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The times., 1899-07-23
TO BRING TREES AND ALL.
How an Orange Grower Intends To
Sell His Fruit in the Worth.
(From Id New OrIeans Time..Demncrnt

(from the New Orleans Times DemOCrat)
81 am just now hard at work" said
New Orleans promoter. "on one of the
biggest brightest and most spectacular
enterprises of the present day II orig
mates with an extensive orange grower OF
the lower coast He suffered severely by
the freeze of last season. but he is man
of unlimited resource. and he has thought
up scheme TO wrest the spoils of winter
from the clutch of nature. No, that isn't
q quotation from the prospectus; it's q
simple modest statement of fact His
proposition is TO take a number of bear
ing orange trees and transplant them IN
cars especially prepared for their recep-
tion, making up special trains of. say
twenty cars apiece. which, averaging six
trees each, to give them plenty OF room,
Will make 120 trees to the train. While
history does not record a succession of.
such severe winters as the last still, TO be
absolutely on the safe side the intention
is to keep the ears moving Floridaward.
to the extreme southern point, and. by
staying always in the warm zone posi-
lively insure the life and proiuctiveness
of the plant Trees thus treated yield
double the usual quantity. But that is not
all. AS soon as the crop has reached ma
turity the trains will be run North and
the fruit sold direct from the trees"
The times., 1899-07-23
4 Valuable Man.

From the Detroit Free Prcss}
.'Whew!" remarked the head of the firm
after he had listened to the report of the
chief collector. who can the rascal be?
And all these people say that they have
paid and hold a receipt
Precisely. Some fellow has been going
the rounds. and wherever my men are
sent they find that at least - per cent of
ing as late as yesterday, and there is moth
ing to do but hunt him down. | feel posi-
tive that he is somewhere in Detroit, for
he has made appointments with a number
of people who promised to give him money
today. He has even collected a lot of bills
that we considered bad. He certainly must
be a villain of the deepest dye. sir and
have taken the liberty of notifying the
best private detective in the city, realizing
that YOU would not want the matter made
public
Perfectly right. Send the detective to
me as soon as he puts in an appearance.
We must find this villain.
Half an hour later the head OF the firm
and the detective We're closeted together
"Can you find him." asked the former.
Sure, l am satisfied now that know
who he is, and I'll have him inside the
bars before morning.
who's hiring you aud who's going to
pay for your services?"
You. OF course.
"Then I'll do my own planning. II that
fellow won't take $50 a month 20 work
for me. offer him $500. He has the kind of
talent I'm looking for.
The times., 1899-07-23
EVOLUTION OF WALLPAPER.
Uncertainty Regarding the Date of
Its Introduction Into Europe.
From Paper Trade.)

While various kinds of printed fabrics
were known TO the people of most remote
antiquity, it was not till the eighteenth
century that wallpaper in anything like its
present form came into common use in
Europe, though it appears 10 have been
used much earlier in China. 4 few rare
examples which may be as early as the
sixteenth century exist N England, but
these are limitations, generally in flock"
Of the old Florentine and Geuoese cut vel
vets, and hence the style of the design
in no way shows the date of the wallpaper,
the same traditional patterns being repro
duced with little or no change for many
yearc. 1t was not till the end OF the last
century that the machinery TO make pa
per in long strips was invented. Up to
that time wallpapers were printed on small
square pieces of handmade paper and were
ve:y expensive. On this account wallpaper
was slow in superseding the older mural
decorations, such as tapestry, stamped
leather, and paper cloth.
A work printed in London in 1744
throws some light on the use of wallpa-
pers of that time: THE method of print
ing wallpapers of the better sort is prob
ably the same now that int has ever been.
wooden blocks with the design cut in re-
lief, one for each color, are applied by
hand, after being dipped in an elastic
cloth sieve charged with wet tempeTa pig
ment. great care being taken to lay each
block exactly on the right place, so that
the various colors may register or get to-
gether. In order to suit the productions
of the paper mills these blocks are made
in England q inches wide. and in France
Is inches wide. The length of the block
is limited to what the workman can easily
lift with one hand-two feet being about
the limit, as the blocks are necessarily
thick and in many cases made heavier by
being inlaid with copper, especially the
thin outlines. which, If made of wood,
would not stand the wear and tear OF
printing.
In flock and gold or silver printing
the design is first printed in strong size,
the flock Finely cut wool of the required
color or metallic powder is then sprin-
kled by hand all over the paper; it ad-
heres only to the wet size, and is easily
shaken off the ground or unsized part. II
the pattern is required to stand out in
some relief the process is repeated several
times. and the whole paper then rolled TO
compress the flock. Cheaper sorts of pa
per are printN by machinery. the design
being cut on the surface of wooden rollers
under which the paper passes. The chief
| drawback to this process is that all the
| colors are applied rapidly one after the
other without allowing each to dry separ-
ately, as is done in hand printing. some
what blurred appearance is usually the re-
| suit "
The times., 1899-07-23
The Doctors Wonderful Baby.
lFrom the PhiladeIrhin R.cn-dA -

-
There is a physician in West PkiladcIrhia who
has son a year old. and this baty is prali-
ably the strongest human being for it, age aIsd
weight in the world. Its father will hold a can,.
in his two hands, and the baby. grasping il, Will
draw himself mp to Its chin three times That
is hut OF its numerous fysts Of strength The
physician saws that his boys unusual f,u,s.r;la,
development is due to daily massage treatment
Every morning be lav the little fellow. naked of,
4 blanket and bncads his muscles fo- thirty mln-
utes. Once a month he weighs the haty lid
measures its calves. chest. arms. etc The niontn-
" increase Of weight and girth Is remarkable.
The baby has never had shoes or stockings on n
feet. or a hat on its head. and in summer il
wears only little sleeveless drsss that cumes 4,
its knees Il gets cold hath every mounting
III nothing goes wrong" the PIN stefan often
declares this child will he one 81 the strongest
men the world has ever seen. lie Will never
get bald. and he will never lose a tooth As
for his musc!s. with massage and a course OF
exercise that have laid out they will he big
and supple ali over his body An bis aesh VIII
be, when tense, rs hard rs steel and when re-
laSed as soft as the flesh Of Young girl
The times., 1899-07-23
DisIocated His Liver.
CFrom The Philade:phia Times, !

uIoHl tie Ihlldue'ph1a lines
Daniel Macgolgen has the distinction of being
the third in the records OF st. Agnes Hospital
10 meet with peculiar sort OF accident He is
an iceman, and lives at 2l22 Dickinson Street
While serving one Of his customers Yesterday
morning he had occasion to LIT a heavy Iump
OF ice up some high steps In doing this he OK
pefienced q curious sensation. which in a few
minutes became painful that he applied To
the hospital. There it was found that his liver
had dropped from his customary position and
not only congcstiug the other organs but
causing a protuberdnce Of several inches. The
patient, after treatment. was able TO return 10
his home. but if Will be weeks before he
is able to attend TO his usual work
The times., 1899-07-23

able to do their heavy hauling over them
when their fields are toe wet to work and
their teams would otherwise be idle
The best road for the farmer, all things
being considered, is a solid, well-built
stone road, so narrow as to be only a sin
gle track. but having firm earth road on
one or both sides. Where the traffic is not
very extensive the purposes. of good roads
are better served by narrow tracks than
by wide ones, while many OF the objec-
tionable features of wide tracks are remov-
ed, the Initial cost of construction is cut
down one-half or more. and the charges
for repair reduced in proportion''
The times., 1899-07-23
The Fighting Begins.

The execution of McDowells plan had
been begun at midnight, but it was 9
o'clock before Hunter and Heintzelman
reached Sudley's Ford. There was no op-
position to the crossing and the Federal
troops took to the road leading toward the
left of the Confederate position.
The road from sudley crosses the War
renton turnpike about a mile and half
from the Stone Bridge and at this inter-
section there is a little stream known as
Young's Branch. This was the ground to
be fought over. Evans defended the bridge
with only one regiment and a half Tyler
made the attack so feebly that Evans knew
1t was feint and detached all Of his com
mand but four companies and took position
on an elevation TO intercept the advance of
Hunter and HeintZelman. Hunters ad-
vance came into sight at 10 o'clock and the
action began. None of the official reports
tell exactly how the battle started. The
firing notified the two armies that the fight
ing was on. Strong Confederate re-euforcs-
ments hurried to the support of Evans. who
still held the position with II thin line. Re-
enforcement were sent forward TO the Fed
erals and the fighting became general.
The battle ragged. with here and there
luil, until 4:30 O'Clock in the afternoon,
when the Federal army, discouraged and
believing that Johnston's army had come
The times., 1899-07-23
Takes out Her Teeth for Rest.

From the Albany Morning ENpress.l
4 certain old lady in Albany rather surprised
her relatives few days ago by remarking that
as soon as she felt the least bit tired She could
not overcome the desire TO take out her set -of
false teeth, for soon as they were out she
seemed TO feel a bit rested. Iaa1
The times., 1899-07-23
Mutual satisfaction.

From the Detroit Free pre,sl
Proprietor-rm looking for a man / can trust
Appicant-We'n get ai6hy, then. For ten
would trust a.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-11
Boston Wool Market.

Boston Jan 10--The turn of the year
has shown Il rather more quiet tone to the
wCOt market. as far as sales are con
cerned. put the tone of the market is
steady and buyers i'm need of supplies are
paying about former prizes. The outlook
appears favorable.
Manufacturers are preparing for the
CDemlg Of heavy wOOlens and it looks
now Is though The sale would reacS-'Grge
figures. but there is little doubt but TIN
goods viii Be opened low The large
business a. present is noticeable in ter
ritory v.oOis. the sales Tor Texas. Cali
fornia and oregon being about 1-50O.0OO
pounds.
Fleece woods hold steady. but offerings
are moderate as q whole Medium uu-
washed fIeeces continue in steady demand
and a fair amount is being disposed Of
from week 70 week on about the same
basis OF prices. Austrian woods hold firm
and considerable inquiry is noted from
week to week Other fine woods are in
moderate supply and firm iu price. Car
Uet woods are held steady. but the sale is
yet slow Quotations.
Texas woods. spring medium. has
Territory woods. Montana. fine medium.
14016.
oregon woods. eastern choice. greasy.
1J015ls.
California woods northern springs.
choice I7GIS; pulled and superscOured,
base. extra and fine 47n56.
Australian. secured basis, combing.
superfiue l0N y.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-11
SHEEP THIEVES BOUND OVER
FIVE SEPARATE CHARGES
AGAINST THE GANG.
Curtis Boys Got Six Months In the
County Jail-Hearing Develops
Some Interesting Testimony.

The circumstances in the sheep steal
ing case Saturday night, in which John
C: Mackay of Granger lost considerable
property, were very prolific in offenses.
five complaints being filed in police
court yesterday, charging burglary,
petit larceny and assault with a deadly
weapon.
The charge of burglary was read first
by Judge Timmony, charging Jack
Richards, 3. Y. Lamb and Arthur and
Norton Curtis with breaking into
Mackay's barn on the night of Jan.
and stealing harness valued at $50. A
second charge of burglary alleged that
they broke into Mackay's granary and
stole a half mutton and a quantity of
oats and lucern seed. Richards and
Lamb waived examination in each
charge and were bound over to the dis
trict court, bonds being fixed at 81, 800.
Arthur and Norton Curtis pleaded not
guilty to each charge, but after pre-
liminary hearing were also bound
over
Mr. Mackay, the principal witness In
the burglary cases. described how his
barn and granary had been entered
and property taken. He followed the
tracks TO Richards house, where the
men and goods were found. Sergeant
titled in behalf of the prosecution.
Charges of assault with a deadly
weapon were made against Arthur and
Norton Curtis, who pleaded not guilty.
Mackay declared that when he saw his
sheep at Richards house and took hold
of Richards, Norton Curtis appeared
and pointed a shotgun at him, threat
ening to shoot if he did not leave. Ar
thur Curtis came out and flourished a
six-shooter, after which Mackay
thought it best to retreat temporarily
and secure assistance. J. 3. Mackay,
who was present, corroborated this tes-
timOny.
Jack Richards took the stand to tes-
tify that the guns were brought into
play because Mackay attempted to
search the premises without a search
warrant or without showing his au-
thority as an officer.
After the hearing they were each
bound over to the district court bail
being fixed at $1,000 None of the pris-
oners were able TO furnish bail.
The charge of petit larceny was
brought against the quartette, charg-
ing them with the thelft of the. sheep,
calf etc, TO which they all pleaded not
guilty. Lamb and Richards were
granted a continuance until Friday at
2 %. M Arthur and Norton Curtis, af-
ter a hearing, were found guilty and
each sentenced to six months in the
county Jail.
The court room was crowded with in
terested spectators, some of whom
looked as if they might be friends of
the prisoners.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-11
ANOTHER DREYFUS STORM.
Resignation of Judge Excites the
Frenchmen

Paris, Jan. 1O.-The Dreyfus affair
has now entered one of its bitterest
chapters. Accusations, vituperations
and threats are raging in the cafes and
along the scores of boulevard sheets,
many of which have found their sole
reason for existence for months past in
the unhappy strife they fOment.
It is regarded by impartial observers
as the most dangerous factor TO the in
stitutions of the republic that the pres
ident of one of the sections Of the court
of cessation should assume the role of
leader of the agitation against the tri-
bunal, declaring that sixteen of his col
leagues are conspiring to defeat the
ends of Justice. The methods he en-
ploys of appealing to the populace
through the newspapers, in the eyes
of the most conservative aggravates
his course 1t is evident that he, be-
lieving that the court of cessation will
decide in favor of Dreyfus, intends to
divest the decision of all weight by
inpeaching its fairness in advance, and
he seems likely to succeed, so far as the
ti-Dreyfusands, many of whom have
hitherto respected the court, but are
only eager to find excuses for discred-
iting it, are concerned.
The opinion is gaining ground that
the opponents of the republic may ind
in this man. NJ. Quesnay de Beaure-
paire, leader. the lack of which has
hitherto been the chief guarantee of the
continuance of the present regime
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-11
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS.

The United States revenue cutter Nc
cullogh arrived at San Francisco from
Honolulu and Manila
Hon. I. T. Geer was inaugurated gov
ernor of Oregon. The inaugural cere-
monies We're of the simplest character.
In the federal court at Dubuque, Judge
Shiras has decided that the life insurance
of voluntary bankrupt becomes an as
SET.
Generous rains fell throughout southern
California and the storm continues. Boun-
tiful crops are now assured TO ranchers
and fruit-growers.
o. II. Baker, wife murderer, was hanged
at Eminence, Mo, in the presence of 1000
persons. On the scanold he cursed the
country and the people until the drop fell.
The worst storm in years ragged on the
Pacific coast yesterday. Telegraph and
telephone wires were FRUSTRATED in many
sections. Railroad and steamboat travel
was interrupted.
Janowsk won the twelfth game of the
chess match with Showalter. Janowsld
needs only one more win to secure the
match. The score stands: Janowslxi, 6;
Showalter, 2; drawn, 4.
Henry Bante, grocer and saloOnkeeper
at Hamilton, o., shot his wife Anne twice
then going TO a coal shed blew out his
own brains The woman. though seri-
ously injured, has a chance for recovery.
The American liner New York will sail
for England today in place of the over
due liner ST. Paul. This will be the New
her transformation into the auxiliary
cruiser Harvard.
Former Congressman William A. Rus
sell died at Boston from an attack of ap-
opleXy: Mr.. Russell was born in Yer
mont in 1881. He was a member Of the
Forty-siXth and Forty-seventh congresses
from the Seventh Massachusetts district.
The New York court of appeals re-
versed the judgment of $4,000 secured by
William K. Laidlaw, jr., against Russell
Sage, and ordered a new trial I.aidIaw
secured the Judgment on the ground that
sage had used him as 4 shield against the
effects of an explosion
Delegates from nearly all the states and
territories in the Louisiana purchase have
arrived il st. Louis in response TO an in
Vitation of General Stephens to decide
upon the place and manner of celebrating
the one hundredth anniversary of that
important historical event.
Delegates from the states included in
the Louisiana purchase met at St Louis
and by ? unanimous vote selected St
Louis for the place for holding the worlds
fair in the winter of 1893 and to celebrate
the Louisiana purchase. Fourteen states
and territories of the seventeen in the
Louisiana purchase district were repre-
scented.
Two freight trains on the Rock Island
road collided about five miles east of
Council Blnffs, resulting in the instant
death of Engineer ]. w. Taylor and Fire
man John Stone of the extra freight and
I4ngIlleer Jonn Caldwell OF the regular
freight. All the killed reside at Valley
Junction.
Chicago members of the National Assoc
citation of Manufacturers have received
news that President Mckinley will visit
its annual convention in Cincinnati Jan
a, . and 70, and will deliver an address
on American Trade" 1t is expected that
pertinent to territorial expansion and its
important influence on commerce
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-11
GENERAL WOOD ARRIVES.
Says Santiago Province Is Quiet and
PROSPEROUS.

New York, Jan. 10.-The United
States transport Mississippi, which
sailed from Santiago on the evening of
Jan. 4, arrived today. On board We're
General Wood. military governor of
Santiago and Lieutenant Hanna, aide
de-camp; DR.. Castillo, a brother of the
Cuban general, and Colonel Gibson,
who superintendent the distribution of
provisions to the starving Cubans.
General Wood, who was interviewed
at quarantine regarding the protest of
the people of Santiago over the dis
posal of the funds of that province,
said he did not care to talk on that
matter before he visited Washington.
There was some dissatisfaction, but not
to amount to anything. When he left
Santiago everything was in splendid
shape, schools were being organized
and ready to receive scholars. and
nearly 1000 miles of roads had been
constructed in the province. The Gus
toms receipts were the largest ever
collected, and exceeded the amount col
lected and turned into the Span
ish treasury. Funds were avail
able for meeting the expenses
Of the administration of the
province. and the only expense to the
United States would be the cost of
maintaining her army. The best of
feeling prevailed, and the general con-
dition of things was all that could be
desired.
When shown the dispatch stating that
General Brooke had expressed his as
constituent that General Wood had
permitted a demonstration at Santiago
against the order concentrating Gus
toms at Havana, he declared that if
such a dispatch had been sent by Cen
eral Brooke to Washington, General
Brooke was labOring under a mistake.
No such demonstration had occurred,
the people. having been perfectly quiet
about the matter, and the only thing
of a public character was a gathering.
led by the mayor and chief men of the
city. attended by band. to express
good will toward him on his departure
a very usual proceeding.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-11
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
Wheat Market Under the Influence of
BeariSh Reports.

Chicago. Jan. 1O-Weakness and lower
quotations at Liverpool, notwithstanding
the flrmneSS displayed here yesterday,
started wheat q trifle lower. There were
few buying orders at the start, how
ever, and as there was very little wheat
for sale, May, which opened 1s0L.c lower
at lO9sQl0r4. climbed slowly ana labOri-
ouSly to us When the initial buying
orders were out of the way. prices began
to weaken and May sank irregularly. but
determlnedly 10 i01z4iUss. Heavy arrivals
were given as the cause of a decline of q
q12d at Liverpool. Speculative activity
from the outside was sadly and cOnspic-
uously absent and even the local crowd
appeared tired of trying to guess the next
Vagary of a market Swayed alternately
by dull shipping demand and certain
possibilities connected with European
dependence on this country for supplies.
Russian stocks of wheat We're reported
at 1921 900 bushels against 100000 bush
els Dec ana 100000 bushels a year
ago. More favorable weather was report
ed from Argentina and the crop situation
there was said to have been greatly i'm
proved, with prospects Of a large export
from that country The market was de
pressed by the average bearishness of the
information. and May declined 10 7Oas6i
I01e and closed at 70is.
n poor cash demand and d large accu-
mutation OF stocks weakened corn. There
was a half-hearted attempt early to bull
the market. but offerings We're plentiful
and buyers were very readily accommO-
dated. Puts yesterday were close to rhe
market and they tended to prevent any
important break. May closed =. lower.
With no selling pressure and a scat
tered outside demand for July. oats ruled
tlrm- The range was small and prices
Just about held their own May closed
a shade lower
An improved export demand for meats
and higher prices for hogs strengthened
provisions. Re-purchasing by commits
sion houses that were recent sellers was
also an influence. The early advance was
modified somewhat by the heaVinezs Of
hFrr Of 1fa..
stil adhering 10 the market at the close
of the session. May pork and ribs ad-
Vanced sc each and lard 2tsc.
The leading futures ranged as follows: