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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-06
NEW CHICKEN FEED.
worn.o.t Hor.e. stewea Dow. lat,
"Cake" for Use In California
Poultry Yarda.

Over thousand horses have in the
last few months been sent out of San
Jose and converted into chicken feed.
Horses have never been so cheap since
the Americans came into California as
during the last 10 months. There were
two reasons for this-namely: one the
great number raised on the big ranches
and the other the scarcity of feed.
| There are always old and WORKOUT
horses.
Petaluma is a great chicken raising
center. This industry is carried on
there to greater extent than at any
other point in the state. With the
growth of this industry came demand
for cheap feed for the chickens, par
ticularly for meat. Men began to cook
horseflesh and then pack it in con-
densed shape-a sort of meat cake.
They bought the old and, worthless
human food. This meat business
grew, and the meat cake was shipped
to various points and sold by dealers
in chicken supplies. 1t is for sale in
San Jose.
With the growth Of the business
there was a larger demand for horses.
Agents were appointed at all bay cit
les or nearby points to purchase the
worthless horses to be found in the
market.
There seems to be some uncertainty
about just what the Petaluma packers
paid for the animals. At all events,
there is some difficulty in ascertain
ing the prices. 1t seems, however, that
the scale varies. Agents pay all the
way from 25 cents to $3.50, the latter
price only for large, heavy horses. OF
course, they always buy them s.cheap-
ly as possible, but it appears they
never let a reasonably large horse go
away until they had bid to three dol
lars.
When bunch of animals have been
secured they are taken to Petaluma
and delivered. There the skins are
taken off and sold to the tanners, the
bones are preserved and sold to man
ufacturers of fertilizers, and the meat
cooked and pressed into cake" for the
chickens.
One dealer on North Market street
in this city says he has sent $50 horses
to Petaluma during the last few
months, and he knows that over LOCO
have been sent during the same months
to the same place.-San Jose (Cal.)
Herald.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-06
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Best TIMBER to Plant.

Usage orange is the best timber on
this continent. II is a fast, straight
grower. protecting itself while young.
Outlasts all kinds of timber. Ilesists
all cyclones. No borers touch it. Cat
tie and other stock dislike it. 1t will
grow in city where no other tree
will grow. 1t needs no protection,
summer or winter. 1t likes rich soil,
but will grow in poor soil. 1t is beau
tiful tree. 1t is worth twice as much
for railroad ties as any other wood.
Ten acres of it eight or ten years old
in good soil would be fortune. No
body has ever seen a rotten Usage post.
It has come to stay.-Jos. H. Creighton,
in National Stockman.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-06
EXCELLENT BRooDER.
Wherever Chicks Are Raised by
Wholesale One of Thcse DevicesIs
Virtually Indispensable.

One of the principal things in keeping
chicks alive in brooders is the heating,
and keeping of them clean. The brood
er portrayed below has been success
fully used several years, is heated with
an oil gas stove and has a hotwater cir
culation.
The oil gas stove is at G, water tank
+ and the hot water pipes Ii h are SO laid
as to allow of outflow and return of
water. The hot water pipes are di.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-06
IMPROVED WOOD CUTTER.

thick board about 40 inches in height,
with four or more cuts on the. one side,
as the accompanying cut shows. From
the top there is suspended heavy.
swordlike, knife-shaped ak, with ham
die, with which the wood is split. The
pieces which are desired to be broken
crosswise should be laid across the up
permost step" and hacked with the ak
q few times, whereupon they are easily
broken into small Christian
Bay, in Ohio Farmer.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-06
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lFARl'N',{,,lARD|EN.
Rk.sf s.ll|sal1al5s5S
wooD-curT1Nc MACHINE.
Just the Tha.r for Places where ,
Lot Of OLD Boxes and Boards IL
Used for KindMng.

The following device for a wood cut
ting machine adapted to households
where great deal Of old boards, boxes,
lids, ETC., are used for kindling, is very
prominent in German-.American homes
in the northwest. On strong, heavy
base is raised, horizontally, q strong
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-06
SWORD FOR dob EVANS.
Grew of the Iowa Presents Hin
With IL Handsome Blade.

SftW Oh inc IOWA presents I1tnn
With IL Handsome Blade.
San Francisco. April ). The crew OF
the battleship Iowa. now at this port,
have presented liobley ID. Evans, who
commanded the Iowa in Cuban waters
during the war with Spain, with u
handsome sword accompanied by Il fit
ting letter.
The sword bears the inscription:
presented to Captain Robley ID.
Exams. L. S. n. by the Crew OF the u.
5. Ship Iowa" On the reverse side are
the words: TO our hero too just to
take fallen foes we give this sword
instcad.'
The words refer 10 Captain Evans
action IN declining to accept a Spanish
captains sword when it was offered to
him by the commander, who was
brought on board the Iowa after the
battle off Santiago.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-06

Rumor has it in Washington that
since the success of General Otis in
the Philippines administration circles
have begun to regard him as menace
to the presidents hopes of second
term. Dewey and his achievements
have for the time been forgotten.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-06
AMONG THE POULTRY.

Ground bone or bone meal is one Of
the best ways of supplying lime to the
hens.
1t is much easier to dress and pin
feather white chicken for market
than black plumaged one.
Hamburgs, Leghorns, Black Spanish,
Game, Hardins and Andalusians re-
qnire a high fence to keep them under
control.
Have the nests SO that hen can
walk in on them and not SO deep that
the hen will be Obliged to jump down
upon them
If the hens are allowed to lay soft
shelled eggs they soon contract the
habit of eating them, and this makes
them worthless.
The food for young chickens should
never be sloppy, hence when meal is
soaked in milk it should be squeezed
sufficiently dry to be crumbly.
While very fat hen will nearly al
ways be selected in market quickly,
such one is not always the best, as
lean meat is the most desirable.
1t is not a good plan to feed pepper
topoultry too often. Warm foods tends
to have the same stimulating effect
without preserving the impressive
qualities of that condiment.-Western
Fruit Grower.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-06

Governor Stone, of Pennsylvania,
who stands feet inches in his stock
ings, never wears a silk hat, for the
reason that such covering would ac-
centuate his already great height. He
also refuses to ride horse, holding
that such a noble animal was not in
tended for such usage.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-06

The expulsion from Monaco of Otero,
the Spanish dancer, who has been seen
in this country, was due, it is said, to
the jealousy of the princess of Monaco.
The prince paid the dancer too much
attention. Otero is how in Paris and
her villa at Monaco is deserted.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-06
ANTI.QUAY MEMS CHOICE.
Change to Judge stewart--Today's
Ballot.

Harrisburg. Pa. April 6.--Judge j..
Stewart, of Chambersburg, is the pres
ent choice of the anti-Quay republican
members of the legislature for United
States senator. He was agreed upon at
a meeting of the insurgents this
morning. Judge Stewart is one of the
leading judges of the state. Today's
ballot resulted: Quay. 95; jerks,
democrat. rs; Stewart, 81.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-06

Senator Gear, of Iowa, has an odd
habit of always carrying his hat with
him, even when moving about the SEN
ate chamber. 1t is an old-fashioned
black felt heaG-covering. If visitor
sends in his card the Iowan always
carries his hat when going to see whet
is wanted.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-06
BIG CATTLE DEAL.
Nebraska Men Buy 1900 Head a,
San Antonio, Tex.

San Antonio, Tex, April 3.-One of
the largest transactions in Texas cat
tie since the first of the year was
closed here Saturday. Charles l.. Ware,
of Fort Worth, sold to Humphrey g.
Seitz, of Nebraska, 1900 head of cat
tie for $1es,oOo, or $ls per head. De-
livery will begin May IS for shipment
to Nebraska,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-06
a Simple Spring Hat.

If my muse is propltlouS m going to sing
Of a very remarkable sort OF Il thing:
'Tis the structure the women this year
call a hat:
II might be most anything, so why not
that?
And if any woman who's got half will
Would like TO know how she can be her
own milliner,
And thus possess one OF those wondrouS
confections.
She has but to follow these symple direc-
tions
First take for the groundwork what's
known as frame
Crhcshape doesn't matter; no two are the
same).
Thcn take lots of ribbon, and make into
bows,
Wide. narrow, red yellow. mauve-every-
thing goes.
Next scatter these ribbon bows over the
crown.
In front and behind. wrong side out. up
side down.
If you put them on blindfold. you'll get an
effect
That the leaders of fashion will cry is
Correct.
Then gather gay garlands of marvellous
Green roses pink lilacs and peoples of
And place them in lunches wherever
there's room.
TIN you've built up "A bower of fanciful
bloom
The hat. if you've carefully followed my
words
Is NV ready for adding occasional birds
Two wings few feathers, Il pompon,
some lace.
And three iewelcd hairpins TO keep it in
place.
You now have hoadgear that no one
would know
Was not a creation of Madame Nirot:
And if you've good taste. you will hide it
And buy neat sailor to wear every
-Harper's Bazaar
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-06

A man is generally said to be sick abed
while woman is spoken of as being con-
fined to her room.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-06

The advocate of the open door policy
can carry it entirely too far when he
brings it home this cold weather.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-06

fke title expression, there are Others
ID rarely used saved by the others.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-06

The way to tie an ascot is not to look
In the mirror. The less attention you pay
10 that job the better it will be done.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-06

If cur youthful IDEALS were only realized
how many of us would be coachmen cir
Gus performers or pirates?
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-06

Under temperate conditions the cable
slots don't seem to get tight.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-06

IT is always a mystery to man why a
woman doesn't have more accidents hap
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-07

1t was an innovation at a Democratic ban
quet. 1t was received with applause, fol-
lowed by a charge in phalanx on the good
things in sight and general Interchange
of political condolences that heightened
the relish of the green turtle soup, the
pates a la fnanciere and the spring
chick" and put the final seal on the sim
plicity.
Late Pence, who had been associated
with that other Jeffersonian, w. w.
cessful " verdict ii1s in murder @ case in OAK
land, and who seriously meditated deliv-
ering his unflushed argument for the de-
Tense as an eulogy of Mcguire, was pre-
duced TO respond to the toast, Our Hon
ored Guest" He spoke of his associa>
ton with Mcguire in Congress and eul9- s2
dentally, occasion to remark:
"The more I study Gage, the prouder I
am that l supported Mcguire. California
is big State. 1t IS long and wide; mas
a lot of bottom and heap of top. 1t is
a broad State and should not have mar
row-gauge Governor"
Before concluding Pence welcomed Ma
guire into the Has Beens," saying with
Governor Mcdonald of his own Hoosier
State that the private station was the
post of honor.
Some of Pences hearers were inclined
to take exception to this unceremonious
relegation of their idol to the private sta
tion, but it transpired later that he
seemed to know that of which he was
talking. The guest or honor, James u;
Mcguire, when he arose next to respond
to the toast, Thomas Jefferson fully
bore him out.
II am pleased tonight" he said, with
the splendid representative character of
this gathering, representing as 1t does the
best citizenship Of the State Of which
am proud to be a citizen. Suggestion was
made by our POSTMASTER that some of
our political opponents have been un-
necessarily concerning themselves about
the banquet. So far as my. political am
bitions are concerned, their fears may
quiet. have no personal ambition TO be a
candidate for any office now or at any
time in the future of which I have any
present thought. I believe that 1 can in
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-07

led off the wharf and when in front of the
chief wharflngers Office made its escape.
1t caught sight of Burns from under the
board and charged. Johnny escaped by
taking refuge under his express wagon.
The animal then saw Sergeant Mahoney
and charged again. The police officer
quickly put a telegraph pole between him
and the infuriated brute. Then began a
pretty game of tag, and the sergeant was
kept lodging around that pole until his
collar was wilted and the perspiration
was pouring off him. Finally the bull was
lassoed and tied Up behind a wagon so
that it could do no more damage The
sergeant and Johnny Rats" will not
forget yesterdays experience in a hurry
Captain Paul Pohl of the Piper, Alden,
Goodan Company's schooner Brothers
wants the owner for a carrier pigeon with
the tag w sos on its leg. Yesterday the
Brothers was Sailing down San Pablo
Bay when Captain Pohl saw a hawk
chasing a pigeon. The latter flew for the
schooner. but before ii could reach safety
the hawk struck it. Both birds fell, and
had they struck the deck would have been
instantly killed. They struck the nain-
sail however, and that broke their fall.
Captain Pohl seized the. pigeon and the
ships dog tackled the hawk. The bird
made the dogs fur fly and soon drove him
Off after which it flew away. The pigeon
was wounded around the neck. but in a
few minutes recovered and is now as
well as ever.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-07
FOR NUMBERING HER CHILD.
The Motion to Dismiss in the Case of
Mrs. Minnie Adams Argued
and Judgment Reserved

The argument on the motion to dis
miss in the case of Mrs. Minnie Adams,
charged with the murder of her child,
was held before acting Police Judge Bar
ry yesterday afternoon.
Attorney Caldwell made the motion,
and contended that the prosecution had
utterly failed to prove the corpus delcti
and there was not sufficient evidence to
hold the defendant to answer before the
Superior Court. He argued that no mo-
tive had been shown; that Drug Clerk
Pulenky had failed to identify the de-
fendant as the woman who purchased
bottle of carbolic acid, and he pointed
out the difference in time between Police
man Herlihy and Gripman Cox as to
seeing the defendant He believed that
the policeman was mistaken and that Cox
was not telling the truth, but wanted to
pose as a would-be policeman and anna
teur hawkshaw. He also paid his at
tention to Wilson Gray, the father of the
child, whom he characterized as an apol-
ogy for a man.
Prosecuting Attorney Carpenter replied
briefly and logically. He contended that
the corpus deficit had been proved cir
substantially and inferentally, and
motive had been shown in the very fact
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-07
CONGRESSMAN JAMES G. MAGUIRE AT THE JEFFERSONIAN
BANQUET.

private life, in the private station, do
more for the cause than by being either a
candidate for office or the occupant of any
office to which | might aspire
In his Succeeding panegyric of Thomas
Jefferson and the principles he enumer-
ated the speaker grew eloquent again
and again. only to be interrupted by
cheers, and concluded amid a deafening
uproar of approval.
Mr.. Mcguire was followed by William
II. Afford, who responded to the toast
The Outlook for the Future; Seth
Mann, who responded to Democracy,
and Judge z. A. Bridgford, who respond
ed to '"rhe Financial Question in Poll
tics"
The guests present We're:
Ex-Congressman James G. Mcguire, ex-Gov-
ernor James H Budd James V Coleman,
Charles H. Castle. Isidore Cutie, James H.
Barry. E. L. Fitzgerald Bart Burke, Judge
William P. Lawlor Harry Wilson. Lafe Pence.
Robert L. Mann, James Mahoney, James j.
Finn, Finn, Robert Day. E; A. Bridgford. Herman
Guttstadt, F. G. Fallon, DIR. d. r. Ragan,
Gabriel Cohn, William H Afford, c. A. Rey-
nolds. jeremiah Deasy, DR.. E. E. HILL. John
Burke, Walter Gallagher Patrick Loughran,
Hugo Asher. w. ]. Bryan Charles H. Hol-
comb, c. Kohne, Joseph Gassner. Louis Metz
ger. Samuel Waller, G. Groezinger, Captain O..
Luders, Oscar Hooks, Leonard Stone Charles
Edelmap, L. NJ. Manner, w. L. Ashe, P. c..
O,Dowd, James ]. Flynn, CASTOR Ashe, H. L.
Bienfeld, T. j. Harney, Franklin K. Lane J..
J. Dwyer' Marion De Yries. r. Porter Ashe,
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-07
Chinatown Gamblers.

When the cases of thirty Chinese ar
rested by Lieutenant Esola and posse at
Washington street and Waverley place
were called in Judge Mogan's court yes
terday the lieutenant did not appear, but
sent Sergeant Christensen, who asked
for a continuance till tomorrow. The
continuance was granted, but Attorney
Coffey. who appeared for the defendants,
made a demand for the return of the
S475O illegally seized by the police at the
time of the raid The Judge said he
would render a decision on the matter
to-day. The five Chinese arrested by
Lieutenant Price and posse for visiting
an opium Joint were convicted by Judge
Mogan yesterday and ordered to appear
for sentence this morning.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-07

dred guests sat down to the board in the
top floor banqueting hall and proceeded
through the menu with practiced hands,
that would not have faltered had the sim
plicity cost twenty ''plunks' a plate.
All the leaders of the party and some Of
the led were there. Hon. Charles Edel-
man presided as postmaster, and strung
in long curving line on his either hand
were familiar faces. Ex-Governor Budd
was there, flanked on one hand by Major
Harvey and on the other by w. H. Afford,
the tail tamarind of Tulare. Congressman
Castle of the Seventh District had come
all the way from San Diego to participate.
Seth Mann sat next TO the guest of honor,
who occupied a chair to the right Of the
POSTMASTER. On the other wing was Lafe
Pence. late of Colorado. There were 9TH
ers, but among them was not Mayor Phe-
Ian, who had promised to attend. 1t was
said that his Honor had been obliged to
go to San Diego, for which reason he was
not present. AS some of the banqueters
had seen the Mayor near the City Hall
at o'clock last evening, and as the train
for San Diego left at o'clock. the sus-
piclon arose that his Honor had another
reason for remaining away.
The proceedings were opened about $3.50
o'clock after the guests had been seated,
when DR.. Edelman recited a short grace
in ragtime to the accompaniment Of an
orchestra Of strings. He remarked that
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-07
A QUIET WEDDING
AT THE COLONIAL

Mrs. Bell Spafford was very quietly mar
ried yesterday afternoonin her apartments
at the Hotel Colonial to r. W. Wellington,
a railroad contractor of Chicago. The
ceremony was performed by the Rev.
Robert Mackenzie, in the presence of the
brides two daughters and one or two
intimate friends.
The details of the wedding were SO
quietly arranged that the utmost secercy
was preserved up to the very hour Of the
ceremony.
Mr. and Mrs. Wellington left on the
afternoon train for Santa Cruz, where
Mrs. Wellington has a charming home.
They will spend two weeks there and then
go to Chicago to reside.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-07
Ian Maclaren Sees the Sights.

A party consisting of Ian Maclaren. his
wife, Major Pond, his manager; Mayor
Phelan and several other ladies and gen
tlemen left the Palace Hotel yesterday
morning at IL o'clock in a four-horse drag
on sightseeing trip.
They were first driven through the prin-
cipaI streets of the city, the Mayor point
places of note. After that the party was
sped on its way to the park, Cliff House,
Presidio and the other points which have
made San Francisco famous They re-
turned to the hotel at o'clock, and Ian
Maclaren, who has a keen sense of the
beautiful, expressed himself as delighted
with the interesting sights he had wit
messed.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-07
$4,000 Insurance Wanted on a Jer-
sew Bull

Application has been made for insur-
ance of $4,000 on the famous young Jer-
sey bull, Merry Maiden's Son. owned at
Hood farm. Lowell, Mass. This is the
highest amount of insurance ever asked
Son is believed to be the most famous
Jersey bull living, as he is the son of
Merry Maiden, the champion sweep
stakes cow in all three tests combined
Bessie's Son. whose dam won the 80 days'
and 80 days tests at the Worlds Fair.
Thus Merry Maiden's Son unites the
blood of these two famous cows. and
great results are expected from his
progeny.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-07

William Broderick j. S. wardelI, W. c.
Graves. T. F. Bonnet, Edward Wilson, Seth
Mann, Joseph Leggett Isidore Danielwitz. A
D. Mtesegaes. E. J. Hanon, William Clack
Frank Malloy, c. c. Cohn, ]. F Bennett
Joseph Rothschild, L. ]. Dwyer Edward Rock.
Bert Schlesinger, Abe Jacobs, L. p. Ward,
Thomas ]. Martin, James J. Maher, George
Cabanis Edward T Minnehan. Lawrence Hoey,
T. E. Treacy, Jack Kavanagh. Edward Cod
Luders. James L. Gallagher, DR. Charles A.
Clinton, William Hinton, A. B. Kline, J. ].
McDade, George D. Gillespie William Abbott,
L. Michel. Charles F. Burgman, Henry Ryan,
Fred Raabe
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-07
THE BULL AND THE SERGEANT.
A Bovine From Stockton Makes
Trouble on the Water Front.

When the Stockton steamer landed at
Clay street wharf yesterday among her
cargo was a Hereford bull which was
labeled dangerous. A board was hung
from it's horns in front of its eyes, and to
this fact Sergeant Tom Mahoney and
Johnny ('Rats") Burns owe their escape
from serious injuries. The bull was being
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-07

Suit was fled yesterday by Mabel
Townsend against the California-street
Gable Railway Company to recover $40. 500
damages for personal injuries 1t is al
legged by the plaintiff that while she was
in the act of alighting from one of de-
fendants cars at O'Farrell and Jones
streets on February last the car sud
denly started, threw her against the
dummy seats and fractured two of her
ribs
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-07
MAGUIRE IS
BANQUETED BY
HIS FRIENDS
Democrats Gather at
the Board.
WAR HORSES ALL PRESENT
THE LITTLE GIANT DOES NOT
WANT OFFICE
Lafe Pence Made the Statement as a
Feeler and the Guest of
the Evening Con-
frmed It.
WAR HORSES ALL PRESENT
THE LITTLE GIANT" DOES NOT
WANT OFFICE

The banquet given last night to James
G. Mcguire at the Poodle Dog restaurant
was a "bang-up'' affair, that could give
"cards and spades" to Jeffersonian sim
plicity and beat it hollow Fully a hun
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-07

that the child was the outcome of Illicit
relations between Gray and the mother
He He contended that sufficient evidence had
been adduced to hold the defendant.
fendant, and the Judge said he would
reserve his decision till next THURSDAY
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-07
Widber's Shortage.

A judgment was handed down by Judge
Hunt yesterday in the action of the city
defaultng Treasurer, now doing time in
San Quentin The city is given iudg-
ment against Widber for the sum Of
a7 7,52S Y, which amount will be realized
out of defendants property
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-07

Bishop spalding gives advice on
the education of women, in next
Sundays Call