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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-10-05
Fleeing Farmers.

This story of the latest confidence
scheme for fleeing the farmer is going
the rounds: A man who represents
himself as a travelling preacher calls
and asks to remain over night. Before
the hour for retiring a young man and
woman come along and ask If there Is
not minister in the house who can
perform n marriage ceremony. OF
course there Is. The young people join
hands and the farmer and bis wife are
asked to sign the marriage certificate
as witnesses. The certificate after
wards turns up as promissory note
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-10-05
Chicken, Lice.

Grease as means Of fighting lice on
little chicks needs to be used with eau
ton. Too much grease will prove very
destructive to the chicks, as we'll as to
the lice, as it seems to blister the skin.
A little should be put on the top Of the
head and a little under each wing.
be very destructive to the parasites,
and even II all the lice are not killed at
once 1t is better to make second appli-
cation than to blister the skin of the
little things you are trying to protect.
The use of kerosene is not to be consid-
cred, as it is entirely unnecessary
Southwest Farmer.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-10-05
Seeding Down the Orchard.

The habit Of seeding down the or
chard to some kind OF sod grass Is one
that is not conducive to the thrift Of
the trees. Glover Is suitable, as 1t does
not remain on the land after the second
year, and when plowed under Is benefi-
cial. No orchard land should be forced
to produce crop of grain II an album
dsut yield Of fruit y expected.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-10-05
Self Reri.tering Hens Nest.

The cut shows nest for combining
each hen as she goes on to lay. Sew
eral times day the nests can be ex-
amined and those hens which have
laid can be liberated, after taking the
hens number and marking her egg.
Thus one can find the best layers, and
breed for better layers each year. The
nest tits enough when the hen steps
on the edge of the opening to tip down
the thin door that will shut her In.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-10-05
Tobacco spoiled By lightning.

Tobacco is the most sensitive thing
In the world. You can spoil the best
cigar, pipe or cigarette that ever was
made by lighting 1t over a smoky lamp
or gas jet. The finest tobacco that ever
grew doesn't taste good after you have
been eating onions. Again, you should
rinse your mouth out after cigar,
pipe or cigarette before lighting anoth.
err. If you do yeu-will find that every
smoke. has the soft fragrance Of the
early morning cigarette. instead of the
hot staleness Of the last pipe.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-10-05
ADVANCE IN FARM TOOLS.
Agricultural I'm plement Makers Boost
Prices % Per Cent.

Prices of agricultural implements were
advanced 20 per cent Monday by joint
agreement of forty-one manufacturers at
the meeting of the Northwestern Plow
and Implement Association in Chicago.
The increase was based on the quotations
of implements made on Aug. 1. 1t Is
expected to affect only next years con-
tracts, but fear was expressed that re-
tailers would advance prices Immediately.
The advance was made because of radi-
cal increases in the price of steel and
iron, and it is thought probable that a
still further advance will be made at the
next meeting of the association on
Nov. 1.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-10-05

that OF last year by total OF 1.217, 707
barrels. OF the 12.437 barrels OF this
years crop shipped since Aug. I. the
lowest price netted to the American
exporter Is So per barrel. and the price
has kept nearer 81.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-10-05

GEN. MACAkTHUR. toWn tney Ioqnu ~
practically deserted. vi 20. ~.
4 The attacking party moved on Porac Ia
two columns. The Ninth, infantry, with
two guns from Santa Rita was confniand-,
ed by Gen. Wheeler, and the Thirty sixth
infantry, under Col. Bell, with ore gun,
accompanied Gen. Macarthur from San
Antonio. Both columns struck the town
at 8 o'clock and opened brisk fire,
which was replied to by the enemy for
half an hour. Then the insurgents lied,
and the Americans marched over their
trenches and took possession of the place.
The movement was a strategical sue
cess, and resulted in the possession Of
Porac and the clearing of several miles
Of country thereabout. The insurgents
are estimated to have numbered 600 men.
Ten dead Filipinos were found and the
captain and commissary of Mascarno's
command were taken prisoners. The
American loss was five killed, but there
were many prostrations from the heat.
Porac Is town of about 5000 inhab-
itants, and is fourteen miles from Caco-
lor, the capital Of Pampanga province.
1t Is about four miles west of the rail-
road line running north from Manila, and
between Santa Rita and Angeles, through
to the southwest of the latter, and north
west Of Santa Rita.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-10-05
NAVAL HERO Webs.

Dora Havemeyer and Lieut. Cameron
Winslow Joined at Newport.
One of the most charming house we'd
dings ever celebrated in high life at New
port, r. L., was when Miss Dora Have
meyer, daughter of Theodore Havemeyer,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-10-05
Value of the Pasture.

About four times as much material
can be secured by cutting hay ON the
meadows as by pasturing stock on the
land, yet experiments demonstrate that
more profit is derived by pasturing the
meadow plot than by using it from
which to secure crop of hay, owing
to the great saving in labor in the care
required when cattle are given the use
of the pasture, while the greater diges-
tibility and dietary effects Of the green
food secured on the pasture are such as
to promote thrift Of the animals and in
crease the flow of milk, as well as add
to the weight of the young stock.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-10-05
Training Berry Bushes.

The German fashion Of growing
gooseberries on standard bushes-that
is to say. shipping off all but one stem
and allowing the plant to bush out at a
convenient height for packing, like
standard roses-gives great effect Of
neatness. The same effect is to be seen
in the Scotch way of growing raspberry
bushes. by training two adjacent bush
es into an intermingllng arch.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-10-05

GERS attended the ceremony.
Miss Havemeyer is pretty, talented and
possesses a nice fortune of her own be-
sides being an heiress to good share of
the millions of Americas sugar king.
Lieut.. Winslow has risen rapidly in his
branch of the service and promises to
some day stand high in the navy. The
wedding journey was brief, as Lieut..
Winslow had to report to Admiral Samp-
son to take part in the Dewey celebra-
ton
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-10-05

Good-breeding is the result of much
good sense. some good nature, and Q
little seIf-deniaI for the sake OF othsrS
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-10-05

The property Of Mr.. p. Saillard.
First at Bath and West, Royal Coun-
ties, and other English shows.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-10-05
AUTOMATIC NEST.

The weGge behind slips down and
holds the nest firm, so 1t will not rock
back and forth.--American Agricultur-
icf
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-10-05
Wheat for Seed.

Nne7L TOT CccO.
Wheat is easily cleaned, but when 1t
is desired for seed too much care can
not be given 1t in examining for the
seeds of weeds. AL imperfect grains
should also be removed. An agreeable
experiment can be made by any farmer
who will select 100 plump seeds and
plant them in a row. placing the seeds
a foot apart each. then cultivating the
row. If the product Is measured next
year and compared with the ordinary
yield from seed that is drilled in as for
field culture, the comparison will cause
surprise, as the yield from the cult
waited row will be four times that from
the same area selected in the regular
crop. The experiment will take but
little time and will cost but a trifie.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-10-05

ing, and-aen. MIG
Arthur entered the
town after half nm
hours lighting. The
American loss was
slight and the In
surgeht loss isn not
known. The enffny
q ed northward.
When the Ameri-
Cans entered the
town they found It
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-10-05

osnsrai MacA rfhur Kht<ftcysy,Axoss
Half-Hour's Ftshting.
A general advance Of the America
troops against the Filipino stronghold at
Porac was begun early 1Fhufsd6f mara
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-10-05

Secretary of State Stenrns has COM
menced the distribution Of the public acts
of 1890 among officials entitled to them.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-10-05

Sussex COW Elsa.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-10-05

SO again, when they come to deal with
expansion, they juggle words. They state
insincercly what they know is not true,
and strive to bring shame and dishonor on
the country for their own political adj
vantage. They say they are against i'm
pcrialism. SO are we. Not an American
in the land favors imperialism, and they
know this. They profess to fear the evils
Of a great standing army and grand
navy. They know that no one proposes
for a moment to make the army and
navy larger relatively to our needs Of the
moment than they have been to our needs
OF the past. We are not imperialists:
we are expansionists, and that we have
got to be whether we wish to or not. The
work Of expansion Is going on all about
us before our eyes. Every miner who
stakes out a claim on the Yukon, every
new settler who takes up unoccupied land
among the foothills OF the Rocky Noun
tains IL unit In the great work OF ex-
pansion. Every man before me to-day
ID here because his forefathers were e.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-07-21
FRESH MOVE TOWARD PEACE.

AguinaldO and Some Of His Leaders
Make Overtures to General Otis.
WASHINGTON, July 19.-1mportant
ca Diagrams have been received at the
state department from the Philippine
commission and at the war department
from General Otis concerning new
move in the direction of peace. These
dispatches have been in the hands Of
the president for several days, but he
has declined to make them public be-
cause the ultra-optimistic views here
tofore received from the same source
have not been borne out by subse-
quent events. The latest dispatches,
however. are more encouraging than
the previous ones, but the president
wishes to have some positive results
before making them public All that
can be learned definitely about them
is that direct ovcrtures for peace have
been made to General Otis by Aguin-
aldo and some of his principal leaders.
It is said by cabinet official that if
the promises are fulfilled the volun-
teers now being enlisted will not be
needed.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-07-21
IGATES ARB NOW OPEN
First Greater America Colonial Exposition
Opens with Elaborate Ceremonies
IS BETTER THAN LAST YEAR
of tho Big Show and Praise Omaha
Enterprise Many Attractions and More
Are Constantly Being Added.

Promptly on time the gates Of the
First Greater America Colonial Expo
sition were opened on the morning of
July l, and the last great educational
enterprise of the 18th century is now
we'll under way, its beautiful grounds
and magnificent buildings thronged
with crowds of visitors, who are sur
prised and pleased to find their ex-
pectations more than realized. The
buildings and grounds are complete
and the principal exhibits already in
place. A large force Of men, working
day and night, are rapidly bringing
order out Of chaos and few days will
serve to put all the splendid displays
in position.
The grounds cover about two hun
dred acres and are arranged in four
sections, or divisions. The most i'm
portant section is the Grand Court of
Honor. where the principal buildings
are grouped around the lagoon. East
OF the Court lies the Bluff Tract, the
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-07-21
STRONG HORSES NEEDED.

Only tho Best Animals to BE Bought for
the Philippine Service.
WASHINGTON, July ls.-Instructions
nave been given by Brigadier General
Ludington, quartermaster general, to
quartermasters throughout the middle
and far west to report Immediately the
number of horses obtained for cavalry
service in the Philippines and their
cost. Instructions have been issued
by the presidents direction to supply
$500 horses for General Otis, which
he says he needs for the cavalry bril-
gade he hopes to organize. That only
the best horses may be obtained,
General Ludington contemplates APP
pointing a board of experienced
officers to carefully inspect horses Of
fered, SO that only those strong
enough to stand the eXhaustng trip
to Manila and the enervating climate
Of the Philippines may be bought.
General Otis's reports show that Aus
tralian and Philippine horses are not
satisfactory for American purposes.
AS only one regiment of cavalry is
under General Otis's command, and as
he proposes to organize IL cavalry
brigade, it is presumed by the officials
that he will mount an infantry reg,-
ment. In any event, the authorities
have not until now considered the
propriety of ordering another cavalry
regiment to Manila. There is plenty
of time, however, for action. ms it is
estimated it will be October or Novem.
Der before the horses which General
Otis desires reach Manila.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-07-21

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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-07-21

Then a lawn of several acres has been
added and the whole resown with
seeds, making the several tracts rich
with grasses, fower-beds, and foliage.
A rare musical treat is in store for
visitors to the exposition of 1899.
From the opening day there will be a
succession of grand concerts by the
most famous musical organizations OF
the world. The world-famed British
Grenadier Band, generally known as
Godfrey's british Military Band, give
daily concerts for five weeks. From
Omaha it goes to San Francisco and
from there to Australia, Following
will come the famous Bellstedt-Ballen-
berg Band of forty-five pieces from
Cincinnati for an engagement of five
weeks. Herman Bellstedt, the leader
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-07-21
OUTRACEs BY STRIKERS.
Attempt to Destroy Life and Property
the Use of DYNAMITE.

Attempt to Destroy Life and Property by
the Use Of Dynamite.
New York, July 20.-Just before two
o'clock yesterday morning there were
two terrific explosions in South Brook
n, at Fifth avenue and Thirty-ffth
street. 1t was found that dynamite,
or some other high explosive, had been
placed against the base pillars of the
Fifth avenue elevated road ut that
point. Dynamite had been put beside
the pillars on the opposite sides of the
| street. The explosions were almost
simultaneous. The force was such
that windows in nearby houses were
blown in. On one side of the avenue
are the pumping station works and
| on the other Greenwood cemetery.
Underneath the road bed is the drive,
leading to the cemetery. Word was
Immediately sent to the Brooklyn
police headquarters and reserves called
out. A few minutes later a hundred
police were on their way to the scene.
From the force Of the explosions and
the quantity of dynamite used, cleo
tric'ty must have been employed in
making the discharge. The structure
was SO badly damaged that all trains
were stopped for several hours. East
New York elevated trains were also
discontinued for fear that similar out.
RACES might be attempted elsewhere.
hnp ~ ,ys ftn,. i'm IL
tectives, acting under orders from
Chief Devery, proceeded to the strikers
headquarters in Brooklyn and placed
twenty-five leaders there under arrest
on suspicion of completely IN the out
rage. When the accused strikers
We're arraigned they were charged
with vagrancy. All pleaded not
guilty. Several wore gold watch
chains. had watches and money. They
were all held for examination. and, in
default of bail, were sent to Jail. Six
teen of the men whose records We're
subsequently looked up were charged
with conspiracy. An employee of the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company tes-
titled that he saw dynamite in their
possession. They were held to the
grand jury, which meets in September.
New YORK, July 2O.-A sympathetic
strike has begun on the Second avenue
line of the Metropolitan street rail
way. There was rioting along the
route nearly all day yesterday. the
policemen declaring it to be the worst
ever seen in New York. Many police
men and rioters were injured. Several
attempts were made to wreck cars,
some of them being partially success
full. Finally all attempts to run cars
on the Second avenue line were aban.
doned at 1920 last night.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-07-21

also be found the agricultural exhibit,
which promises to surpass anything
of the kind ever seen in the West.
The principal buildings have been
changed but little except to improve
here and there. and to brighten up and
add a few finishing touches to exter-
iors. More important changes have
been made in the landscape gardening.
The general plan followed last year
has not been changed but 1t has been
added to and vastly improved. About
the Court of Honor sections of the
brick walks have been removed and
number of small gardens relieve the
eye and increase the pleasing effect OF
the whole. Tropical plants and now
ers will give brilliant touch OF color
to the scene and supply the necessary
contrast to the white and stately
buildings and the reaches OF green
sward. In the center of the court the
clear waters of the lagoon give back
to view the fairy picture, while the
fountain flashes in the sunlight and
gaily decorated water-craft glide here
and there.
Rudolph Ulrich, the well-known
landscape artist, has been at work on
the grounds nearly months now,
having large force of men In his
department. During May he had more
than one hundred men employed, and
in June that number was more than
doubled. as several carloads Of trees,
plants, and shrubbery from California,
Florida, Louisiana, and Hawaii, are
now arriving, and many men will be
needed to take care Of this stuff and
place it in the ground. Many Of these
will be strictly native plants, and very
valuable and rare in this latitude,
some of which have never been seen
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-07-21

by the people of the north and west.
This is especially true of the Florida
plants, and also of the Hawaiian COL
lection, several cars coming from
those islands. In addition to the
plants already on the grounds there
has been over 250,OOO new plants set
out this year. The palm and oleander
features will be conspicuous, as it IS
intended to have a wonderful collec-
ton of these among others In addi-
ton to the trees on the grounds last
year, nearly two thousand new ones
have been set out, making the Grand
Court and other parts Of the grounds,
green, cool, and shady, as we'll as add
ing greatly to the general effect. A
race-track, half-mile, has been made,
which is very neat and attractive.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-07-21
II is ALL OVER.
Yellow Fever In Santiago Is Stamped Out
and Eradicated.

Yellow Fever In Santiago Is Stamped Out
and Eradicated.
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, July a1.-No
new cases Of yellow fever in the city
or the camps were reported yesterday.
The last case was that of Il hospital
nurse, who had said that she was an
immune. Two employees Of the Barber
Asphalt company were attacked on
Saturday. The other employees have
established camp outside the city.
One soldier died yesterday at the Bo-
niato hospital. Gen. Wool says that
the epidemic has been stamped out,
but he will not remove the troops or
his headquarters from the mountains
until November
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-07-21
Mckinley to Otis.

WASHINGTON, July 2l.-The follow
ng dispatch was sent by the president
to Otis, Manila, under date of July !,
which has just been given out: "rhe
president desires to express in most
public manner his appreciate n of the
'Ioir;; patriotism! shown ~ r.; iunteers
and regulars OF the Eighth army corps
in performing willing service through
severe campaigns and battles against
insurgents in Luxoh when, under the
terms of enlistment, they would have
been entitled to discharges upon rati-
tication of the treaty Of peace with
Spain."
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-07-21
WHAT LONDON PAPERS SAY

Secretary Alger Il Denounced in Severest
Terms.
LONDON, July l9.-The papers gen.
orally commenting on the protest of
the American correspondents in Ma
mia against the censorship, denonnce
the conduct of the American Philip
pine campaign, as managed by Secre-
tary Alger and General Otis. The St.
James Gazette says: 1.-The great
American people have been hood
winked by Its general and its admin
istration, who haze kept up Il series
of suppressions of the truth and sug-
gestions of falseness. of Russian in
genuity and thoroughness. The Lon
don Times, in a leading editorial. says:
''Secretary Alger has run the war Of
fee as political machine. Military
posts have been bestowed upon pollt-
ical friends without regard to fitness
or the interests of the country. Dis
honesty and corruption have been RAM
pant wherever there is money to be
handled. American soldiers are killed
by thousands on American soil by such
agencies RS embalmed beef and scam
dalous neglect of elementary santa
ton. AS the head is, so we may ex.
pect subordinates to be-"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-07-21
ExH1B IT'S BUILDING.

The bluff tract will have 5000 more
lights than last year and the horticul-
tural building will stand out in blaze
of radiant beauty. One hundred and
eighty-seven additional arc lights have
been placed about the grounds, some
eighty Of these around the new half
mile track which has been built on the
north tract and where races will be
nm ~ night. This - to be one of the
novel features Of thb exposition.
The I>orhinger Cut Glass %. Of New
1erkg has taken spsr Tor u exhibit
N. which IL viii shoy IN actual opera
don III process Is hanuiGctprinE cut