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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1900-07-19
CONFlRNATURY DISPATCH.
Cablegram to London Says Foreigners
Were SAFE July 8.

LONDON, July lS-Mr William
Pritcnard- Morgan, member Of parlia-
meut for Merthvr Tydvll, has received
by cable positive assurances from a
source, upon which he rches, that the
British legation at, Pekin was sll!,
standing July Q, and also that Ii Hung
Chang has left Canton to take supreme
command at PekIn.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1900-07-19
EStrayed,

From my place, one brown mare,
weight about 1000 lbs, bellows shaped
brand on left shoulder. Liberal re-
ward for information concerning same.
NJ. W. Wright,
Jamestown, y. ID.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1900-07-19
Danish Mission DESTROYED.

COPENHAGEN, July lS.-The Danish
mission station at Fung Kwang Tung.
on the peninsula of Laio Tung, has been
destroyed. The missionaries escaped
10 Chemulpo
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1900-07-19
IL HING Chang Would Not Stay,

Hone KONG. July 1S-All the for
eign consuls Ill Canton had an inter-
view with Ii Hung Chang July l5, but
failed to dissuade him from leaving for
the North. Ii Hung Chang is said to
have accepted full responsibility for
any disturbance in Canton during his
0hSence
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1900-07-19
Taken Up.

At my farm, section 20-l3S-61, a bay
horse, some white on three legs. Had
harness on. Star on forehead.
GOttlieb Schultz,
'Na Plano. n. d.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1900-07-19
For Sale.
Full Bloods Refused to Enroll.

Vitritied culvert pipe and well curb
ing pipe at Geo. Lutz'.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1900-07-19
Platform of the Silver Republican Nat
iOnal CONVENTION.

Platform of the Silver Republican Nat
iOnal Convention.
We, the silver republican party, in
national convention assembled, declare
these as our principles and invite the
cooperation of all who agree there
with:
We recognize that the principles set
forth in the Declaration of American
Independence are fundamental and
everlastingly true In their application
to governments among men. we be-
lieye the patriotic words of Washing
tons farewell to be the words of sober
ness and wisdom, inspired by the
spirit Of right and truth. We treasure
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1900-07-19
PRESIDENT ON HAND.
Cabinet Holds a Session to Consider the
Chinese situation.

Chinese situation.
WASHINGTON, July lS.-The cabinet
met at 2:30 p. III. Secretaries Hay,
Gage. Root and Long. and Postmaster
tary Root took lunch with the president
before the meeting and placed IN his
possession the latest information from
China, including Minister Wu's cable
gram and Admiral Remey report upon
the tiynt at lien Tsiu.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1900-07-19

Urgent Telegram to Wilson.
BURLINGTON la July lS.-Secretarv
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-04
Awful Railroad Fatalltles.

More persons are killed and wound
ed each year in railway accidents In
the United States than on either side
in the terrific ~three-day battle Of Get
tysburg. Looked at in this light, the
yearly casualties on the railroads are
appalling. According to the latest re-
port of the ACCOMPLISHMENTS com
mission, those killed in railway acci-
dents in one year numbered $3.50, and
the injured 4O,ss2. OF the dead, 1858
we're employees Of the railroads, and
81, 761 Of the injured. In coupling and
uncoupling cars 279 employees were
killed and 6,98s hurt. Two hundred
and twenty-one passengers were killed
and 2,945 hurt. II ear easily be seen
that the combined number Of fatal ao-
cidents to employees and passengers
does not make up the total for the
year. There is still left, OF persons
other than these two classes, 1880
dead. OF these. 4.O6S r ciassed as
trespassers-that Is to say, they belong
to the vast army Of hoboes who steal
rides on brake beams and trucks, OF on
the tops of freight cars
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-04

There was an amusing scene at the
police headquarters in Washington the
other day when q German pntrOlman.
Familiarity known by his comrades as
"Schmell Smoke" because Of the fire.
Quency with which he discovers
imaginary fires, brought I'm a prisoner
whom he accused Of "using profane
and indecent language" The sergeant
in charge attempted to question the
prisoner, who seemed to be verv much
excited and had been roughly handled
during the arrest, but the latter
merely shook his fist, swung his arms,
nodded his head In a violent manner
and uttered n peculiar sound which
the sergeant said reminded him of a
dying dog. The man was put in a
cell until he could cool off and then one
of the detectives who went I'm to ques-
ton him discovered that he was deaf
and dumb. "Schmell Smoke has ap-
piled for thirty days leave of absence
I'm order 60 escape the torment Of his
comrades on the force. who have ever
since been questioning him as to the
tendency Of deaf and dumb men to use
'prOfane and indecent language
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-04
Missouri Fruit Prospects.

Under date Of Feb. Is the secretary
OF the Missouri State Horticultural So
ciety sends US the following: From
reports from ninety three counties Of
the state, we Gull the following:
Apple orchards, where well cared
for, are in very fair condition and
promise a good crop. Old and neg
lected orchards are not in good condi-
ton and prospects are not good. In
Jury Of trees by freeze Of February,
1899, stu shows in many places to be
serious.
Peach orchards, where properly cut
back last spring, have most Of them
made a fine growth and will hold a fair
crop Of peaches. Trees not cut back
and those cut back too severely, and
old trees have many of them died.
The very rapid growth on the I
back trees has prevented the formation
Of very many fruit buds. and henc we
cannot expect a full crop. Some OF
the buds have already been killed. Du'
there are left, on most trees, all the
buds that the trees should have.
Pear, plum and cherry trees, al
though badly injured in some localities
have formed a good lot Of fruit buds
and the prospect is good for all Of
these fruits.
Strawberries have not made q good
stand and the prospect is that the crop
will be very much shorter than Tor
years.
R~aspberries and b~lackberries have
generally recovered from the freeze Of
80 and we may expect nearly a full
crop.
Grapes are in good condition ana
promise well.
Taking it all in all we can now
safely say that there will be nearly a
full crop of apples, a half crop of
peaches, a twO-thirds crop Of pears,
plums and cherries, a half crop OF
strawberries and raspberries, and a
full crop Of b%lackberries and grapes.
But we still have the most dangerous
part Of the season to pass.-L A. Good
man, Secretary.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-04
COLD FIGHTING in THE cRlMEA
British Soldiers Were CIad In Furs Dur
ing the Terrible Winter.

British Soldiers Were Clad In Furs Dur
Ing the Terrible Winter.
Remembering the bitter blasts which
so recently swept over the city Chi
cagoans will realize how valuable to
British soldiers we're the fur garments
provided for them during the terrible
winter weather of the Crimea during
the wal with Russia. The coats Of the
officers we're made Of a fine brown fur,
cut in the Well-known military shape
Of the time. The coats and cloaks for
the men were not Of so fine a quality,
but were, nevertheless, Of a good sub
stantial make, and we're, furthermore,
supplied with waterproof shoulder
covering. Both officers and men alike
wore very strong Overalls Of cowhide,
and It Is on record that one London
firm alone secured a contract to sup
ply $4,000 suits Of this material for
the men and 100, OOO more for officers.
A noted London furrier made no few
er than $4,000 pairs of large fur gloves
70 complete a single order. Those reg
iments that did not veal bearskins,
as did the guards, were supplied with
a sealskin head dress. an exact copy
Of that worn by Arctic explorers. This
cap was pronounced to be both warm
and easy to wear and was a boon to
many poor fellows who otherwise must
have suffered terribly from frost bite.
Whatever may have been the mistakes
OF the Crimean-British war there was
no stinginess on the part Of the gov
ernmen. IN providing the soldiers with
warm clothing. as Is evidenced by the
fact that one cosignment Of stores in
cluded 100000 pairs Of gloves, 200, 900
pairs Of lambs wool stockings. some
$4,000 flannel gowns for the hospitals
and $4,000 greatcoats for wear over the
Others.-Chicago Chronicle.
Men and women agree oftener ia love
Dan in money matters.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-04

The above illustration shows one Of the
mammoth buildings occupied, by the great
Mail Order House of the John NJ. Smyth
Company Of Chicago.
For one-third Of q century this Com
pany has been in business. Beginning In
a small way, they supplied their neigh
bors In the nearby towns, each year
widening their field. They are now sell
ing merchandise direct to the consumer
at wholesale prices throughout the Unit
ed States.
Some years ago they began supplying
their customers with an illustrated cata-
logue. AS the business expanded they were
obliged to increase the size Of this cata-
logue, until today Il exceeds 1000 illus
trated pages, quoting the lowest whole
and Use. BY a superior process OF color
photography they illustrate many OF their
goods in natural colOrs, bringing out the
rich color value OF curtains, carpets,
paper, etc, thus enabling the customer
hundreds of miles distant to select goods
at his own Preside, knowing by the de-
scription, Illustration and price the class
Of goods he may expect.
This feature OF their business Is becom-
ing more and more popular each year,
for II not only saves long n uresome
railroad journeys but Is a great time
saver 1t leaves out the profit Of the job
bling house, the retailer, the expensive
commercial traveller. the general agent,
the sub-agent and thus eliminates from
one to four profits, saving this amount
for the consumer. In short, It is a great
wholesale store brought to the home.
The mammoth catalogue referred to IL a
goth century dictionary of economy.
The Illustration below shows TIT. recent
building added to this great enterprise.
The success of this Company seems in
credible, considering the fact that they
ave advertised so little. Their spirit o.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-04
nlurr 81 -.
What Has Boon sliding Toward tho
missouris for twenty Years.


missouris for twenty Years.
Atchison (Kan) Cor. Chicago Rec
crd: A mile south Of this town tho
entire side Of a blum is sliding into
the Missouri River. The avalanche Is
a quarter Of a mile long, and at IFS
base is the most expensive piece OF
railroad track on the Missouri Pacific
system. There is probably not another
quarter Of a mile Of track in the United
States which Il cost more to maintain.
The odd thing about this monster land
slide is that II has been slipping down
for 20 years, and unless II takes an un-
expected plunge will probably be slip
ping down for the next 20 years, aud
possibly so or 100. The avalanche Is
moving more or less at all times. but
not enough to require watching by the
Missouri Pacific except about two
months in the spring. During the
winter the moisture is held in the
ground, and when the first thaws and
the spring rains come the great mass
Of earth begins slipping. Sometimes
II comes down a foot In "a hours. and
once IN a while It slides six feet. The
Missouri Pacific then puts a force OF
from 20 to 80 men at work pulling the
track back to its proper place and
keeping It level. A man is employed
to watch the track at night and see
that It does not get 80 far out Of line
as to topple a train over into the river.
Orders are issued to engineers to go
slow yer the bad track. for the Jar Of
a train might an unprecedented
move. The current Of the Missouri
River is always very swift in the
spring, and it wears away the earth
as It slides in, and It appears a few
miles below in the form Of an island.
The bluff is n Of the highest OF the
very high BLUFFS along the Kansas side
Of the Missouri River from Kansas
City to the Nebraska line. Lying un-
der about Is feet of easth there are one
or more strata of rock aggregating from
20 to 40 feet in thickness. There seems
to have been a perpendicular split
down through this rock dividing the
bluff almost half in two, and extending
a quarter Of a mile north and south.
The side which lay on the river, or east
side, slid because there was nothing
to hold It, while the opposite, or west
side, was up against another blum.
Thus the east side began gradually to
sink into the river and has laid bare
a wall 30 or more feet high in places.
Here and there enormous powders.
which hung for a long time undecided
with which side to identify themselves.
finally lost their balance and crashed
down, dashing themselves to pieces be-
low. It costs the Missouri Pacific sew
eral thousand dollars and causes a
great deal Of anxiety every spring, but
there is no way of avoiding it.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-04

CONDENSED from Farmers Review
5"tcuographic Report Of Illinois Farmers
institute Roundup)
IT. A. Aldrich said In part: When
ever an orchard %ovcrbears IL is in
iured for a long time. After an or
chard comes into bearing, no pillow
should be put into Il. Il Is better 10
cultivate II by means Of a cut ava
harrow, Snd follow that by a smooth
Ing harrow. Young trees not in bear
ing should be plowed deep, 6 or q
inches. That will compel the roots
to strike deeper. Trees so treated get
30 well rooted that they can't be
blown over. We should not grow hay
In an orchard, as the grass will always
take the cream Of the land and the
trees will get nothing but the skim
milk. Trees in sod suffer from drouth.
and the sod Is a harbor for all kinds
OF Insects, borers especially. When an
orchard comes into bearing, give It
the whole ground. II your orchard Is
not profitable do not lay all the blame
on 1t. The question is asked, Does
spraying pay?" There is no longer
-4a "a III that W0AMNs A. NeNA $500
z to 10 cents a tree to spray.
Q.-At what time should We spray?
Mr.. Aldrich.-Three times; Just be-
fore the blossoms open; Just after the
petals have fallen; and two weeks
later.
Q.-Do you spray your trees before
they come into bearing7
Mr.. Aldrich.-The sooner you begin
to spray the better. Begin the same
year you set them. and keep It up, SO
that when they commence to bear you
won't have any scab to fight.
Q.-When the limbs Of the trees Of
an orchard hang too low to permit oil
cultivation to what extent should we
prune, to make it possible to cultivate?
MI. Aldrich.-I cut my trees back
so I can get near the trees or under
them, but l never cut of large limbs.
Wherever you cut of a limb that is
more than an inch and a half in diam
eter be sure to paint the cut to pre-
vent bacteria from getting in. Prune
in summer for fruit and in winter for
wood.
Q.-What do you think about cut
ting of Of great limbs sometimes six
inches in diameter?
Mr.. Aldrich.-I would not do that;
I call that butchery.
OILS not the rubbing Of the hogs
against the trees very injurious?
Mr.. Aldrich.-Well, that question is
brought up again and again, by men
that had hogs in their orchard and
lost some Of their trees, but I do not
believe that the hogs rubbing against
the trees is what did the damage. !
went into some of these orchards, and
in every case I found the ground
packed hard, and that is, 1 believe,
what killed the trees.
Q.-Is it a good idea to make a
chicken yard out OF the orchard2
Mr.. Aldrich.-Yes, sir; If you Guilt
vate it.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-04
A pocroR PRAISES TEA.
Declares 1t Il Refreshing whe Taken
In the Evening.


Declares 1t Il Refreshing when Taken
in the Evening.
Mature is, after all, to be depended
upon pretty thoroughly" says a ply
stefan who has made a study Of the
effects Of tea on the system. For ex-
ample, 1t is the exceptional person who
Graves tea at breakfast, a time Of the
Gay at which it is least needed and is
frequently most injurious. Tea with
dinner. too, is not to Pc recommended,
because even If p~erf@ctly made there
is sure to be a little snic acid in its
composition, and the Istomach. in at
tempting the digestion of a heavy meal,
is much better without this principle.
About 5 o'clock. however. the hour
that fashion and custom agree in pro-
viding tea, is an hour that is also
proper and favorable to the system.
The supply Of energy with which the
DAY was begun is about exhausted, and
a Il of well-made tea is often a re-
freshment and tonic hat is both &C
ceptable and desirable" In England
it is not only in the households, both
modest and elaborate, that 5 o'clock
tea is served, but in business places IS
well, says the New York Post, In
some, at least, OF the newspaper aud
periodical Offices. everybody. including
the Office boys, may have his cup Of
tea in the afternoon. One wonders how
the experiment would succeed of a tea
room in lower New York for the re-
vival of the weary crowd that every
evening sets its face homeward, many
OF it's members often unequal to the
scrambling and jostling necessary to
secure even standing room in u pub
lice conveyances.-Rekoboth Sunday
Herald.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-04
IndIans Gave % Tho Blue FoE FuF,

INDIAN Save % Inc Blue FOX fufi
Most of the furs worn by New York
bellies come from Unga Island, Alaska,
the great center for sea otter and fox
skins. The Indians there have caught
seventeen sea otter this year-to the
unknowing one a small quantity, yet
enough to carry the entire village Of
$50 persons through the winter. For
the skins they receive 500 each. Blue
fox is another popular fur sent south
by our Alaskan brothers The shum-
agln group originally was planted with
black fox by the Russian-American
Fur company to augment the scant
supply left. Later the United States
leased the islands to different traders
and the Aleut chiefs, who stocked tho
islands With blue foxes. The cro1s-
ing Of the two varieties has resulted in
the fine fur 30 popular for the past
two or three years.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-04

Camille Dareste, a F~renchman,
made many experiments on the effect
of foreign circumstances on hens eggs
One of his last was the effect Of cold.
On his death his assistant, Etienne
Rabaud, completed the experiment,
and has given the result. There were
so rows of "a hens eggs each. They
were new laid, and we're submitted TO
test after remaining three days undis-
turbed. Eighteen we're exposed to O
temperature of 1s degrees and were
kept apart for PURPOSES Of comparison.
A third Of the frozen eggs were put
at once in the incubator at SS degrees
G. The second third was slowly
thawed in the open air. and then left
In the incubation temperature. The
remaining third lay three days, 80 as
TO let them get over the effect Of the
manipulations, and then were put into
the incubator. The results were:
Il. Hens eggs can stand a tenn
perature Of at least Is degrees cold
and live. 2. The freezing works a
great change, since the further de.
velopment In most cases seems to BE-
only a growth Of cells without clear
differentiation. 8. The damage done
is lasting, for slow thawing does not
give back its normal development &c
the germ. 4. The individuality Of the
germs is obvious in this experiment,
IN that several Of the eggs subjected to
freezing could still produce an em-
bryo with peculiarities, but possibly
normal.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-04

The scarcity Of coal in Europe, which
Is said to be due Indirectly to the war
ia South Africa, has been n great thing
for the mines of Maryland and West
Virginia. In addition to unprecedented
shipments to the general trade from
Baltimore, Lambert's Point and New
port News, a French company has con-
tracted for 10000 tons of Cumberland
coal. and the Russian government is
now making terms for 100000 tons.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-04
ON WHEELS.
CHANCE FoR MAN OF THE RAIL.
Rock Island Road to Onor Its Employees
Unique Educational Opportunities.

""""H "N"|A MN.M 20 MMN IL. TT"
Unique Educational Opportunities.
-
Managing officials Of the Rock Island
route believe that knowledge Is power,
and that mental power even In the low
Hest walks Of railroad life is highly es-
sential to the success Of a common
carrier. They believe that educated
employees make an educated" railroad,
and that such a road strongly appeals
to the general public. They have be-
gun a campaign Of education among
their thousands OF employees, and soon
schools on wheels will be operated
owe the lines Of the system.
The officials have entered into ar
rangements with an eastern CORES
poOndence school whereby that insti-
tuition win fit out cars for educational
purposes and place them at the dis
posal Of the employees Of the railroad.
The ear win be equipped with such
appliances are are essential to thor
ough railway experiments, together
with books and other reading matter
touching upon the various phases OF
railroad operation. The correspond
nee school viii provide instructors
and the employees, who will be able to
avail themselves Of the educational Op-
portunittes Without neglecting their
regular labOrs, need pay only small
tuition. The purchase of books, expert
menting instruments and appliances,
and other things that cause noticeable
drains" to the students at technical
schools will not be made necessary to
the railroad employees.
After the employees are made sufl-
ciently acquainted with the purposes
and opportunities of the instruction
system they win form classes among
themselves and further their education
by mean Of correspondence with the
eastern school. The employees Of the
Rock Island, especially the younger
men, it is said, have manifested consid-
cradle enthusiasm over the oppOrtuni-
ties the road is to offer them, and the
railroad managers are much gratiied
over the cordlality with which their
proposition has been received by the
men on the rolls.
The eastern school has formed many
classes among the employees of eastern
and southern roads, and the advant-
ages Of the instruction are increased
as the institution gains strength. The
managers Of the institution believe
that it will not be long before the en-
ployes of all railways will be afforded
opportunities to take up the work Of
fered by the '1etter" seats Of learning.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-04

Arc the latest in dentistry. BY a Pc
culiar process they are rendered better
than any other material. They may be
fine, but most people would prefer their
own, and this may best be accomplished
by keeping the stomach healthy with
HOstetter's Stomach Bitters, as the con-
ditiOn Of It affects the teeth. The Bit
tiers will cure constipation, dyspepsia
and biliousness.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-04

Whcfc is moro COtairn iu this section OF the
country than ul other diseases put together.
and uutil the Inst few years was supposed Co be
incurahlc. For % great many years doctors pro-
nounced &c n local disease. and prescribed local
with local treatment. pronounced 70 lmcurahlc.
Science has proven cntarrh 20 be n constitu-
tional disease. and therefore, requires cousti-
t%utional treatment Halls Cntarrh Cure. mau-
ufncturcd by II. J. Cheney & Co, Toledo. Ohio,
As the only constitutional cure on the market
10 as taken internally I'm doses from 10 drops TO
q tcaspoonful 10 acts directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces OF the system. They oner
one hundred dollars for any case 10 fails 70 curo
Send for circulars and testimonials, Address
r. j. CHENEY g. CO, Toledo, ohio
Sold by Druggists, fbc,
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