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PRIMITIVE AGRICULTURE.

Agriculture in this country has made most
wonderful progress within the memory Of
men now living. Seventy-ive years ago
I'VE acres made q large field of small grain
and It was harvested with hand sickle
and threshed with hand fail. Now fields
can be found containing from one thousand
to twenty thousand acres Of wheat and one
machine handled by one man will cut and
neatly bind thirty acres In a single day.
When the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth
Rock in 1920, they found the Indians engaged
IN agriculture Of the crudest kind and rails
ing only Indian corn OF inferior quality,
small gparley pumpkins, hard unsavory
beans and smoking tobacco The squaws did
ell the work and their tools were made Of
wood, clam shells and bones of wild ami
mails. The forests were cleared away by
burning down the trees and all the work Of
farming was done by hand labor The Pill
grims brought no domestic animals with
them and FOR many years followed the crude
methods OF cultivation pursued by the In
dians. In 1924 one bull and three helfers
were brought from the old country and this
was the first importation Of stock to this
country, For many years cows sold among
the colonists for $50 each. Potatoes were
flrst planted by them in 1893, but were not
grown to any extent for many years. Wild
appleg were first gathered in 1850, but for
fifty years were only used In making cider.
The cattle were wintered ON wild marsh
hay and pastured through the summer in
the woods. Their farming was a forced vo-
cation, followed only for the purpose OF rails
Ing portion Of their food and not as
means Of accumulating wealth. Little or
no Improvement was made in agriculture
until after the Revolution, as there were no
markets for agricultural products.
Prior to the present century. the growth
OF agriculture in this country was very slow,
The vast domain of arabic land was un-
touched by plow or hoe. Now It is prac-
tIcally all utilized, either for tillage or
grazing. Distance has been well-nigh ami
hilated by the use Of the iron band and the
electric current. New York talks with San
Francisco, and speedy freight trains equal
lxe the markets in all portions OF the land.
Agriculture has been honored by q digni-
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Chicago Live Stock.

C.rrr Chicago, March IA.
"a, rG1A1l,TTLE-Receipts, $4,000. The surpris-
lngiy large receipts Of cattle TODAY eY.
ceeded the demand Fat beeves were dIs-
posed OF at steady prices, but other grades
were were very hard to sell at a. decline OF iOc
Etancy staacyy cattle brought %7OG5S5; choice &
Seeg SI So.zoqSSS; 70 g. medium steers, 465@4S5;
ana heifers. $S,9Oq4OO; Western led stsers eemS
caII w. IEogo'Vo; ~ Texas steers, $35OQ5OO; calves
HOGs-Receipts $4,000. Trade started off
higher. Later, however BUYERS took - boTS TS
less vigorously, and the early advance was
mostly lost. Fair to choice, 3.SO0S. .s5: mack.
ing ing lots; $S;65@3Tlk; mixed, SS.77ibaD3@:
TIaS OHIchePs eg ~ WgS92h; light, $S6553 S7i5
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'Timothy and other varieties included.
Not much In yesterday for Monday, and
to the market, however, purchases being OF
a. hand-to-mouth character.
Quotations: Timothy-Choice, H00d725;
No l. $6.5Oq700; No. 2, $5.50G6.00; No. 3, $3.50
d6OO: Glover mixed-No. /, S65OQ7.OO; No. 2,
81. .0Gg65O; No 3, $55O96.00. Pure clover-$6.50
d7.OO. Prairle-Choice, S00d725; No /, $6.25
Q6.5O; No. 2, $5.25QD5.75; No 3, $50G5.O0; No.
T. $35Oa4OO Packing, $300@3.50. Alfalfa
g. OO6750. Straw-Rye A.00G450; wheat,
SO. 3.5OQ40O; oats, $3.00q350
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Kansas City Live Stock.
Kansas City, March IA.
CATTLE-MoYements the past A8 hOurs:

ATTLE-Movement the past 48 hours:
Cattle Calves.
Receipts ........... .............4lH %
DriVe-outs ANN. ..............2631 Al
A slow and weak to lower market was had
yesterday. The run was only fair and no
choice cattle in, hence nothing to encourage
buyers. And at points east Of us prices were
a trlae lower and the English markets were
reported off. At the five leading western
points there were 29,S0O cattle, against "a, 300
last Monday and 2SOO the same day last
year. With such surroundings buyers were
naturally backward and bearish. The best
price OF the day was $50, given for nineteen
good though not choice, steers, averaging
1,479 pounds, and the next best price was
$5.05, given for O lot OF cornfed native steers,
averaging 1882 pounds. Not many cows in,
and market steady and demand fair. Stock
ers and feeders, as usual Monday, were
quiet, but prices little changed. Range cat
tie In the native division were in only mod
crate supply. Cows were steady, but steers
were weak to 10c lower and slow sale. In
the Texas division there was good run
and steers lost 10Q15c as q rule, with a few
scratch sales steady. She stuff unchanged.
Mich cows in fair demand and steady. Com
mon, S15G20 medium to fair, S25632 so; good
to choice, 3S5G50.
HOGS-Movements the past 48 hours:
receipts ....,..,
shipments '''.'... .'...." .............". 7s6
light run and strong markets east of us
caused buyers to take hold quite freely yes
terday and values ruled &c higher and in
some instances little more. But as there
were no toppy hogs in, the tops do not
show the full strength OF the market. The
offerings as to quality were the poorest for
some time and much mixed. Packers, how
ever, were all at work and cleared the pens
at an early hour. Extreme range, $200G3.75:
bulk OK sales, $3.60@375
SHEEP-MoVements the past 48 hours:
LSSSlptS 'ssss''' ..s....s ,84
2SilipLheHtS '''''''' ''''.''' '..''..','.... -
There was more life and strength to the
market yesterday than for some time The
receipts were only fair and the markets east
OF us stronger. Most of the arrivals were
lambs and quality very good. Buyers got to
work early and paid 10Gl5c more for sheep
and l5@25c more for lambs than the close
Of last week and the pens cleared early at
this improvement.
HORSES AND MULEs-Movements past
48 hours:
0IlpmehtS ''''''s. ..,.......... ............ 259
"A very fair market was had yesterday A
number OF new buyers were in and home
traders wanted supplies. The result was
very good trading In both horses and mules
and the last weeks closing prices were sus-
tained. The East and South both buying.
Western Receipts.
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st. Louis Live Stock.

CATTLE-Receipts, 400; lOc lower. ton
NATIVES. $500; Texans, 1O915c lower; S.& bid
,i1 H1OGas1Rsc@ipts, y 7dH. $780, strong; top $95;
sFIEEP-Receipts, 500; strong and active.
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st. Joseph Live Stock.

r, ,,,r- st. Joseph, March 13.
GS4ATILE-Receipts 800; 10c lower.
HOGS-Receipts, 1000; strong TO a shade
higher; top. $3.50; bulk, $3.656S75,
SHEEP-Receipts, 800; steady.
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ary. 31.O4 per bushel, upon the basis OF pure
Kansas City Hay Market.
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THIS WEEKS MARKETS.
Kansas city Grain.

Kansas City, March IA, lS99
In store-Wheat, S65, 900 bushels; corn, 56l, :
700 bushels; oats, II, 500 bushels rye, 1920
bushels.
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published in the Advocate and News. ofFl.
cial State paper, March Is, 1897
House Bill No. 62.

AN ACT to disorganlze school district No.
1D IN Phillips county and attaching nor
ions or said territory to school district
NO. 10 and portions of said territory to
sas. O0"iA'S' AN'""-
BE It enacted by the Legislature Of the State
SECTION l. That school district No 19O IN
ICED. A0OS uiSOFsah-
Section 2. That sections 16. IT, and 70 IN
e.G. ea.4GWnsnlp D, South of Range II West of the
Otn FElnclpal Meridian, are attached to and
mac mace part Of school district No. is in Phil
lips County Kansas 80 : ALL
SectIon 3 That sections Z, 8, 8 and South
% OF section and South West u of section
O. IN township 8. Range II West of the 9th
Prlncipal Meridian are attached to and
maze lIl part OF School District No. 1922 Of
Philips County Kansas.
section f. This act shall take effect From
ana aIter It's publication in the official state
1 hereby certify that the above bill orig
mated In the House, and passed that body
February Z, 1899.
s. J. OSBORN,
Speaker Of the House.
CHAS. q. LOBDELL,
Chief Clerk of the House.
Passed the Senate February Ath 1899.
H. z. RICHTER,
President Of the Senate
]. w. MORPHY,
Secretary of the Senate.
Received from the Governor UNSIGNED
March 4th, 1899.
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STATE OF KANSAS,

Once Of Secretary Of State.
1, Geo. A. Clark, Secretary Of State of the
State Of Kansas, do hereby certify that the
above and foregoing is a correct COPY Of
the original enrolled bill now on file in INV
office.
In testimony whereof l have hereunto
subscribed my name and affixed my official
seal. this 11th day Of March, 1899.
(Seal) GEO. A. CLARK.
Secretary Of State
BY HILL P. WILSON,
Assistant Secretary Of State.
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Receipts and shipments by cars the past
The Advocate and news., 1899-03-15

MILLET-Steady. German, $1.00dl.25 per
100 pounds; common, 15cd$l.0O per 100 pounds.
CANE-Quiet. Quoted at S5G90c per 100
pounds.
TiMOTHY-steady. Quoted at A.75@24O
per 100 pounds.
CLOVER-Demand fair Quoted at 5000
$40 per bushel.
FLAX-SEED-Up again Cash and Febru-
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HuMDtF OF new buyers were In and home
traders wanted supplies. The result was
very good trading in both horses and mules
and the last weeks closing prices were sus-
tained. The East and South both buying.
Western Receipts.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-07
CHAPTER XXXIII.

1t might have been about the hour
of ten, and we were still lettering on
the moonlit beach, when the cry of "a
sail in sight," made every heart leap
wildly and with hope.
Twas Tom Lambourne who spoke,
but every eye caught the ship at once,
and even those who had been doing
on the warm sand or within the hut
were awake and on the beach in a mo-
ment, stretching their hands toward
her with joy and eXultation, but the
aspect of the ship gradually changed
all this into suspense and utter bewiI-
derment.
She was large, square-rigged YES
sel-a ship running close-hauled on
the port-tack Co use man-o'-war
phrase), and with nearly all her can
vas set
She was about four miles off the reef
at the entrance of the bay, and was
bearing directly toward it. Her can
vas glimmered like snow in the moon
shine, and we could see the red lights
of her cabin windows flash at times
upon the sea astern, and the whiteness
of her long flush deck, as she careened
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-07
[Contiuued from last Saturday.

But as he lay there on his back and
sides alternately, snorting, roaring and
covering the grass with bloody froth.
and tearing it by his bristles, Hislop
sprang forward and though weak with
many half-healed wounds, drove
clasp-knife repeatedly into the throat
and stomach Of the monster, which
soon lay still enough.
When it was quite dead 1 drew out
my teakwood spear, and found the
point almost uninjured, for 1 had hard
ened it in fire.
We thrust two crooked branches
through the tendons of the boar's hind
legs, and by these drew it to our hut,
which was about half a mile distant;
there our prize caused great congratu-
lation among our crew, and 1 obtained
no little praise for performing so hardy
a feat.
Our return diverted for a time some
excitement and surprise which had
been caused by the return of Tom
Lambourne, Probart and Carlton from
the mountain top, with tidings that
the studding sail boom had vanished,
and that not a trace of it was to be
found anyw herei
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-07
CHAPTER NM.
The Mystery Increases.

I nc -hy OeIJ IIIOI ot't'OS'
An immediate search was resolved
upon. Lots were cast for the one who
was to remain behind to guard our
property and the duty fell upon me.
Armed with the boat stretchers, or
with clubs which they had carefully
selected and cut from the trees, His
lop departed with all my companions;
and after proceeding over the grassy
plain, they soon disappeared in the
woods that covered all the lower slope
of the great mountain.
1 cannot describe the sensations of
loneliness that came over me on find
ing myself for the first time single,
alone, and left entirely to my own
reflections and resources.
The carpenter's Ratchet was my on
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-07

cliff, which was about a hundred and
fifty feet in height, 1 perceived among
the dense fringe of wild gourds, shrubs,
leaves and plantain trees, then waving
in the wind, something like a human
face, that, after peering over at us, was
suddenly withdrawn.
THAT stone was never dislodged,
either by goats or by accident" said
Hislop; there is not a vestige of clay
upon the ragments-besides, all the
face of the cliff is smooth and solid
rock!"
And it is the only place we did not
overhaul yesterday, Master Hislop,"
said Tom Lambourne.
Then there must be the thief of
our biscuits-of our goats"
"Of our stun sail boom and my old
guernsey. Let us have all hands
turned up for hunt again." exclaimed
Tom.
L now mentioned what had seen.
mans head?"
81 can not be certain, Hislop," said
I; cit seemed face of some kind, and
a very hairy one, too"
1T might be an old pumpkin" sug-
gested Tom, in his matter-of-fact way.
COR a goat-at all events. it could
not have been a baboon!" said 1.
mo, no; there is no such animal
hereabouts, Master Rodney" replied
Tom
Man or monkey goat or devil, we'll
overhaul the place this very after
noon," exclaimed Hislop, with increas-
ing energy, and anger; "but first we
shall return with all expedition to the
hut
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-07

amy (reading)-He gave her jew
eled v-i-n-a-g-r-e-t-t-e- do you
pronounce that, Uncle IsaacT Uncle
Isaac (gruf1y)-I pronounce it down.
right foolishnessi-The jewellery
Weekly
The times., 1899-08-03
Mr.. BRYAN'S NEW ISSUE.
THE ANxPANSoN SENTIMENTS OF The PROSPECTIVE DEMOCRATIC

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The times., 1899-08-03
Astor,s Expntriation.

great deal of unnecessary playing to
the gallery is being done by the yellow
section of the New York press over Will
liam Waldorf Astor's self-expatriation. 1t
is due TO an underestimate by the yellow
press of the common sense of the Ameri
can people, which can be stated in another
form by characterizing 1t as an oyeresti-
mate of prejudice in the popular mind.
OF course there is nothing commendable
in Mr.. Astor's desertion of the land of his
birth, unless it be justified on the principle
Of display OF the courage of conviction.
Many a time he has been taunted by news
papers thus: IF he likes England better
than the United States, why does not he
remain over there and renounce allegiance
TO this country" This is just what Astor
has done by becoming naturalized cit-
zen of Great Britain. Obviously he likes
the social atmosphere of England better
than that OF the United States, for the
governmental institutions OF the two
countries are so similar that IT cannot be
preference on this score which induced
him 10 make the change. The case. then,
is reduced to a matter of taste, and while
OF course, not one American IN ten million
OF more has OF has had this peculiar taste,
yet if such there be no objection should
be urged against his qualification of it.
Certainly If one. like Mr.. Astor, has a
fondness for the gorgeous and the giddy
trappings of caste and the other remnants
of medieyalism which cling to the social
structure Of England, this country is no
place for him
One of Astor's New York journalistic
critics gleefuliy calculates: HE has gone.
but America retains all OF him that is val
uable-his property. That remains here to
enrich this country. Only its income goes
abroad-and 1t has been going abroad
for years" The American people do
not take that low, grudging view of
Astor's wealth or its income. even though
mis- own labor did not pile up the wealth.
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secretary Roofs opporsunity.

Mr. Roots first official action as Sec
retsry OF War was TO make a formal visit
10 Major General Miles. Commanding the
Army. The new Secretary is too thor
oughly a man of the world and affairs
not to know that this evidence of his
respect for the head of the Army viii be
accepted by the country as indicative of
a determination. Immediately, to reform
evils and abuses which have become de-
testable and intolerabie in the War De-
parrment
AS great lawyer. trained to look be-
meath the surface Of things; as a leading
citizen Of the Republic. in touch with its
best minds, Its springs OF action. and one
not TO be deluded by subterfnges like the
Alger Relief Commission. Mr. Root is not
entirely ignorant of what has been going
on for the past Two years. Remembering
his foreeful character and the vigor with
which he has acted upon public occasion
In the past; observing moreover, the
square Jaw OF command that marks his
strong, intellectual face We cannot believe
that the new War Secretary is one fitted
TO become the creature of the associated
though warning and jealous staff bureaus
of the department
There are people who say that IL Alger
had been a man of force; IL he had been
person whose chin did not fmpinge upon
his collar button. the history of the War
Office for the past year or SO might be
written In different terms. But the most
active and apoiogetic friends OF the late
Il
than that no man in his position could
have done better. in view of the ancient
red tape disorganization which has come
down to us from Jefferson Davis reguIa-
lions Of 1858, issued TO emasculate the
Office of the General in Chief, and to rro-
mote the devotion Of segregated staff bu-
reaus to the interests OF politicians and
Army contractors.
We can understand how a morally and
physically weak creature like Alger would
be helpless in the face Of an Administration
fear that the Commanding General. already
regarded at home and abroad as q soldier
of superior requirements, experience. and
ability, might become a political danger.
and so lend himself to that officers prac-
ticai elimination. Having done tha. we
have no difficulty In approaching how easy
ii would be for an Alger to turn over the
whole conduct of a war to a stan officer
believed to have the Presidents ear and
allow him to become the actual chief OF
stan. and so, for practical purposes, the
general of our armies; gubordinating TO
his Office all the other technical bureaus.
10 their detriment and the Decentralization
of the whole stan service, and to the de-
struction OF good order and military dis
cipiine throughout the Army.
That was exactly what happened under
Aiger. On the basis OF appearances and
the record. It happened with his full
The times., 1899-08-03
The Ovation 10 AIger.

There is something so spontaneous and
tubsrcalatous in the outpouring which Mr.
Alger was showersd with in Detroit last
night that we have difficulty in referring
TO it in proper beef and potato terms.
When Dewey comes sailing home we
can understand why his fellow country
men should forget business, wisdom, AMI
the ordinary responsibilities of life, and
turn themselves loose TO do him honor.
The great majority OF those whom Dewey
has benefited are alive and kicking.
The Algerian constituency, on the other
hand, are in the cold. cold ground, or to
be more explicit. those who are not, are
in the hot. hot ground to which carrion
beef and fever camps have conveyed them.
But let us not be hypercritical on this in
terestlng occasion. The people of Michi-
gan are sui generis. They alone of the
citizenship of America are ready to praise
the effects OF poisoned rations. They are
the kind of patriots who would hunt for
heroes under the bed in the old Eutaw
House in Baltimorei
1t is passing strange, Michigan boys
fought in the Civil War, and fought we'll.
Have their SONS forgotten? Do they think
TO cover the frightful record Of the last
year and wipe it out of existence with a
few hurrahs. or plaster it over with some
| long green paper derived from the profits
of the Spanish war? Shame to Michigan!
The times., 1899-08-03
MAJOR HOPKINS RESIGNS.
Mr.. AIger's Confidential Man Quits
the Volunteer Service.

The resignation of Major George h
Hopkins, assistant adjutant general OF
Volunteers, who acted as General Ayers
military secretary during the war with
spain. was yesterday rendered to See -etary
Root. to take effect August 81. A leave
of absence has been granted the major
until that date, when he will be honorahly
discharged from the volunteer service.
Major Hopkins sa wealthy Detroit citi-
zen. and is looked upon as one OF Mr.
Alger's political henehmen. he mas been
associated with the retiring Secretary in
business for many years. and it is said that
he will enter actively into the Michigan
senatorial contest in Mr. Alger's behalf
In this connection his recent trip up the
Kalamazoo River is called to mind. He
was ordered by the Secretary OF War to
90 I'm this river on an inspecting tour, AMI
it is sad that the only result that could
come OF Ina trip would be report on the
ouality Is the Repnblicanism of tie
Niehieauders along its banks.