirt
did not pay to handle. Much good zinc
was absolutely thrown away. while the
ground was only culled out for the lead
ore in sight.
JOPLIN. MO-. Feb. 15.-(Special) Zinc
ore advanced 81 to-day and broke another
worlds record. selling at ~ per ton in
the bin. This IL the third time the worlds
record of zinc ore prices has been broken
this month. Zinc ore has advanced I'll
per ton within two weeks. A year ago
zinc ore was selling at ~ to 81. which
was then considered a high price.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-02-16
iND0RsEs CONDUCT OF WAR.
By Almost Unanimous Vote the House
Adopts Resolution Commencing
National Administration. 80.

JEFFERSON CITY. MO-. Feb. 15.-(Spe-
cial) The house this morning, by prac-
tically unanimous vote. indorSed the ma
tional administration in its conduct Of the
war. DR.. Tubbs, Republican. of Usage, who
has the reputation of being the most pat
riotic member on the floor of the house.
has worked increasingly ever since the be-
ginning of the session to secure this action.
He has introduced many resolutions on the
subject, but heretofore the Democrats have
avoided the issue ana referred them to the
committee on federal relations. from which
they nevermore see the light. But to-day
Dr.. ,Tubbs adroitly took the occasion of the
apniyersary of tire. DIES tFuctlpn of the Maine
to, offer a patriotic resolution which con-
tained the clause so objectionable hereto
fore to the Democratic members.
: DR.. Tubhs asked unanimous consent to
objected. DR.. Tubbs had secured the. help
Of Platte. Mr.. Hall iisi promptly took the floor
or tse rasoaan ep1sc d e
lection be withdrawn --ss--
ITO give the gentleman from Saline an
objection" said Mr. Noel who remembered
his tilt of yesterday with Mr.. Hall. This
sally created laugh, in which Hall Joined
heartily. The resolution was then read
Whereas. This being the first annivers-
ary of the destruction of the United States
which event startled the civilized world
and cast gloom over this fair land and
brought mourning to hundreds of Ameri-
cans, and.
Whereas. Said event aroused the Amer
lean people, without regard to political af-
iiliations. or geographical location, to a de-
termination to terminate the power of Spain
In the Western hemisphere, therefore,
Resolved. That this house looks with
pride upon the bravery and patriotism of
the American soldiery and seamen in an
Initiating the power of Spain in the East
and West Indies and most heartily COM
mends the promptness and energy with
which the national administration and ma
fional congress prosecuted the war against
Spain and terminated her power in the
West Indies
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-02-16
CUT DOWN CRIMINAL COSTS.
Blair Introduces Bill Affecting Costs
in Criminal Cnses-Pope's
Bill Well Liked.

JEFFERSON CITY, Feb. 15.-(Special)
Blair. Of DeKalb, introduced bill in the
house to-day. which will tend to decrease
criminal costs should 1t become a law. The
law at present provides that the costs of
criminal prosecutions before grand juries
and justices of the peace shall be borne
by the prosecutor unless he shall be able to
show probable cause for the prosecution,
in which case the costs are assessed to the
state. The law also provides that when
there Is probable cause for prosecution an
Indictment shall be returned.
1t has become the custom of justice courts
findings The defendants are discharged
and then the courts turn square around
and find probable cause for prosecution,
so that the prosecutor may escape the costs
and the court get its fees from the state.
Mr.. Blairs bill repeals the clause which
admits double findings and leaves the law
TO read that in case no Indictment be re-
turned the prosecutor shall pay the costs.
1t is estimated that the" bill would reduce
the criminal costs about 100000.
1t now seems probable that the committee
on criminal costs and fees will report ia
yorably, the bill introduced by Pope, of
Cole, providing that neither the state nor
the county shall pay witness fees in Grim
;inal cases. unless the witness shall be
obliged to go outside the county in which
his bill would save the State quarter Of a
million dollars year and the counties
much more than this sum. He says that
many cases are trumped up merely to Sc
cure witness fees. His bill would abolish
this practice.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-02-16
GREEN PARROT FIsH's DESSERT
One Big Killie 1t Will Eat, or Two
Small Ones, and That
In All.
From the New York Sun.

From the New York Sun.
Among the fishes in one of the tanks at
the Aquarium are two parrot fishes from
Bermuda. Both are strikingly colored. but
in one Cf them green predominates, while
blue.
The great thing with captive fishes is to
get them to eat. fish with good ap-
petite, that will eat the food provided, is
likely, other conditions being favorable. to
get along; and every effort is made to give
customed to in nature or such as will tempt
their appetites.
In applying this treatment the parrot
fish, which in nature subsist on moilusks
and crustaceans, are fed here on shrimp,
cut up herring cut up clans and kes
In fish circles the shrimp also is commonly
esteemed a delicacy. And 1t Is customary
at the Aquarium to supply these things in
such quantities as may be best for the
in the case of shrimps, in limited quantf-
ties, as a sort of relish or dessert. Thus
after the hearty meal of chopped up clam
or whatever the principal food furnished to
the various fishes may be. the man who
containing live kiliies,e which he gives to
the fishes that care for them in the several
tanks according to their desires or his own
discretion.
When he comes to the tank where the
around and takes in the first Killie dropped
into the water. 1t is not ravenously fond
of them, but 1t likes them well enough to
come for them. But the stay made here is not
very long-the green parrots wants are
very easily supplied; 1t will eat one big
blue parrot has not yet been persuaded to
eat any.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-02-16
Runs to Theory.
From the pstroi, Free Press.

From the Detroit Free Press.
I'm quite interested in that cousin of
yours from the Western part of the state I"
said Detroiter to one Of his neighbors.
1--WE seen a good deal Of him since he has
been here and should judge him to be a
very successful farmer"
Hes one of the worst. He has a fine big
tract of land but hardly manages to make
a living while the farmers about him are
getting rich.''
II can't understand it. He has given me
q better insight into the science Of agri-
culture, how to keep the soil at its best.
how to fatten stock economically, and how
to keep in touch with the market than any
other man I ever talked with"
That's right. He can talk to beat an
encyclopedia, and he knows it. There's the
trouble. He's long on knowledge and short
on crops. He knows more about geologi-
cal formations and soils than any other
man in the county, and gets less out Of his
own soil. He's always reading up while
other men are up and at 1t. His horses
and cattle grow lean while he Is telling how
to fatten them, and his lowlands are sub
merged while he is discoursing on the best
methods of drainage"
HE must be a power In local politics?"
mo, all talk and theory. He started out
to be a congressman. and just before COM
ing here was defeated for township clerk.
Now he is talking about forming q new
party to be known as the .Ruralists. and
that's where his farm will 60"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-02-16
ANTITRUST AND POOL LAW.
Halls Bill Is Reported Favorably to
the HGuse-It Prohibits Insur.
ance Rate Combines.

JEFFERSON CITY. Feb. 15.-(Special)
The committee on criminal jurisprudence
reported favorably to-day the antitrust
and pool law introduced by Representative
Hall. of Saline. with an amendment includ-
ing Kansas City and st. Louis in the provi-
stons prohibiting insurance companies from
fixing rates.
At the request of representatives from
these two cities the bill was recommitted
and hearing was given to the insurance
lobby tonight. Representatives Mann and
Hawthorne appeared before the committee
in behalf of the present system, by which
a board Of underwriters Is in vogue In Kan
sas City and st; Louis. They presented to
the committee the argument in favor of the
board which is to the. insured what the
clearing house is to the banks They main-
tained that insurance rates are satisfactory
at present to the. business men of Kansas
City, especially since by the present sys-
from doing business.
Messrs, Bryant and Campbell. Of Kansas
City, and Mr.. Waterworth, president of the
board of underwriters of st. Louis, also
spoke for the exemption.
The committee postponed action, but the
sentiment seemed to be against the amend
ment.