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The Burke County news. [volume] (Morganton, N.C.) 1899-1901, 1899-09-01
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| will soon be ready to move into the new building
between the place | now occupy and Dr.. Leslie's
drugstore, and will leave in a few DAYS to purchase
my Fall Stock of Millinery, Notions, etc, than which
there will not be a more ~up-to-date line in the State.
| now have IN stock a lot of Golf Hats. Handker-
chiefs. Ties. etc. for the early trade.
Watch for notice Of Opening.
Yours truly.
The Burke County news. [volume] (Morganton, N.C.) 1899-1901, 1899-09-01

Mt~>rs. Goodson and Brit
tam have this season cut So4
worth Of hay from one acre on
the Mcdowell farm, a part Of
which farm they are cultiva-
ting. Thi>is a very good yield.
Oan anyone in the county beat
The Knights of Pythias held
'aeIr regular semi-monthly
meeting Monday night, with
""rkIn the third degree. This
,,ler j. growing rapidly in
Aorganton. There are appli-
>dtI"n> tor membership at
nearly every meeting.
LIE NEWS and THE ATTAIN
IA EEKLY CONSTITUTION
both one year for S1.4O.
The Burke County news. [volume] (Morganton, N.C.) 1899-1901, 1899-09-01

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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-09-07

An Ohio Farmer correspondent ASKS
whether alfalfa can D. eown In an
orchard for hog pasture which h@S
been IN timothy and clover and ~ al
heavcd out. and Joseph r Wing an
swers. Alfalfa undoubtedly makes sfe
best hog pasture Of any plant that can
be grown. Whether the soil 0f this or
chard VIII grow Il or not IL another
question The clover having frozen out
may simply - the result Of rs having
died from old agr. or IL may be that
the soil f. undraincd and ape to heave
things. III the soil Is really rich and dry.
I should SOW the alfalfa without any
hesitation. Flow the land dep. thr0gs-
ing up an inch or two Of new soll aad
sowing the alfalfa along about the
middle of April or later Cover by roll
ing I,e sure the Iand - smooth. so thai
the mower can run over u easily. fer
Keeping Il moved Od two or three
times the first summer 70 destroy the
weeds and 10 fnviEurlte the alfalfa bT
the close clipping - the secret of SUE
ccssful alfalfa growing DO not pas
turc Il the first year. and 10 not pass
turc IL the second year too close. AMI
never allow the hogs to run ON II when
the alfalfa is frosted. or tho plants WIN
be destroyed
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-09-07

Free State police's Why don you com
biue instead of everlastingly pickering
and letting criminals slip through your
fingers? If there's been a robbery on
their side Of the line tonight, there II
be one ON your side tomorrow or the
night after. As for saying that the par
eel was Illicit, that's all rot, and nei-
ther here nor there Max Sandheim Is a
perfectly respectable man. Why, I've
done business with him myself scores of
times
Eve no doubt you have, Mr.. Murat-
ii. / wish I'd been there at the time,
replied the inspector, with a snap-of
malice in his tone which sent a chuc-
king laugh round the crowd and brought
out red spot between Mickey's eye
brows. Before he had his retort ready
Ike pushed his way through the half cir
Gle about them and said with i'll advised
anxiety:
"Wha-at was thatr WHAT has hap
pened to Max Sandheim, and when did
it happenr Was he robbedf"
.'Aw. the blighted eediotp' murmur-
ed his partner, but he didn't shout it
like stage aside, and so it wasn't
head He went to one end of the coun-
ter and ordered drink, hoping that
no one bad seen him come in with Ike.
The inspector pulled himself up
straight and, as he could do on occa-
sions, suddenly assumed an air of au-
thority which kept even the angry
Mickey quiet while he answered:
"Ah, Mr.. Cohen, good evenl So
you've got back all safe but you re a
bit anxious about your friend Sand
helm Very natural, of course. Well,
Pm sure you'll be sorry to hear that
few hours after you left him, say about
8 o'clock tonight, he was held up on the
road between Freetown and BoshOff by
four armed and masked men and robbed
of a parcel Of stones which he valued
at G4, 600. | dare say you II know about
how near that is to the truth. He rode
into BoshoG and reported and we have
Just had the news here by telegraph.
BY the way, how 5 that dog of yours p
The crowd noticed unanimously that
this was the first time since the story
of the diamond dog had become common
property in camp that the inspector had
mentioned one of its species publicly
and they closed up little, thinking
there was something coming. Mr.. Mu
ratti for reasons Of his own, paid his
apparently exclusive attention to his
drink, while Sandy Fraser cursed all
Jews and dogs in silence and kept his
ears anxiously open.
New, key Cohen. though not
strong man nor yet one of conspicuous
pluck, was one Of those peculiarly con
stitutcd individuals who gain "A sort of
secondary courage through stress of
circumstances, somewhat as runners
get their second wind From what the
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-09-07
Sss=5<-svASu
AGARM' 'FQgGN
AsA @ARElgE
AN UNEVEN Hay CROP.
shorter Tonnage Than t-saI and q
Ennk arn.xfh ~ Ar.H~

shorter Tonnage Than T-aaI ard q
Rank Growth ~ weeds
Tie hay crop O. 1utiiusl a. 'unusu-
ally irregular a-d uarveu~ ~ the
American A-ricultur.st which says %
the seaeral eou,igloas. The range -
from almost colplete falu-- "a mag.
aitevut Insurance. ani y. hem the view
IS uarroU~I o. take iu state coul.tIouS
ouly the range Is alinost as great Net
ouly j. there great disparity ia state
conditions. tGt within the state tie
same irrp-u1r.ty exists ID Is thus
diueult to summarize the coalition Cor
thc whole Ecl,i. bet the careful r-turrls
uf our country correspondents furnish
abundant basis far the claim that the
has crop this year win b. small in
comparison with ,hc abundant proslriet
IT last year
East ~ tac Ntir- -lauie~ and In tlas
south the hong spring Drought came at
a time whcu It's fuI eject was arpar-
ent In the grns. crop Not only Wa
the crop cut short but on material
areas no attempt WAS made 60 cur auy
hay. cattle being uaSturesl on meadows
in the absence % any uourishmeut On
regular pasture areas. In New Eng
laud the crop locally runs FROM one
fourth ta oue-haif n crop In New
York AMI Pennsylvania only three
fourthS 0f "a crop ~ I'm sight Win
such a situation IN these Important hay
districts 10 naturally follows that the
general average u condition for the
whole crop is bow.
West of the AHeghanies the season
has presented radically different eondi-
tious. Instead % Drought the whole
spring aud sumner have been marked
~ -rcsat excess ~ rainfall ami mt
looking beyond the bare records of Pre-
cipitation the public has bsen convinr-
81 that the grass % the west would
make good any deficiencies In the east
Put such "a not assured Instead of n
great hay crop rs a result or the Hnu-
suai raiufaIi Ia the central valleys. the
crop il inferior 20 last year FOR the h~lx
rs n whole. and IN many IocaIiries it n
decidedly smaller than the average fur
series " years.
While the partial failure In the east j.
the result of the drought entirely. the
uneven crop of the west = due 20 a
cause which Is apt To be more lasting
and farreachin- The severe winter
weather which 50 nearly destroyed rhr
winter wheat crop over large district
left n heavy mark on the meadows as
well Glover suffered "a an extent al
most beyond pr-ce.ient. and meadows
were left In such shape Tn many ser-
tons that tie piow wus the only rene
dy. on this account Lhere Was a larger
area % grass land put u corn than far
many years. and much u what was
spared viii another year be pinwel
The crop promise u The west - not
up t. the usual standard Not only VIII
there be a shortage m tonnage. but the
usual ranknesa in weed growth thtR
year win lower the quality " the crDr.
In portions of ohio. Indiana and I'M
nols the complaint ~ white top h
greater than ever before. and this pest
win neces=ltate further plowing up of
grass hand
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-09-07

inspector had said he saw that he knew
q good deal more about his late adven-
turc ION the other side" than he
thought nc did. Suspicious are some
times as good as knowledge. He stuck
his hands deep down into his pockets,
looked the inspector squarely in the face
and said:
"If you want me to sell you pup,
Mr. .irinslli. I'll be happy to oblige
you can { sell you that one. because
it's dead. But l think ] could tell you
the name OF the man who ordered il to
be killed Anyhow -guess-you d
-a-rccog nized voice as | cal
kerlate-I- did.
Ikey didn'tdO the Yankee drawl mt
all badly, and the shot went right
home For the first and the last time in
his life Inspector Lipinsld lost his self
command in public But his start was
only momontary, and the flush that
came into his cheeks died out again in
an instant.
"What do you mean by that, sirr'
he asked in tone M calm M usual,
but with distinctly threatening ring
in It.
Just about what he says, reckon, -
drawlcd Mickey Muratti, who was
about ns good mimic as he was II jug
glcr "If you don't recognize that
twang. ! do That was well done key,
boy. What'll You takc2 The next's
with me.
What might have happened after this
no one will ever know, for Just Mt that
moment one Of the inspectors men en-
tered hurricdly and handed him note.
He opened it, glanced at it, crushed 1T
mp in his hand and said
Gentlemen, I'm sorry but, 50 far
as I'm concerned. this entertainment
will have TO be postponed Another man
wants 10 gee mo very urgently about n
dog
With this he drank off the remains
Of his whisky and soda and turned and
walked to Tn. door. followed by his Off
cial satellite not little pleased at such
an opportuncly good "get out from a
situation which was bidding fair 10 be-
come embarrassing
II pleased the fates to draw out the
tragedy which thus began with tho in
human butchcry Of poor little Tommy
into more scenes than could be repro
duccd here The present narrative Ia.
however. only concerned with the last
Of them, or perhaps it would be moro
correct TO say the last but one, and that
which brought the curtain down.
AS week after week went by the out
RACES committed by the mysterious
border gang, az the unknown desper-
ADDE'S who had so suddenly invaded the
hitherto comparatively safe frontiers Of
the Free State and Griqualand West
very soon came to be called. seemed TO
increase In number and daring.
1t was quho n curious situation
such one as the student Of human
crime had never had the chance OF
stndying before and never may have
again II was sort of three cornered
contest between underhand roguery,
open violence and the forces which
worked for law and order. The old
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-09-07

He took an CUcH more hdH usually dtcc-
ttOndtC lcdUG Ot his dduJhtcr
Colts in the holsters were ready for i'm
mediate use, and then cantcrcd off to
ward the border, which no had timed
morning.
1t had been arranged that two OF his
own men should hail him just before
he got 90 it and that then the game
was to begin. News had reached him
that the gang had got wind of the big
parcel he was supposed to be carrying
and had vowed 60 have him and it nt
any price If his men only did their
duty and the Free State police kept
faith with him, the new terror Of the
border would be thing OF the past by
morning.
Two mounted figures loomed out Of
the darkness ahead Of him and pulled
up on either side Of the road A gruf
hail came growing down the wind.
''Is that you, Davies, Mays2 All
right. / suppose the others are ready.
Open bit and let mo through, then
chase for all you re worth. You needn't {
be afraid of catching me.
As ho said this he touched his horse
with the spur, and the easy cantcr broke
into n gallop The two men pulled their
animals aside. Az ho came mp tho moon
broke through rift in the clouds, and
he saw that they were both masked 1t
was too late 10 stop He duckcd his
hend and divcd for his Smith Wosson,
but the next instant Il rope of rawhide,
stretched taut across the road, passed
over his horses head and took him I'M
der the chin. Then came jerk that
nearly broke his neck. thud against
the hard mud Of tho road, n mist of
dancing stars before his eyes and then
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-09-07
NONE SO POPULAR.
1t is Daily Gaining Favor ia Pennsylvania
Results Reported From People Who Have
Given a Fair Trial to the Remedy.

Results Reported From People Who Have
Given a Fair Trial to the Remedy.
Morrow's Kid-De-oids, the scientific
kidney remedy and backache cure, is
daily gaining favor in this state. No
medicine las ever been sold i'll PennSyl-
vania for Kidney ailments, backache,
nervousness, sleepleness and general de-
bility that has gained such popular favor
as Morrow's Kid-ne-oids.
We give you the experience OF Mrs. L
w. Fulke1son, 80 Etna street, New
Castle. Pa, says:-"About four years ago
l commenced to have a dull heavy pain
in my back just over the kidneys, and at
times it would be a sharp shooting pain.
I was 50 nervous 1 could not get the
proper rest and sleep. Morrow's Kid-ne-
oids were recommended to relieve me 50 l
decided TO try them, In a very short
time they relieved me OF all the trouble
some symptoms. find Morrow's Liver
lax to be an excellent remedy for con
stipatiou.'
Morrow's Kid-ne-cids are not pills, but
Yellow Tablets and sell at fifty cents a
box at all drng stores and at Redick &
Grohman's drug store.
Mailed on receipt of price. Manufac
tu.'ed by John Morrow q Co. Chemists,
Springfield, Ohio.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-09-07

"Ydds, looks sorter pretty. don't itf''
OF robbery under arms. but they had
neither the stomach nor the heart for ~
share Of blood outlines. and 10, when
one Of the Inspector traitors dropped u
hint IA TO the real purpose for which
he had been taken to the hut. their
comInandar' ordered an immediate
raid ON It.
He got there three minutes tOQ hate.
Salter was unconscious and bleeding TO
death vssth five bullet holes in him. The
inspector was inscnsiblo. too. but he re-
vived and lived long enough 20 give the
true story Of what had happened The
Dutch policeman wisely concluded that
a process Of whitewashing would be
good for his soul. 80 he had the inspect
or's body conveyed with all honor
across the border and delivered II 10 tho
British authorities with such an ac-
count Of the nights doings ~ fully In
sured their being the last of the exploits
Of the border gang
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-09-07
The Onire.

Can any one tell how 10 happened. in
the speech Of our country people. that
the word ''postoilico" lost its first and
more important half. and became sim
ply "tho officer In no New England
village that | know of Is the postofiice
called anything else than the office"
simply In every village there are com
monty several offices The doctor has
one. and the squire has one. and the
factory has "A very important one; but
people say. II am going 90 the office. =
or ask. Have you been 10 the officer
and they never mean anything but the
poatofiicc. nor will you hear the word
"postofiico' from one Of them once in "a
month
IL strikes me as a curious abhrevia-
tion. and II Is very hard even after
years uf IL. 20 refrain from asking.
"What officer when the postofiice Is
thus mentioned without any previous
reference 20 IT, Boston Transcript
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-09-07

The secretary of agriculture has "a
nounccd that any graduate of cut
lcec receiving aid from the United
States has the chance. on certain vou
ditions. to be learned from the Juit'-'i
States civil service commission. VAST
ington. ~ becoming "a scientific MI
in the United States department. of a.
rieulturc FOR period limited 20 two
years at n salary not 10 excecd 81" pr
month. The minimum age limitation
for entrance 10 examination for the po-
sltlon Is - years. There is NO maxi
mum ago limitation
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-09-07

Cut as soon as first pods turn yellow
or become n Light brown Ef left tao
long a. ripcn. the leaves VII drop OF
thus inJuring the value Of the hay AMI
straw The stalks win also become
too hard and tough 20 cut with a NOW
cr or reaper. IN old fashioned ssEr
rake or druppcr Is the best Fut ths
beans in small piles. containing gs-ssi
forkful each. and allow them to cure
They are best thrashcd from the felsA
as this saves extra handling. the shell
Ing of the sco.i and prevents hearins
n stored when not perfectly dried
Care must be taken In feesiing the hay
hke corn fodder. for IL H. n rich eva
dcnscd food. advises American Agrt
culturist
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-09-07
rl.n.rntn nhlirr.

Mistress (to cool)-Your name. Mary,
and my daughters being the same.
makes matters somewhat confusing
Now. how do you like. say, the name
Of Bridget
Cook Shurc. mum. It's not me that's
particular. I'm willing 20 call tho
young lady anything you hke.-Tit-
nft1
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-09-07

The idea exclaimed the e49
tioual actress as she beat an sng tat
too IN the hoor with her slipper
Whats tha trouhlet Can't yan @st
your divorce
"Ycs. but that lawyer has on u te
secure IL without publicity I''- vs-h
ingtuu star
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-09-07

An almost incrcdihle triple cuinrt-
dence was noted In France o fgw years
age. In ise4 the deputy for th- ar
dsnnes was VI. Ferry for Loir Il cher.
VI. Briss0n. and for the Nosge- n
Hugo. In 1903. l0i years earlier. earh
disfric; had been represented In the
chamber by a man o. exactly che same
name. San Francisco Call
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-09-07

"KIondlkc luck" at the present tiaaf
seems 20 mean the safe arrival 20 tt'e
prosf.ector az the front gate % syni
pathetic relative la the states. -
I.auis Ginh.a. n.fnOs-rmt
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-09-07

Mrs. J0rkens. I saw you guin-
Mrs. Brnshs house today.
yes. but have no acguHir
with her at all. I Just use BE-.
pbone Chicago Record
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-09-07
A DIAMOND FOR A DOLLAR.
A Limited Special Offer Which
Will Last for Ten Days Only.

GENUINE BARRfO5 DIAMONDS have
worldwide reputation. IL Is almost lmpos-
sible 10 distinguish them from genuine dla-
monds costing hundreds OF dollars each.
They are worn by the best people. We VIII
forward "A GENUINE BAnHIOs DIAMoND
address upon receipt OF price, sl.OO each.
Earrings, screws or drops g per pair. Ring
settings are made OF one continuous piece OF
thick, shcllcd gold, and are warranted not To
tarnish. Special combination offer for ten
days only Ring and stud sent % amy adj
dress upon receipt OF $50. In ordering ring
give finger measurement by using "A piece OF
string also full particulars Address plainly
THE BARRIOS DIAMOND co,
1lsi-Ils3 Broadway
New York
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-09-07
Butler Savings Bank
Butler, Pa.

Butler, Pa.
Capital Soo,ooo.oo
Surplus and Profits FI7o, 90
JOS. / PURNlS esitleti
!. HENRY TROUTMAE.....Ni Nice-Fresident
y NJ CAMPBELL, Jr........ .......... Fa hler
LOUIS Is. STEIN .............. siler
DfRECTORS-Joseph l.. iurvls, j. Henry
TroEtrnan, w. u. Brandon, ". a. Stein. j ;.
CScpbell.
The Butler Savings Bank Is the Oldest
Banking Institution n Butler County.
General banking business transacted.
We solicit accounts OF oil producers, iner-
chants farmers and others.
All bdsinCss entrusted to Us Will receive
prompt attention.
Interest paid on time deposits.
The Portland daily press., 1899-01-19

The profound and comprehensive inves-
LEGATIONS of Prof. Edward Il. Phelps, the
discoverer of Paine's celery compound,
have robbed disease of much of Its alarm
ing character.
Nature has provided in the liver a safe
guard without which every one would die
from the slightest imprudence in diet
The blood loaded with poisons reaches the
liver, the excreting function of that organ
arrests them and they are thrown back
to the towels This is the action of the
healthy liver, hut this perpetual over
work at last does what over-functional
activity does for other organs-impairs
or destroys their excreting power and
opeus the door to Bright's disease and
diabetes. paine's celery compound en-
ables the liver TO work without tearing
itself to pieces. 1t supplies nervous en-
ergy to the organ and prevents irritation.
1t puriies the blood and does not leave
the whols purifying task to one organ.
whether liver, kidney or bowels. lt OBJ
viates the collapse OF any one OF these or
gaps, and prevents disease.
1t not only regulates the nervoussorgan-
ization, but directly nourishes: its sends
more and better blood to supply the vast
ed nervous tissues and takes the killing
strain from the kidneys.
When pains appear In different part of
The Portland daily press., 1899-01-19
Candidates Galore To Succeed Mr..
Dingley.
MIR. HERBERT L. SHEPHERD AN
NOUNCEs HIMsELP.
lie Claims He VIII Have Majority Of
Knox County De1eGates--Every
other County I'm This District Has
One or More Favorfte sons.
uYKcIAL TO THE PnEss.I

Augusta, January 1s.-The announ ,e-
ment Of the candidacy Of Hon. Herbert
A. Shepherd Of Rockport for Congress
man from the Second district was the
event Of the day in Augusta. Mr.. Shop
herd IL now Knox county representative
In the state Senate. He has been MEM
Der OF the Governors council and enters
the Senate this yenr. To your correspon-
dent. Mr.. Shepherd states tonight that
he was In the contest to stay and ex-
pected to have majority Of the delegates
of that county in the Republican con-
yention which will nominate q candidate
for the seat held by the late Nelson
Dingley. Mr.. Shepherd claims all of
Knox county except Rockland, Vinal
Haven and South Thomaston. Until to-
night 1t had been supposed that Hon.
Charles e. Littlefield would have the
vote OF Knox county in the convention.
The announcement Of the candidacy Of
Mr. shepherd means light In the
eastern county of the second district. in
the other five counties Of the district
there are many candidates. In Lincoln
county Colonel Glidden Of Newcastle Is
understood to be in the hands OF his
friends. General Thomas W. Hyde and
Hon. James w. Wakefield are men.
toned as Sagaoahoo county candidates
and one of them will probably be In the
fight From Franklin county Hon. Ere
mont L. 1imberlake, at present bank
examiner, and Hon. J. g. Holman, ex-
councillor. are mentioned. State Senator
Blanchard says he will not be can
didate against Holman. Androscoggin,
the home of Mr.. Dingley, presents two
names, Hon. George q. Wing OF Auburn
and Hon Seth III. Carter Of Lewiston.
Candidates from Androsooggin will be
handicapped as this county was the home
OF MIR. Dipgley and the tendency will be
in favor Of candidates from some other
part of the district. Oxford county, as
the situation is understood here, will
present four candidates. They are Hon.
Waldo Pettengill Of Rumford Falls,
Hon. John +. Swasey Of Canton. Hon.
George ID. b isbee Of Buckfeld and Hon.
James 5. Wright of Paris. As 1t takes at
least forty days to secure all election
under the Australian ballot law 1t Is the
general understanding that no election
will be ordered for the present Congress
which expires on the 4th Of March next
The election may be deferred until next
August or September Mr.. shepherd 9
friends express confidence in their chances
of winning out In the lively contest which
is in prospect, but MIR. Litteheld has been
In many hard fight political contest.
Some observers are of the opinion that
the presence of two Knox county men in
the field may throw the contest into other
section of the district.
When asked about the contest this eve :
ming. Mr.. Shepherd said that he had re-
ceived letters from prominent men in his
section urging him to stand, 81 am
said Mr.. Shepherd, "and i
am in the fight to stay.