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Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1900-11-15
AN UNBALANCED sToCKMAN.
He Ordered "a Two Hundred Dollar
Breakfast and was Arrested.
in Chicago.

Chicago, Nov. 12.-W. +. Millick,
who says he is from Helena, Mont,
wos forcibly removed from the Aud
itorium Annex, and will be held pend.
ing investigation into his mental con.
clifton. Millck has been stopping at
the hotel several days. His eccentric
actions have attracted the attention
of the management.
Millick went into the dining room
and ordered breakfast for 5000"
He became violent when asked for a
more definite order, and the police,
who were called, only arrested him
after a struggle. Millick claims To be
n stockman worth 100000.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1900-11-15
Personal AND POLITICAL.

Joseph Biffert, aged 90, died a t Peru
Ind. 1t was his boast that he saw the
great Napoleon on his retreat from
Moscow
j. W. f. White, presiding judge of the
Allegheny county (Pa.) courts, died at
his home in Sewickley, aged SO years.
Rev. DIR. Lafayette NJ. Gordon, a mis-
sionary of the American board in Japan
for IS years. died in Boston, Mass, aged
So years.
Prof. David S. Gibbon, principal Of the
schools of Oshkosh, Wis, died while Wis.
iting friends at Kenosha.
The Georgia legislature reelected o.
o. Bacon (dem.) United States sena.
| tor.
Isaac Hull Adams, a grandson of the
second president of the United States,
died at Quincy, Mass.
Mrs. David Morse died in Roselle, n.
j., aged 1O4 years.
w. y. Clark, recently retired from
the United States senate, came out on
top in the Montana election.
Charity Jane Robinson died in Fond
du Lac, Wis, aged 1O2 years.
1t is estimated that 5000 republicans
voted at the election in Porto Rico for
commissioner 10 congress and mem
beers of the house of delegates. Not
more than 200 federals voted.
The latest returns from the election
show that President Mckinley has Sc
cured 292 electoral votes. This is a
gain of IS over 1896. In 1896 Mckinley
carried % states. Now 80 states have
elected the republican electors. The
states carried for Mckinley and Roose.
welt are California, Connecticut, Della.
ware. Illinois. Indiana, Iowa, Kansas,
Maryland, Maine. Massachusetts. Mich.
igan, Minnesota Nebraska. New Hamp.
shire, New Jersey. New York, North
Dakota. Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah.
Vermont, Washington, West Virginia,
Wisconsin and Wyoming. Kentucky is
claim, d for bothparties. The next con.
gress will probably stand: Senate re-
publicans 81, democrats 80. indeprnd-
ents 0; house. republicans POP, demo
Gratis 147, independents 5.
At the national prohibition head
quarters il was estimated that the to-
tai vote in the nation would exceed
400 900.
At the election in Iowa the consti-
tutional amendm mt providing for hold
ing biennial instead of annual elections
was adopted by $4,000 plurality. Me-
Kin.ey's plurality is 99,O72.
Jerry Lynch, aged 70, last of the con-
federate battleship Alabama's crew,
died near Atlanta, Ga.
Complete returns from every county
in Illinois give Mckinley plurality of
5000: Yates, for governor, G2.1l4. The
have a majority of five in
the lower house and IS in the state
senate.
Mckinley carried every county in
Michigan except st. Joseph. Plurali-
ty, 99,747.
Porto Rico republicans elected the
entire house of delegates and tie
commissioner to congress.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1900-11-15
Live Stnck Markets.

st, .Louls-Cattle-Fancy exports. s5.5o1
500; butchers, $i.50d550: stockers, s.. $50
S.S5; cows and heifers, S2,5OG375. Hogs
Packing, A.4Oq4SO; butchers, A.55q4.sO;
light, A.45QAS5. Sheep-Mutton sheep,
sS,75aii5; lambs a75q5.6O,
Chicago-Cattle-Go to prime steers.
S.4Gm6 90; poor to medium, A40a6: ~ ;
stockeTs and feeders 81. 40li35 cows. Sc. 81
GAS5; heifers. s2.75dL75; Gamers, $l25(t
2.e0; calves, A0OGf6.00; Texas fed steers
A.G0@495; Texas grass steers, S.25lDI TO-
Hogs-Mixed and butchers, A.75fI5.lO;
good 10 chuice heavy, A.&Q5.l0; rough
heavy, A.7O6t4.SO; light. ADq5,O7Ia. Shetp
Good TO choice wethers, $40Gdi.30 fair 10
choice mixed. $3.75q4lO; western sheep.
81 O0di.30; Texas sheep, S25GQ3.65 native
lambs, A.jOH5.SO; western lambs, 5000
$50.
Kansas City Cattle - Native steers.
$5aGf5.6O; reXas steers, S2.756f5. Is; Texas
cows, 81 2Saf3.j0: native cows and helfers.
H.Ij@5. i5 stockers and feeders, S3.G1.5OO:
calves, $.25Gl5.an. Hogs-Heavy, A.SOlI4s5;
packers, A.S5nlS7h; mixed, 81. SOlJ49O:
light, N.T@i.s1A; workers.. Si.90q497iz;
pigs N,30G4.921s. Sheep-Lambs, $3,0Ou5i5;
muttons, .S2.S0dI.35.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1900-11-15
A False story.

New York, Nov. 12.-The Yalta rus.
sia) correspondent of the Herald ca
bles that he has been authorized to
state that the story of Gen. Linevitch
having notified the consuls at Tien
Tsin of the annexation of land oppo-
site the British and German conces-
sions, is false.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1900-11-15
Put II Bullet In I'll. Preacher

Matewan, w. Va, Nov. 12.-Robert
Bostock. purchasing agent for IL lum-
Der company in this ncighborhood,
returned to his home in Pike county,
KY, Saturday night. and. finding Rev.
John Holden, of this city. making a
pastoral CALI on Mrs. Bostock, put
n Winchester bullet in his anatomy.
Holden will probably die.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1900-11-15
The Vote In Missouri.

st. Louis, Nov. 12.-The returns of
the election in Missouri, still incom-
plete, as TO n few counties, up to the
morning of the 18th, show n plurality
for the Bryan electors of 32,330, and
Tor Dockery, for governor, of 20.1O2.
The full official count will not ma
terially change these figures.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1900-11-15
MONDAY. Nov. u.
Grain and Provisions.

St. Louis Flour Patents, $3.o5aI3 C5;
other grades, S2.7j@3.ij. Wheat-No 2 RED.
Nnl1Ac. Corn-No. 2 mixed 56-.tpJiC.
CASINO. 2, &c. Hay-Timothy. SIl.0
Ult.O0' prairie. S00QI 1880; choice clover.
$9,00nl2.O0. Butter Creamery. ly623c
dairy, lJftlSc. Eggs 49, Fresh. 17l5c,
Lard 80 Choice steam, 692iac. Pork
New mess, $500. Bacon--Clear rib, SIC.
Wool-ruh washed. lSa29c; Missouri and
Illinois medium combing, zoe: other
grades. l3Gl9lGc.
ChiCagO-Closing quotations.: Wheat
November, 74Ac; December, Hl5c: Janu-
AIRY, 75llc. Corn-November, 394sc; De-
cember 3Gh@3G9sc; January, 35Ac; May.
36isc Oats-NOvember, nae; December.
22Ac; May. 24Bg2ihc. POrk-November.
$ll.l5; January, $ll70; May, $ll.15. Lard
November. $40; December, 800; January.
$3.50; May, $685.. Short ribs-Nov. $675;
January, $6.22l2g6,2j; May, $3.50.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1900-11-15
Fire at Norfolk, NR.

Norfolk, Va, Nov. 12.-The car
sheds and electric plant of the Nor
folk Railway and Lighting Co., in
Huntersville, suburb of Norfolk,
were totally destroyed by fire
Sunday. Fifty-two ears and the cleo
trical machinery were destroyed. The
loss was SljO,OOO; covered by insur-
ance.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1900-11-15
OF INCENDIARY ORIGIN.
IaterIor of the Old Lyric Theater in
Chicago Badly Damaged by
Incendiary Fire.

Chicago, Nov. 12.-The interior of
the old Lyric theater was badly dam
aged by Il fire, supposed to have been
of incendiary origin. At the time
ten or twelve persons were sleeping
in tbe building and were forced to
make their escape in their night
clothing.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1900-11-15

Pretoria, Nov. 1.-THE funeral OF
Prince Christian Victor, n grandson
of Queen Victoria, who died of enteric
fever, took place Sunday. Minute
guns were fired during the funeral,
The route from the Yeomanry hospi.
tai was lined with a guard of honor.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1900-11-15
10 Combat AgrarIan agitation.

Bcrlin, Nov. l2.--About 800 repre-
sentatiyes of industry, commerce and
finance, from all parts of the empire,
have organized an association, the OBJ
ject of which is to urge the main
tenance of the present German GUS
toms policy and to combat the Agra
rian agitation for n prohibitive tariff.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1900-11-15
Rev. DR.. Parkhursrs scheme.

New York, Nov. 12.-Rev. DIR. Park
hurst, is interesting capitalists in the
establishment of ncwspaper-an
ideal journal that no party can buy
and no interest intimidate-printing
all the great news of the world, and
telling the whole truth regardless of
friends or foes.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1900-11-15
Cordial towards Americans.

New York, Nov. ia dispatch to
the World from Rome says: The pope.
in receiving Bishop James Trobec, of
st. Cloud, Mimi, took occasion to eX-
press the most cordial sentiments re-
garding Archbishop Ireland in partic-
ular and Americans in general.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1900-11-15
Rice Inquest Adjourned.

New York, Nov 12.-The inquest in
to the death of VIM. NJ. Rice, the
Texas millionaire, has been Indefinite
ly adjourned at the request of Assist
ant District Attorney Osborne
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1900-11-15
senator Hanna at Home.

Cleveland, o., Nov. Ex-senator
Hanna has returned here after a
brief visit to New York. He expects
to remain in this city until congress
conveneS.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1900-11-15
Lady Cur1on In the Best of Health.

Bombay, Nov. 12.-The reports that
the viceroy of India, is i'll, are abso-
lutely groundless. She is enjoying the
best of health.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1900-11-15
Cotton.

Quotations for middllng range MS fol.
lows So. Louis, 9Sci New York. 9s-lsc;
Memphis Csc.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1900-11-15
Financial.

New York, Nov. 12-Money on call
steady NJ per cent; prime mercantile
paper, ihq5h per cent; sterling exchange
steady with actual business in bankers
bills at 4S4lAqiSl5s for demand. and at
ioUesMisCA Tor 60 Gays; posted rates, lSlls
ana 4S6i2; commercial bills. sS0llfS0k sill
Mexican dollars, 59A, Government bonds
steady
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-07-10
HIS COURAGE COLLAPSED.
Bent on Thrashing His Acquaintance
but Suddenly Changed His Mind.

but Suddenly Changed His Mind
Constable c. A. Spilker Of Millcrees
Township tells the following story IN
the Cincinnati Enquirer: was walk
ing along Readroad, in AvonGale, the
other DAY, when a well-known resident
IN that suburb, with whom / have
slight acquaintance, driving by In
buggy saw me aud stopped his horse.
He called to me, and on going up 20
him l found that he wanted me to get
in the vehicle and take ride. After
l was seated and the horse had been
whipped into q lively trot, he said that
I he Was not on pleasure bent, but was
on his way to the residence of m@h
whom he proposed to thrash within an
inch Of his life. THE fellow has made
life a burden to me OF late" said he,
and / want you to hold the horse
while get out and punch his face" L
tried to dissuade him from picking a
fight, but he would not listen to me. !
did not like the role l was to play IA
the affair just little bit, for did not
think it comported with the dignity OF
my Office to sit supinely in the buggy
and let two fellows maui each other to
finish. l gave expression to this
view OF the matter, but he only
shrugged his shoulders and drove on.
A few minutes after we stopped at the
gate OF a house that stood consider
able distance in spacious lawn. MY
companion handed me the lines, threw
the laprobe over the dashboard, took
off his cuffs and dropped his right foot
over the side to the step. Then he
motioned with his hand to a man who
was looking out of a flrst-story win
The man came out of the house and
walked rapidly down the gravel walk
to where we were. He held his right
hand behind his back He stepped up
to the buggy and looked my compan-
ion squarely in the eye, but did not
say word. From where I sat could
see what he held in his right hand. 1t
was stove hook, but grasped in such
a fashion that one could not readily
determine what it was. 81 understand
that you have been looking for me for
several days." said he, addressing my
companion. well, there is no love
lost between us, so get out and let's
fight it out" ooh, no, don't want To
fight you" stammered my companion.
Il Just wanted to show you my new
harness. You are the best friend I've
got" well I've not got any time to
waste on you; so drive on" said the
other. Until he was out of sight Of tho
house my companion drove like he was
going to fire. The next day, hap
pening to meet him l said: why
didn't you fight that fellow?" He
looked at me in open-mouthed amaze
ment and then yelled: Didn't you SEQ
that gun he had in his hand?"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-07-10
Ell HAJ ABD-EL-KADER

grain, dotted with cattle. 1t includes
the rich regions along the wellwater-
ed Niger.
However, the oft-quoted report that
France wishes to make the Sahara fer
tile by admitting sea water to great
central lake is denied. and this denial
is supported by the assertion that the
desert lies from 1000 to 1900 feet
above the sea. What Is intended is to
increase the size of the GASES by care
full canal building and conservation of
the water. No land is more fertile
than these long narrow ribbons of
green in the yellow sand
The desert is capable of supporting
ten times its present population. 1t
has the precise climate-dry, bracing
cool at night and warm all day long
that fits 1t for sanitarium. 1t needs
only railroad and suitable hotels to
be an ideal resort for patients with
consumptive tendency.
Another people with whom France
will have to deal is the Azendan. or
Nyam-Nyam tribe, who dwell a little
further south than the Songhais. They
are an aristocratic people, nearly
white, and are related to the light
tribes of East Africa. Their complexion
is rudy, rather than bronzed, in spite
of the fact that they live within five
degrees of the equator. They have
been supreme in that part of Africa
for 100 years or more. driving the black
tribes before them wherever they
went. The greatest height recorded
among them by travellers is feet 10lk
inches. They are finely developed
physically, and are regarded as dan
gerous foes.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-07-10
PEACEFUL CONQUEST.
NATIVES OF TIM8UCTOO UNDER
FRENCH FLAG.
IL May Aid France TO Realize Her
Dream of an All Gall Route From
Paris to Timbuctoo Dang erous Foes
TO hight.
Especial letter.


While Great Britain is in the midst
Of furious warfare in South Africa,
hsr ancient rival. France, is winning
unquestioned victories in North Africa
not by sword, in the main, though
there Is little fighting in the van. The
reserves are the schoolmaster. the
scientist, the engineer, the teacher Of
farming and weaving, and the road
builder. The French have just taken
In-Salah, the seat of power of the war
like Songhai or Ouladbou Harmon
tribe, commanded by the great El Hal
Abd-el-Kader. one of the most infiu-
entail OF African potentates. This
capture cost some bloodshed, to be
sure, but it was neither a Majuba hill
affair nor a Modder river battle. In
Salah may seem to be Insignificant.
The company which defends it can
muster but 100 rifles, yet it is the rest
ing place on the highway across the
desert to Timbuctoo.
The dream of France is all-rail COM
munication from Paris to Timbuctoo.
From Algiers to In-Salah the caravan
road Is dotted with French flags at
every little oasis-El Golea. Hassi-In-
fel, Mlrlbel, Touat, Gourara and the
like. Timbuctoo is the head of trade
navigation on the Niger. 1t is the
commercial center of the equatorial
Africa, the rendezvous Of the widest,
freest, most manly tribes now left I'M
tanned in all the world; the most pic
turesque OF cities, and, in CONNER
cial way, probably more important
than Khartoum. From that center the
French flag will fly 500 miles west to
the Atlantic; 600 miles northwest to
the narrow zone ending at Cape Blanc,
assigned to Spain in 1890; northeast
1000 miles to Tunis and Tripoli; east
100 miles straight to the Anglo-Egyp-
tian limits, not precisely defined, OF
Darfur; southwest, 1000 miles to the
Senegal coast and in line like an in
verted "L"-first east 1900 miles and
then south 1900 by Bajirmi and Oar
Banda, to the French Soudan.
1t is by far the largest European en-
pire in Africa. 1t includes 1000 miles
of fertile Mediterranean coast, once
the granary of Rome, now greatly in
creasing in productiveness under
French teaching-a country golden
with oranges. white with ripening
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-07-10
water HenIoc,s.

This is called also American water
hemlock, wild hemlock, spotted hem
lock, spotted parsley, snakeweed,
beaver poison, musquash root, musk
rat weed, cowbane, spotted cowbane,
children's bane, death of man.
1t is smooth erect perennial, to
feet high, with rigid hollow stem,
numerous branches, flnely-dissected
leaves, white flowers, and a cluster Of
spindle-shaped roots, which vary in
length from ia to 8 inches, and are
very characteristic Of the plant. 1t
grows commonly in swamps and damp
soils throughout the Atlantic states
westward to Louisiana, Iowa and Min
rosetta; much less commonly north
westward through Nebraska to the
Rocky Mountains and in New Mexico.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-07-10

ana no man should want to get rid OF
arm because it is weedy. He him
self had purchased a good farm at q
low price, because 1t had all run to
weeds and the former owner believed
that they were so numerous az to
greatly reduce the value of the land.
But these same weeds had been keep
ing the fertility of the soil from leach
ing out, and had kept the ground in a
condition where 1t would not bake,
but would readily yield to the plow.
He simply turned all the weeds under
and got back the fertility they had
taken from the ground. Then he
planted to other crops and had re-
gained farm.
Were 1t not for weeds, say after a
clover crop, the nitrogen in the soil In
readiness for plant use would disap-
pear. AS 1t is, the weeds take 1t up
and hold it for subsequent crops. The
cultivation that Is necessary to keep
down weeds is not time and effort lost.
The benefit to the crop cultivated is
more than enough to pay for the out
lay. The additional effect Of conserya-
ton of moisture is not to be forgot
ten.
Weeds are also valuable for the work
they do in keeping the land in the
haS Is OF the many. Were there no
weeds the cultivation of the land could
be undertaken on an immense scale by
men of wealth and a monopoly In land
would be possible. If such monopoly
were attempted at this time, the cost
OF keeping the land clean would make
it impossible to keep it under control.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-07-10
Among the window rlsnts.

From the Farmers Review At
this season of the year most
plants In the window will begin to
make strong. vigorous growth. If
properly fed. AS soon as they begin
to grow, but not before. give them lib
eral applications of some good fer
tilizer. Many persons whose plants
are not growing satisfactorily think
60 give them a start" by feeding
them rich food. This is all wrong.
The plants are not in condition to
make use of such food until they be-
gin to grow 1t Injuries them II given
when they cannot assimilate it, There
fore, wait and keep close watch of
them, and when signs of growth are
seen, begin to feed them. Give weak
applications at first. increasing the
supply as the growth of the plant in
creases.
The proper time to train plants is
when they are growing. If branch
shows a tendency to outgrow other
branches. thus making the plant I'M
symmetrical. nip Off the end OF 1t at
once. Keep it from making more
BAON III dhtAA tAc OhANA bidAtAOo AdNb
had a chance to catch up with it, thus
giving the plant proper balance on all
sides. Most persons neglect their
plants in this respect. beause. they
say, at seems such pity to interfere
WIZ them, when they are growing so
we'll" Growth is not all we aim at.
We want well-shaped, symmetrical
plants, and such plants we can not
have unless we give them proper train
mg. Very few plants can be trusted
to train themselves. Whatever train
ing they get should be given while
they are in the early stages of de-
velopment. The old saying that 1t is
hard work to teach an old dog new
tricks applies here. When a plant has
been allowed to grow to suit itself
until it has reached its prime, it is too
late to do very much for it. Take it
in hand, then, while growing, and
make it understand that it must come
to your terms. Plants are tractable
things. They will do as you tell them
20 if they see you mean business"
EDEN E. .REXFORD.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-07-10


From Farmers Review: 1t seems
to me now, after twenty years OF ex-
perience. that there is nothing more
important to the strawberry grower
than choice of variety. In the raising
of grain, or vegetables or fruit of any
kind, much depends on the proper Sc
lection OF varieties, but in strawberry
culture almost everything depends on
It. With a pretty general knowledge
OF the well tested varieties now srown,
gained both by observation and read
ing, | do not hesitate TO say emphatic
ally that for this latitude and for a
number of degrees north and south of
the latitude of Chicago, the one great
berry. worth more than all the others
together. is the Varied.
Speaking of strawberry culture In
the past l think it is true that there
have been just three great berries,
each of which had its day and gave
way to the next, and these are the VIII
son, the Crescent, and the Warfeld.
Growers who raised the Wilson In its
day and who at the proper time sub
stituted the Crescent, and then after
the Warfeld was well introduced
planted 1t and gave up the Crescent,
have done the bes for themselves and
for their customers that could be done.
I think most practical growers Will
agree with me when | speak of the
expense and disappointment which
have attended our efforts to secure the
best varieties What time indeed we
have had with the highly praised new
Corners. the Bidwells, Manchesters
Jewels, Lady Rusks, Chas Downeys,
Big Bobs, Mt Vernons. Bubachs. Jes-
sizes. Parker Earles, and a host OF
Others whose names l Will not men
ton, all introduced with a great -four
ish and often having some good quail
ties but as practical, business berries,
utterly worthless. 1t seems strange 10
me that so many writer's and even ex-
pertinent stations speak of some good
point in very many of these varieties
without adding that in the summing
up they have no value at ALL
l know that some growers will pro-
test against my judgment of some OF
these berries, but / believe the best
conclusions OF practical men are in line
with my own. Some would probably
defend the Bubach and Haverland,
which are of good size and productive,
but / never ate one of the first without
regretting 1t, and the second would
not permit my pickers to gather 80
wretchedly soft and tasteless it is.
Parker Earle is solid and productive,
but OF bad color and unreliable. Beder
Wood Is productive and has been high
ly praised, but have always felt guilty
for picking it at all, SO soft and in
sipid and colorless 1t is and l am glad
to see in our latest station reports that
1T is not recommended as 1t was.
Doubtless some of the new berries
will prove to have value, and some,
like the Marshall, are certain to be of
use for fancy market, but | repeat in
conclusion that for the climate | have
mentioned, for real value both to pro-
Queer and consumer, there is no we'll
tested berry which is worthy of COM
parison with Warfield. In my view
the most important problem for prac-
teal growers now is to find the best
and most reliable fertilizer for the
Warfield.
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